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All Windows Workstations are named by the following convention.
All Research workstations and laptops are named with a standard convention. The convention is sr, for surrey research followed by the last 5 barcode digits.


Lab Directors Name + 8 digits of the Barcode.
For example:
sr-#####
There are three exceptions to the rule
*wireless devices
*ACS-owned machines (supplied to staff)
*VMWare "virtual" or pseudo interfaces
<br>
Wireless devices receive a 'w' modifier:
sr-w#####
Example: a wired computer with a complete barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-00318 hostname. All characters are lowercase.<br>


ACS-owned machines, supplied to staff (typically), or loaned, receive an 'sc' modifier:
sr-sc#####
Example: a wired computer with a complete barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-sc00318<br>


For Example:
VMWare "virtual" or pseudo interfaces recieve a 'v' modifier:
sr-v#####
Example: a virtual machine with a physical barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-v00318<br>


Directors Name: John Bowes
How to add an LDAP-entry, allowing this newly-named machine to be joined to the Research Domain:<br>
 
http://research.iat.sfu.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Research_Administration_Tasks#Adding_Computers_to_the_Domain
Barcode: 39345000003180
 
Workstation's Name: BOWES00000318
 
Note: All characters should be in capital letters.

Latest revision as of 17:58, 4 October 2010

All Research workstations and laptops are named with a standard convention. The convention is sr, for surrey research followed by the last 5 barcode digits.

For example: 

sr-#####

There are three exceptions to the rule

  • wireless devices
  • ACS-owned machines (supplied to staff)
  • VMWare "virtual" or pseudo interfaces


Wireless devices receive a 'w' modifier: 

sr-w#####

Example: a wired computer with a complete barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-00318 hostname. All characters are lowercase.

ACS-owned machines, supplied to staff (typically), or loaned, receive an 'sc' modifier: 

sr-sc#####

Example: a wired computer with a complete barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-sc00318

VMWare "virtual" or pseudo interfaces recieve a 'v' modifier: 

sr-v#####

Example: a virtual machine with a physical barcode of: 3 934500 000318 0, would have sr-v00318

How to add an LDAP-entry, allowing this newly-named machine to be joined to the Research Domain:
http://research.iat.sfu.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Research_Administration_Tasks#Adding_Computers_to_the_Domain

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