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.
Naming formats for discovered network objects
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