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by YarickR2 2232 days ago
Using Simpsons as an inspiration to server roles naming scheme; they had lisa-[xxyy], bart-[xxyy] etc. ICQ , circa AOL times.
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We used WWII-era warships. Keep in mind this was at a Navy contractor.

Total PITA by the way. App-Prod-DB-001, App-QA-007 or DB-Bak-003 tells me what the server does, and what sort of tier (Prod, Test/QA, Dev, misc.) and a couple of other details about just looking at it. Folks reading this post could probably make some guesses just by the names.

Meanwhile, what the hell do servers Leonidas and Hephaestus do? Both of em crashed -- how much should I be panicking about that?

I currently maintain a product that is Father Ted-based.

Network devices are labeled FatherJack (fastest), FatherTed (baseline), FatherDoogle (slowest). Storage is on CraggyIsland.