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need good names for servers
nipsmg:
Oh god.
I'm a IT Manager, and I've had to deal with EXTREMELY POORLY named servers in this organization. Once you've got a server named, and have people pointing programs and queries to them by name, it's EXTREMELY difficult to change them (with a small staff and no time for troubleshooting).
Trust me on this, give them some kind of naming convention that's clean and that names the PRIMARY purpose of the server. If there are secondary purposes also, so be it.
If your company is named Arcade Restoration Group, and you have 2 offices in Podunk and Erie, do something like this:
ARGPODMAIL01 - ARG's 1st mail server in podunk
ARGPODMAIL02 - ARG's 2nd mail server in podunk
ARGPODFILE01 - ARG's 1st file server in podunk
ARGPODSQL01 - ARG's 1st sql server in podunk
ARGERIEMAIL01 - ARG's 1st mail server in erie.
ARGSQLMAIN - ARG's shared sql server
ARGDC01 - ARG's 1st domain controller
now if you decide to run DNS or whatever from any of these servers, so be it (just like you'll probably run antivirus on on of the mail servers, maybe not, depends on your setup). Don't get cute and name things like "pacman" and "galaga" or after roman gods, or after pokemon characters, or after your children (i have seen ALL of these in practice). At least give some indication about what they do, and make sure to have their uses and applications documented in your disaster recovery plan also.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 30, 2005, 12:47:54 am ---I can't even believe you have a friggen 20-sided die in the house! I'm lucky if I can find a pair of NORMAL dice!
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I have a whole bag of dice of various types. My kids like to play with them and it's a good exercise in shapes and numbers.
FractalWalk:
Server 1) Who's_on_First
Server 2) sjdagfa8s9e65q4u5fc9q80(%28
Server 3) The_server
Server 4) Dave
Server 5) Van_Halen_Rules
cholin:
--- Quote from: ChadTower on March 30, 2005, 10:44:24 am ---
--- Quote from: DrewKaree on March 30, 2005, 12:47:54 am ---I can't even believe you have a friggen 20-sided die in the house! I'm lucky if I can find a pair of NORMAL dice!
--- End quote ---
I have a whole bag of dice of various types. My kids like to play with them and it's a good exercise in shapes and numbers.
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Kids, what number is this...... *reply* four! Correct, now what shape is this.... *reply* ummm a die?
I can just imagine asking shapes :P If this die has 21 sides, what shape is it :P
Santoro:
I am an IT Director for an outsourcer and I have seen it all at various accounts.