[chef] Hostname Naming Strategies

[Ryan Chavez < >]

Hi All,

We're starting to think through more of our infrastructure work, and I'm 
curious how you all approach naming your boxes.  We were thinking a simple 
prefix followed by an index that increments with each new box that starts up. 
 But we're wondering what the best way is to manage that counter.  Is that 
something you all delegate to the opscode server?

And how do you deal with host names when you scale up/down capacity?

We're trying to figure this stuff out on our own, so looking to learn from 
those who have been down this road already.

Thanks!
Ryan Chavez