Local User Resources: Node Registration Form - Cecil H. and Ida M. Green Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics

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Form For: Node Registration

This form is to request and register a hostname for a new computer or other networked device.

All systems must meet the UCSD Minimum Standards before accessing UCSD wired network. UCSD wireless network may be used to meet the UCSD minimum security standards.

Sample filled in form

Hardware

Hostname:
(what is this?) Required

Hostname aliases (if required):
(what is this?)

Device (e.g.: Mac G4 Laptop, Sun Ultra 80, PC Dell): Required

Select an Operating System:
Required

Cost: Less than $5000
Greater than $5000 Required

If the equipment is already here, please enter the following information:

Hardware address (aka ethernet address):
(what is this?) Required

Serial number: Required

User and PI

Room number where the equipment will go: Required

Intended user if known (if several users enter many):

Your UCSD E-mail address: Required

Owner or PI Name:
(what is this?) Required

Owner or PI Phone:
Format: XXX-XXX-XXXX Required

Other information

Does this replace existing equipment? no yes If yes, explain below

Replacement equipment hostname: If yes above, required

Notes

Hostnames

For the purposes of this form, the terms node, host, system, networked device and computer are used interchangeably.

Hostname is the name by which the new machine will be known on the network. Please carefully consider the selection of hostname. We discourage hostname changes; due to licensing and database issues, name changes are time consuming (read costly). Please choose a name like you are naming a pet or a child, something this computer can keep as it passes down the hand-me-down chain over time.

Examples of preferred:

Examples of not preferred:

fizbin
geek
nomac
shep
spot

short and pronounceable

igppci3
igpmac61789
rumplestiltskin
sio123abc
netopsnode24

unpronounceable/too many syllables

Hostname aliases

These are alternate names that you wish the host to be known by. For example, web servers often have alternate names which might include a project name, etc.

Hardware address (if known)

A 12-digit Hexadecimal number.
Looks something like: 0080c887b8a0 or 00:80:c8:87:b8:a0

How to find it on a Mac...

Owner or P.I.

Name of equipment owner.

Sample Node Registration Form

Sample filled-in node registration form:

Hostname                megamac2
Device                  Mac G6 Laptop
Operating System        MacOS X
Cost                    >5000
Hardware address        00:80:c8:87:b8:a0
Serial number           101-12345-99876-012321

Room number             3101                    
Intended user           John Doe
Your E-mail address     jdoe@ucsd.edu
Owner or PI             Orcutt
Owner or PI phone	858-534-1234

Replace existing equip? Yes
Replacing Hostname	megamac.ucsd.edu

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Last modified: Monday, 03-Mar-2008 10:29:43 PST