At some point in time the switch model was introduced in the name,
perhaps to easier identify the switches, at least the new
ones. However, several different seperators where used. When switches
where not put in cross connect cabinets the room number where
introduced.
MODEL HOUSE FLOOR [NUMBER]
MODEL HOUSE ROOM
BMC-A9-1-3
2011
BMC
A prefix was introduced to separate BMC-switches from other switches. The switches were still named after the termination of the cables in the cross connect cabinet. The naming was:
CAMPUS HOUSE FLOOR NUMBER
Problem: Do not scale to several cross cabinets (racks).
BMC-D9-3-01b-8
2013
UUIT
The cross connect cabinet room number where used instead of the network socket termination rack.
The idea was to use the same system all over the university.
CAMPUS HOUSE FLOOR ROOM NUMBER
Problem: the cross connect cabinet rooms change house and room number even if they are vertically located above each other.
Problem: the markings on the switch do not match the markings on the network socket.
BMC-D11-0-09a_48-1
2014
UUIT
Server room required naming based on racks introducing a new system:
CAMPUS HOUSE FLOOR ROOM RACK NUMBER.
Problem: by only looking at the switch name it is not possible to know what VLANs are on it. The BMC-HALL switches should probably have used another prefix than BMC. Perhaps a router prefix?
BMC-C11-3-D302-3
2015
BMC
The introduction of room numbers makes it harder to figure out what switches are located in what cross connect cabinet. Introduce the rack for the cross connect cabinets like the in the server room.
CAMPUS HOUSE FLOOR RACK NUMBER.
Problem: Redundant floor number, both in the FLOOR and in RACK.
Problem: New flexstacked switches appearing at this time share the same network name but introduce a new physical name making it hard to identify which network socket it is.
Problem: Large flexstacked switches may sit in two racks.
No problem, just add a number telling it is a stack and then a number for for each member in the stack! Or perhaps a slash?
CAMPUS HOUSE FLOOR RACK ROOM "S" NUMBER.
Problem: Not the full room number, the room numbers are always three numbers and perhaps a letter.
Problem: Redundant floor number, both in the FLOOR and in RACK.
Problem: Still a bit hard to figure out what name is a switch name an what is a flexstack number...
FAL01-C7-03-301B-1 #1
FAL01-C7-03-301B-1 #2
2017
UUIT
Switches are put in DNS! Great! Unfortunatelly this introduced a
new name with the FQDN and also a new name not always exactly as the
old switch names due to partial rename.
Using the same naming as the Wi-Fi hotspots introducing block
(kvarter) in the name via Byggnadsavdelningens register.
BLOCK HOUSE (with extra zero prefix)FLOOR ROOM NUMBER.
Problem: introduce new prefix fal01- instead of bmc-
Problem: the cross connect cabinet rooms change house and room number even if they are vertically located above each other.
Problem: the markings on the switch do not match the markings on the network socket which references to the cross connect cabinet.
Problem: The block name (fastighet / kvartetsnamn) for BMC is ROSENLUND. FALTLÄKAREN is the old Magistern or Kunskapsskolan. The plot is Kåbo 1:10.
Problem: The NUMBER is not unique for each cross connect cabinet.
Problem: Introduce a leading 0 in front of floor number.
This entry network.naming was last modified 2018-11-13