Naming convention for
network objects
For a discovered system,
IP Availability Manager
and
IP Performance Manager
uses a consistent naming convention to assign the system
and each of its components a unique name. The name assigned to a system is
determined by the setting of the NameFormat parameter in the name-resolver.conf
file, which is located in the BASEDIR/smarts/conf/discovery directory. The
assigned name becomes the value of the system’s Name attribute. The
provides information about the
name resolution process used to name a system.
The values of a system’s Name attribute and DisplayName
attribute may be different, depending on the setting of the DisplayNameFormat
parameter in the discovery.conf file.
To name a discovered network
object,
IP Availability Manager
and
IP Performance Manager
uses the appropriate naming format defined in
Naming formats for discovered
network objects to name the object. The naming formats shown in the
table are the default naming conventions. If no naming format is listed for
Display Name, the naming format is the same as the one listed for Name.
Class name
| Naming format
|
|---|---|
Systems
| |
Bridge
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
FileServer
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Firewall
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Host
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Hub
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
LoadBalancer
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
MSFC
(Multilayer Switch
Feature Card)
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Node
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Probe
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Router
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
RSFC
(Router Switch Feature
Card)
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
RSM
(Router Switch Module)
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Switch
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
TerminalServer
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Uncertified
| Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:Name or
< MIBIISysName >
| |
Physical packages
| |
Card
| Name:CARD- <IP>/<FQDN>/<INDEX> |
Display Name:NAME [SLOT]
[CARDTYPE]
| |
Chassis
| Name:CHASSIS-< IP/FQDN >
|
Display
Name:CHASSIS-< IP/FQDN >
| |
Rack
| Name:RACK-< IP/FQDN >
|
Display
Name:RACK-< IP/FQDN >
| |
Network adapters
| |
Interface
| Name:IF-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/ <INDEX >
|
Display Name:NAME
[SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Interface Description]
| |
Port
| Name:PORT- <IP
Address>/<FQDN>/<INDEX> |
Display Name:NAME
[SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Port Description]
| |
Device connections
| |
Cable
| Name:LINK-IF-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<INDEX ><->PORT-<IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:NAME
[SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Connectivity Description]
| |
NetworkConnection
| Name:LINK-IF< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:NAME
| |
TrunkCable
| Name:LINK-PORT-< IP/FQDN/INDEX >
|
Display Name:NAME
[SLOT/PORT] [Link Description]
| |
Service access points
| |
DLCI
| Name:IF-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/ <INDEX >
|
Display Name:NAME
[SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Interface Description]
| |
DuplicateIP
| Name:IP-< IP Address >
|
Display
Name:NAME-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >
| |
DuplicateIPv6
| Name:IPv6-< IPv6 Address >
|
Display Name:< IPv6 Address > [IP Address ]
| |
DuplicateVPNIP
| Name:IP-< IP Address >
|
Display
Name:NAME-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >
| |
HSRPEndpoint
| Name:HSRP-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<HSRPEndpointKey >
|
Display Name:NAME [Group
< GroupNumber >]
[Interface NAME]
| |
VRRPEndpoint
| Name:VRRP- <IP
Address>/<FQDN>/<VRRPEndpointKey> |
Display Name:NAME [Group
<GroupNumber> ]
[Interface NAME]
| |
EVCEndPoint
| Name:EVCEP-systemName
[EVCEndPointId ] [UNIId] [EVCId]
Example:EVCEP-dev-7604.lss.vmware.com[3][PE2]
[EVPL_EVC_2]
|
IP
| Name:IP-< IP Address >
|
Display Name:NAME
[SystemName]
| |
IPv6
| Name:IPv6-< IPv6 Address >
|
Display Name:< IPv6 Address > [SystemName ]
| |
MAC
| Name:MAC-< MAC Address >
|
Display Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
[<MAC Address >]
| |
STPNode
| Name:STPNODE-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<DesignatedPortNumber >/<STPNodeKey >
|
Display Name:NAME
| |
VirtualTCP
| Name:VIRT-TCP-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >:<PortNumber >
|
Display Name:< IP
Address>/<FQDN >:<PortNumber >
| |
VPNIP
| Name:VPN-IP-< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:< IP Address>/<FQDN >
| |
Logical links
| |
IPNetwork
| Name:IPNET-< NetworkNumber >
Example:
IPNET-10.31.117.0
|
Display Name:< IP Address/ NetworkNumber >
| |
IPv6Network
| Name:IPv6NET-< NetworkNumber >
Example:
IPv6NET-3FFE:80C0:22C:100:0:0:0:0
|
Display Name:< IPv6 Address ><NetworkNumber >
| |
VLAN
| Name:VLAN-< VLANKey >
|
Display Name:NAME-[VLAN
Description]
| |
VPNIPNetwork
| Name:IP-< IP Address >
|
Display
Name:IP-< IP
Address > [SystemName]
| |
Collections
| |
Partition
| Name:Partition-< PartitionKey >
|
Display Name:NAME
| |
Management agents
| |
SNMPAgent
| Name:SNMPAgent-< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:NAME
| |
VRAgent
| Name:VRA-<IP-Address>/<RouterID>
|
DisplayName:VR Agent
<IP-Address>/<RouterID>
| |
Logical devices
| |
Disk
| Name:DISK-< IP
Address/FQDN/INDEX >/<Disk Index >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
Fan
| Name:FAN-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
FileSystem
| Name:FS-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME [Root]
| |
Memory
| Name:MEM-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
PowerSupply
| Name:PWR-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
Processor
| Name:PSR-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
TemperatureSensor
| Name:TEMP-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Device ID >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
VoltageSensor
| Name:VOLT-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<Index >
|
Display Name:NAME
[VoltageSensor description]
| |
Redundancy groups
| |
CardRedundancyGroup
| Name:CardRedundancyGroup-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<moduleType >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
HSRPGroup
| Name:HSRP-GROUP-< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:NAME [Group
< GroupNumber >]
| |
VRRPGroup
| Name:VRRP-GROUP-< IP Address>/<FQDN >
|
Display Name:NAME [Group
< GroupNumber >]
| |
NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup
| Name:NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<moduleType >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
SystemRedundancyGroup
| Name:SystemRedundancyGroup-< IP
Address>/<FQDN >/<moduleType >
|
Display Name:NAME
[Description]
| |
KEY
FQDN = Fully Qualified
Domain Name
| |