Machine Names

[Wizzo]

With the rapid growth of the online gaming and clanserver service, we're finding ourselves putting increasing numbers of servers into our rack space. Rather than be all dull and name them "MPUK1", "MPUK2", etc. we've started off by naming them after lord of the rings characters. Currently we have:

Frodo
Bilbo
Legolas
Gandalf
Boromir
Elrond
Pippin

We need more :). Ideally a list of 20 will keep us going. So I need you people to rack your brains and list all the LOTR characters you know of. Here's a few more to get you going (taken from the Intro to the Two Towers on the website):

Samwise
Sauron
Saruman
Gollum
Aragorn
Gimli
Theoden
Wormtongue
Eowyn
Arwen
Faramir

Any characters you can think of, no matter how minor in the book or film :)

[Sakey]

Tom Bombadil
Goldberry
Strider (Yes I Know it is still Aragorn, but it is a different name)
Gildor
Deagol
Smeagol
Underhill
Fredegar
Barliman
Nob

And thats just from the first few chapters of fellowship.

I cba to look through anymore to find out how they r spelt

[GeeDee]

This is really just a way of saying "Look how many servers we have now" isn's it. :D

And yes, i'm jealous.

:)

Giles.

[D0c]

Appledore
Aragorn/Strider (also Elessar, Estel, Elfstone)
Arwen (also Evenstar, Undómiel, Lady of Rivendell)
Asfaloth
Baggins, Bilbo
Baggins, Frodo
Balin
Balrog (also Durin’s Bane)
Bard
Barrow-wights
Beechbone
Beorn
Beornings
Bifur
Black Riders (also Nazgûl, The Nine, Ringwraiths)
Bofur
Bolger, Fredegar (Fatty)
Bombadil, Tom (also Iarwain Ben-adar, Forn, Orald)
Bombur
Boromir
Bracegirdle
Brandybuck, Meriadoc (Merry)
Bregalad (Quickbeam)
Butterbur, Barliman
Carc
Celeborn
Círdan
Cotton, (Farmer & family: Jolly, Mrs., Nibs, Nick, Rosie, Young Tom)
Crebain
Dain (II) Ironfoot
Déagol
Denethor
Dernhelm
Dori
Dúnadan, pl. Dúnedain
Dunlendings
Dwalin
Elrond (also Elrond Halfelven)
Ents, Entwives, Entmaidens, Entings
Éomer
Éomund
Éowyn
Evenstar
Fallohides
Faramir
Fatty Lumpkin
Ferny, Bill
Fili
Galadriel
Galadhrim
Gamgee, Hamfast (also Gaffer)
Gamgee, Samwise (also Sam)
Gandalf (also Mithrandir, Stormcrow, Greyhame, Olórin)
Ghân-buri-Ghân
Gildor Inglorion
Gimli
Glóin
Glorfindel
Goldberry
Gollum/Sméagol (also Trahald)
Gorbag
Gothmog
Greyhame
Gríma (also Wormtongue)
Grishnákh
Gwaihir
Halflings
Haradrim (also Southrons, Swertings)
Harfoots
Hobbits (also Periannath, Halflings)
Iarwain Ben-adar
Imrahil
Ioreth
Istari
Kili
Landroval Legolas
Lord of the Nazgûl (also Witch King of Angmar)
Lugdush
Maggot, Farmer & Mrs.
Mûmak, mûmakil (also oliphaunt)
Nazgûl
Noldor (also High-elves)
Nori
Oakenshield, Thorin
Oin
Oliphaunt
Orald
Orcs (various species)
Ori
Proudfoot
Puddifoot
Pûkel-men
Quickbeam (also Bregalad)
Radagast the Brown
Ringwraiths
Roäc
Rohirrim
Sackville-Baggins (Lobelia, Lotho, Otho)
Saruman (also Sharkey)
Sauron (also the Dark Lord, Lord of the Rings, Lord of Barad-dûr)
Scatha
Shadowfax
Shagrat
Sharkey
Shelob
Shirriffs
Silvan Elves (also Wood-elves)
Smaug
Sméagol
Snowmane
Stoors
Strider
Théoden
Thranduil
Took (Belladonna, The Old, Peregrin aka Pippin)
Treebeard (also Fangorn)
Uglúk
Underhill
Wandlimb (also Fimbrethil)
Wargs
Wormtongue/Gríma
Woses


And if that isn't enough you can always go into places :D

(source: http://www.tolkien-ent.com/new/names.html -- I'm not THAT big a LotR fanatic)

[BatWick]

Uruk-Hai

But how about this for a different idea, naming them after different dictators in history:
Amin
Hitler
Stalin
Pot
etc.

[Riki]

isuldur

luthien

rar

[Patch]

server1
server2
server3
etc

Trust me, it's about 100x easier than using silly names.

[Cyberdude]

heh heh and patch brings things back into real life :-)


Cd

[MONK]

Two names

Melkor - The big bad, although not mentioned in the film
Morgoth - Elven name for Melkor, mentioned in TTT

Two races

Numenoreans - Men helped in defeting Morgoth (mentioned in FOTR)
Valar - What you think it was randomly called Valinor! TTT

Two places

Numenor - home of the Numenoreans, created by the Valar
Angband - Kingdom of Melkor

[GeeDee]

Originally posted by MONK
Numenoreans - Men helped in defeting Morgoth (mentioned in FOTR)

Yes, but try saying that one while under the influence of alcohol or in need of sleep - let alone type it.

:D

Giles.

[Cabe]

I like place names for servers, and characters for clients (but then, there all servers)

http://fin.go.wifl.at.org/tables/html/places.htm

I assume the workgroup (ok ok, im unashamedly windows based) is Middle Earth :)

[terrymills]

Bichon
Zuma
womma


ah hahahahahahahaha

[Joey]

valinor
rivendell
gondor
rohan
shire
mordor
eisengard

[Bob^^]

The two little '1/2 U' boxes HAVE to keep the names we gave them at i15:

Short Stuff and Half Pint

so cute :rolleyes:

[Joey]

they're clearly not half-u though...

[RTO]

if they were in a slightly deeper rack... :rolleyes:

Bob^^'s right tho... they HAVE to keep their existing names ;)

[t!mo]

lol 1/2 u. Show me the pics!

What kit have mpuk got anyway?

I quite like the dell rack mount kit with blue leds and stuff. :)

[HUNTER]

call one HUNTER after me :D

[t!mo]

or the gladiator who was on ITV's the club last night. :)

[BugAlugs]

simple names that relate to their posistion purpose and physical location you need.

As for names, D0c handed you all new arses

[KermitTheFrag]

My naming scheme:-

location-purpose-os-id

location - MR (machine room) ... DD (design dept).

purpose - DB (db server) ... FS (fileserver) ... AD (active directory)

os - 2ks/2kw/2k3/xp .... obvious

id - 1-n ... where servers are clustered in multiples ie our main SQL Cluster is

MR-DB-2KS-1
MR-DB-2KS-2
MR-DB-2KS-3
MR-DB-2KS-4

before anyone complains about using the OS name, it's easier when you are migrating as you can run both SQL clusters side by side :)

From experience NAMES ARE BAD. You need a chart to remember the purpose of the server and where it is.

[Say_Ten]

Personally I agree. As long as you don't move them you'll be fine ;)

[Mingtea]

I DO hope half pint and short stuff are going back into the rack with those exact names.

[Boffykins]

You could also have Short Pint, inspired by Newbury Racecourse bar staff.

Or alternatively just call your smallest server Joey...