1.2.1 Physical System Names

Front-end systems have physical names in the following form:

fe-geo-NN.example.com

Where NN is a two-digit number that sequentially numbers the front-end systems of a given complex, for example fe-amer-01.example.com.

Back-end systems have physical names in the following form:

phys-complexNameN-M.subdomain

Where N-M are two digits that identify the cluster number and node number, for example phys-bedge3–2.us.example.com is the second node of the third cluster. Because each node of a cluster is on a separate rack, the two digits also identify the server number and the rack number, for example, the physical name above is also the third system in the second rack.