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S -----Original Message----- From: Ken Schaefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 9:38 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: VM naming convention Current customer has <country code><site code><machine code><type code><environment code><incrementing value> e.g. au2104vpAAAA (Australia, Particular office, virtual machine, production, machine code) -vs- au2104dpAAAB (Australia, Particular office, domain controller, production, machine code) Cheers Ken > -----Original Message----- > From: Christopher J. Bosak [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, 21 August 2008 1:23 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: VM naming convention > > As silly as it sounds. Name them from characters in the Matrix. That way we > know they're not a "Real World" machine. > > Yeah, I'm weird... but it works. > > Christopher J. Bosak > Vector Company > c. 847.603.4673 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > "You need to install an RTFM Interface, due to an LBNC issue." > - B.O.F.H. (Merged 2 into 1) - Me > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dennis Melahn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 08:21 hrs > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: VM naming convention > > Quick question to you vmware workstation guys. We have decided to use > workstation for a few of our engineering "power users". We've always used the > machine asset number in the naming convention to maintain uniqueness. If we do > that with the VMs (ie - 12345vm1) then the number will be wrong when the vm is > transported into then next host. On my setup I use the OS description (ie - > S2K3x32Stnd_VM1), but these aren't joined to the domain either. What do you > guys do? > > Thanks, > Dennis > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
