DNS Naming scheme

Source

Support Engineer

Stimulus

Accesses an APPUiO Zone via console URL

Environment

Desired APPUiO Zone

Artifact

browser, curl, kubectl or oc

Response

Base address URL uniquely identifies APPUiO Zone

Response measure

The URL must contain the following information:

  • Cloud provider identifier

  • Geographic region

  • Index or identifier within the geographic region

Rationale

To enable memorable and recognizable DNS names when working with multiple zones.

Cloud provider

The cloud provider identifier gives immediate indication about possible technologies and architecture relevant for the APPUiO Zone.

Geographic region

The location can be important for BCM concerns.

Index within region

There may be more than 1 APPUiO Zone per region per cloud provider.