Biochemistry Device Naming Convention
This document describes how to determine the computer name for new machines.
All Biochemistry device names should conform to the following format:
BIOCAA-BBBBBC
- AA (Asset Type):
- WK (workstation)
 - NB (notebook/laptop)
 - VH (virtual host)
 - SV (server)
 - PR (printer)
 
 - BBBBB (Asset Number): use leading zeros if necessary, must be five digits long
 - C (Operating System):
- M (MacOS)
 - W (Windows)
 - L (Linux)
 - Note: printers have no operating system suffix
 
 
Examples
- BIOCNB-01463W
- Type: Notebook/Laptop
 - Asset Number: 1463
 - OS: Windows
 
 - BIOCWK-01327M
- Type: Workstation
 - Asset Number: 1327
 - OS: MacOS
 
 - BIOCWK-00929M
- Type: Workstation
 - Asset Number: 929
 - OS: MacOS
 
 - BIOCPR-01165
- Type: Printer
 - Asset Number: 01165
 - OS: None
 
 
For additional information regarding the Campus Active Directory Naming Convention, see Campus Active Directory - Naming Convention.
