Dan Lockwood(dlockwood@shastalink.k12.ca.us)@2002.08.21 12:16:20 +0000:
Does anyone have a resource that has recommendations about how to name interfaces in a DNS name space? Is there a standard that is used? TIA
Dan Lockwood
I'm certain there are some good resources available, but f m my experience, the most important thing is to work your convention to integrate with you exising or proposed management systems. If your managment system only works from a set domain (i.e. xyz.abc.net--abc being your company and xyz being a subsection) then that label xyz should only have dashes and not periods, otherwise they become a domain themselves. So, it may depend on the size of your network: primary device: r1.company.net interface name: pos1-2-r1.company.net ----or pos1-2.r1.company.net ----or if you're there is need primary device: r1.area-or-function.company.net ...ect... There may be some customization involved with using domain subsets, but using <insert lang> scripts you can parse at either "-" or "." do retrieve information. So, unless size demains creating subsections I would keep the whole name in the top label by using dashes. sig=$header