Linux Virtualization Naming Conventions

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Virtual Machine Naming Convention

Virtual Machine Image Naming Convention

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