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 VMware Smart Assurance IP Management Suite Discovery Guide provides information about the name resolution process used to name a system.

Note:

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.

Table 1. Naming formats for discovered network objects
Class name	Naming format
Systems
Bridge	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Bridge	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
FileServer	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
FileServer	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Firewall	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Firewall	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Host	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Host	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Hub	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Hub	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
LoadBalancer	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
LoadBalancer	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
MSFC (Multilayer Switch Feature Card)	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
MSFC (Multilayer Switch Feature Card)	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Node	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Node	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Probe	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Probe	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Router	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Router	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
RSFC (Router Switch Feature Card)	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
RSFC (Router Switch Feature Card)	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
RSM (Router Switch Module)	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
RSM (Router Switch Module)	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Switch	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Switch	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
TerminalServer	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
TerminalServer	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Uncertified	Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Uncertified	Display Name:Name or <MIBIISysName>
Physical packages
Card	Name:CARD-<IP>/<FQDN>/<INDEX>
Card	Display Name:NAME [SLOT] [CARDTYPE]
Chassis	Name:CHASSIS-<IP/FQDN>
Chassis	Display Name:CHASSIS-<IP/FQDN>
Rack	Name:RACK-<IP/FQDN>
Rack	Display Name:RACK-<IP/FQDN>
Network adapters
Interface	Name:IF-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<INDEX>
Interface	Display Name:NAME [SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Interface Description]
Port	Name:PORT-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<INDEX>
Port	Display Name:NAME [SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Port Description]
Device connections
Cable	Name:LINK-IF-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<INDEX><->PORT-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Cable	Display Name:NAME [SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Connectivity Description]
NetworkConnection	Name:LINK-IF<IP Address>/<FQDN>
NetworkConnection	Display Name:NAME
TrunkCable	Name:LINK-PORT-<IP/FQDN/INDEX>
TrunkCable	Display Name:NAME [SLOT/PORT] [Link Description]
Service access points
DLCI	Name:IF-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<INDEX>
DLCI	Display Name:NAME [SLOT/PORT] [IPLIST] [Interface Description]
DuplicateIP	Name:IP-<IP Address>
DuplicateIP	Display Name:NAME-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
DuplicateIPv6	Name:IPv6-<IPv6 Address>
DuplicateIPv6	Display Name:<IPv6 Address> [IP Address]
DuplicateVPNIP	Name:IP-<IP Address>
DuplicateVPNIP	Display Name:NAME-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
HSRPEndpoint	Name:HSRP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<HSRPEndpointKey>
HSRPEndpoint	Display Name:NAME [Group <GroupNumber>] [Interface NAME]
VRRPEndpoint	Name:VRRP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<VRRPEndpointKey>
VRRPEndpoint	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>
IP	Display Name:NAME [SystemName]
IPv6	Name:IPv6-<IPv6 Address>
IPv6	Display Name:<IPv6 Address> [SystemName]
MAC	Name:MAC-<MAC Address>
MAC	Display Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN> [<MAC Address>]
STPNode	Name:STPNODE-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<DesignatedPortNumber>/<STPNodeKey>
STPNode	Display Name:NAME
VirtualTCP	Name:VIRT-TCP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>:<PortNumber>
VirtualTCP	Display Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>:<PortNumber>
VPNIP	Name:VPN-IP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
VPNIP	Display Name:<IP Address>/<FQDN>
Logical links
IPNetwork	Name:IPNET-<NetworkNumber> Example: IPNET-10.31.117.0
IPNetwork	Display Name:<IP Address/ NetworkNumber>
IPv6Network	Name:IPv6NET-<NetworkNumber> Example: IPv6NET-3FFE:80C0:22C:100:0:0:0:0
IPv6Network	Display Name:<IPv6 Address><NetworkNumber>
VLAN	Name:VLAN-<VLANKey>
VLAN	Display Name:NAME-[VLAN Description]
VPNIPNetwork	Name:IP-<IP Address>
VPNIPNetwork	Display Name:IP-<IP Address> [SystemName]
Collections
Partition	Name:Partition-<PartitionKey>
Partition	Display Name:NAME
Management agents
SNMPAgent	Name:SNMPAgent-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
SNMPAgent	Display Name:NAME
VRAgent	Name:VRA-<IP-Address>/<RouterID>
VRAgent	DisplayName:VR Agent <IP-Address>/<RouterID>
Logical devices
Disk	Name:DISK-<IP Address/FQDN/INDEX>/<Disk Index>
Disk	Display Name:NAME [Description]
Fan	Name:FAN-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
Fan	Display Name:NAME [Description]
FileSystem	Name:FS-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
FileSystem	Display Name:NAME [Root]
Memory	Name:MEM-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
Memory	Display Name:NAME [Description]
PowerSupply	Name:PWR-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
PowerSupply	Display Name:NAME [Description]
Processor	Name:PSR-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
Processor	Display Name:NAME [Description]
TemperatureSensor	Name:TEMP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Device ID>
TemperatureSensor	Display Name:NAME [Description]
VoltageSensor	Name:VOLT-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<Index>
VoltageSensor	Display Name:NAME [VoltageSensor description]
Redundancy groups
CardRedundancyGroup	Name:CardRedundancyGroup-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<moduleType>
CardRedundancyGroup	Display Name:NAME [Description]
HSRPGroup	Name:HSRP-GROUP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
HSRPGroup	Display Name:NAME [Group <GroupNumber>]
VRRPGroup	Name:VRRP-GROUP-<IP Address>/<FQDN>
VRRPGroup	Display Name:NAME [Group <GroupNumber>]
NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup	Name:NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<moduleType>
NetworkAdapterRedundancyGroup	Display Name:NAME [Description]
SystemRedundancyGroup	Name:SystemRedundancyGroup-<IP Address>/<FQDN>/<moduleType>
SystemRedundancyGroup	Display Name:NAME [Description]
KEY FQDN = Fully Qualified Domain Name