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Ask HN: server/computer naming schemes

2 pointsdryicerx2 comments

Everyone has a system naming scheme for servers/computer groups, and I'd hear what yours are (or that you've heard of).

Other than just awesome sounding names, some schemes will have added benefit of working like enumerations (eg. Chemical names, enum is atomic number).

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As the post description, one of my favorites have been the chemical name system as you can also map the names to numbers.

    Hydrogen - 1 - 192.168.1.1 
    Helium - 2 - 192.168.1.2 etc

Another system I've been fond of is using the initial letter to be City names, but the leading letter corresponded to something (D - database, G - general purpose server, W - workstations, R - Routers). Not just cities, you can also extend this to car names, people names, or deities.

    Databases - Detroit, Dallas
    General purpose - Gilroy, Giddings
    W - Washington, Woodlands

And another has been food which works if you have different sub-groups. For example groups can take on vegetables, drinks, fruits, meats, etc...

Interstates.

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