Tasks
Naming conventions
Naming conventions should be developed, established, and maintained for the hardware and networking infrastructure, as well as the WAS infrastructure, apps, and resources. When it comes to naming, most companies have already developed a working naming convention for existing infrastructure, and it is usually best to adhere to the existing convention instead of trying to invent new one specific to WebSphere.
Because naming conventions are also related to many different aspects of a company, they will vary depending on the characteristics of the environment. With a proper naming convention, we should be able to understand the purpose of an artifact by just looking at its name.
When installing and naming apps, try to give a descriptive name.
When we develop a naming convention, take into consideration which hardware and software components are affected and what naming restrictions apply. On many systems there are naming restrictions in terms of specific characters and length of the names. In a heterogeneous environment this might become a pitfall. Experience shows that it is best to avoid any special or national language specific characters in the names.