Copyright (c) 2014 Max Teufel
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Note: All parts of the hostname should be lower-case!
Provider code (PC): The provider code is a 3 character long code unique for every provider. It MAY only contain letters (no umlauts etc.) and numbers.
Country code (CC): Equivalent to the ccTLD of the country where the datacenter is located in.
Location code (LC): Equivalent to the UN/LOCODE code without UN/LOCODE's country code.
Service code (SC): This part specifies the purpose of the server, i. e.: web for a web server or mta for a mail transfer agent. Should be between 3 and 10 characters long.
Domain: Your full domain name, i. e.: example.com
Serial: Zero-padded number, based on the expected capacity. This number SHOULD be incremented sequentially and is unique for every PC-CC-LC-SC-domain combination.
FQDN scheme: ${PC}-${CC}-${LC}-${SC}${serial}.${domain}
FQDN example: abc-uk-lon-web01.example.com
Short hostname scheme: ${PC}-${CC}-${LC}-${SC}${serial}
Short hostname example: abc-uk-lon-web01
- Add server naming scheme by datacenter/purpose of the server.
- Add server naming scheme by IPv4 address of the server.
- Add server naming scheme by IPv6 address/subnet of the server.
- Add naming scheme for desktops and laptops.
- Add naming scheme for mobile devices (smartphones, phablets, tablets).