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  • 1.  Naming Standards for CIs and SQL databases

    Posted Apr 13, 2015 02:36 PM

    So, we have lots of SQL databases and in many cases there are standard databases that get built in SQL such as "master".  When it comes to decided which databases to bring into the CMDB this presents a bit of a duplicate issue.  One thought was to suffix the database name with "_sqldb" on the import script when naming the CI and although this would work for most of the application names, it does not resolve the "master" database names, of which there are many. 

     

    Why is any of this an issue?  Because in the type ahead feature you will get multiple CIs with the same name if you don't find a way to distinguish them apart from each other.

     

    Application CI = Application1Name

    SQL Database CI = Application1Name_sqldb

    SQL Database CI = master_sqldb

     

    Application CI = Application2Name

    SQL Database CI = Application2Name_sqldb

    SQL Database CI = master_sqldb (duplicate from above and not allowed)

     

    Are there any recommendations out there from other customers on a good CI naming convention standards or other suggesitons?



  • 2.  Re: Naming Standards for CIs and SQL databases

    Posted Apr 13, 2015 03:45 PM

    Hi Corb,

     

       Your question is about MS SQL Server, it is database owner (master Database). Do you know something about it?

     

    Something about master database, we are need know:

    SQL SERVER – Importance of Master Database for SQL Server Startup | Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave

     

    However, some article about restore master: Restore the master Database (Transact-SQL)

    SQL SERVER – Restore Master Database – An Easy Solution | Journey to SQL Authority with Pinal Dave