Naming virtual machines
When a virtual machine (VM) is created to be used/managed by a
user, it should not persist when the use leaves AIT.
Proper naming of the VMs will allow the scripts that manage the
user accounts to automatically back-up and delete the obsolete
VMs.
The name of the VMs should be of the form:
- In the simplest form, the name of the VM is the username, for
example st12345
- If one user needs more than one VM, the VM name can start with
the username, followed by a space or - or _ and
some number or index; for example st123456-2 or
st123456 banana
- Alternatively, it is possible to set the name of the owner of
the VM in the VM notes; the line should be of the form
owner=st123456
Note that the check is very loose on this form, if the string
owner=user matches, whatever follows that string is
accepted.
Any VM that follow these conventions will be automatically
backed-up in the user's homedirectory and deleted from the virtual
server when the user's account expires.