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On 14 Jul 2014 18:51, "geoff" <[email protected]> wrote:

> OK sanity check please.
>
> When referring to the system your windows O/S tied to whether it is
> physical or virtual what term do you use?  Essentially I need a good term
> that covers both physical and virtual in a single term.
> The best I have come up with is host but even that is confusing in some
> circles.
>
> Rant below if you want to read it
>
> <steps up on soapbox>
>
> I have numerous clients that refer to their server by their application
> name.  OK, I get that.  They see their environment as important, and don't
> care about the underlying O/S.  But when I report some problem to them that
> involves the hostname they are like the proverbial deer in the headlights.
>   "But that's not what it is called!" they retort. In the old days I would
> bite my tongue and patiently explain that my hostname is the physical
> system supporting their environment and with faces sufficiently saved we
> would move on.  Now I get "But there isn't this a virtual server?"
>
> Hence my question.
>
> Don't even think about the discussion that ensues when it is getting
> underlying ESXi server that has an issue.
>
> <soap box stowed beneath desk till next needed>
>
> gt
>
> I'm just Playbookin' around
>
>

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