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=Virtual Machine Naming Convention=
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For more details about the virtual machine name, see {{KVM_Virtual_Machine_XML_Configuration_Example#name|name}}.
For more details about the virtual machine name, see {{Internal|KVM_Virtual_Machine_XML_Configuration_Example#name|name}}.


=Virtual Machine Image Naming Convention=
=Virtual Machine Image Naming Convention=

Revision as of 13:40, 30 June 2017

Internal

Virtual Machine Naming Convention

For more details about the virtual machine name, see

name

.

Virtual Machine Image Naming Convention

The ... that will hold a virtual machine image should follow the pattern:

<vm-name>.img

Example:

node1.img

Storage Volume Naming Convention

If the volume will be used for raw storage under a filesystem, and it is NOT going to be a virtual machine image, the volume name should follow the pattern:

<vm-name|generic-name>-<purpose>.storage

Example:

node1-docker.storage