Just curious - do you name your boxes randomly, or do you have a set of constraints?<p>(Aside: we name boxes randomly, and just named our newest box Watson :)
Unfortunately, I am at the mercy of our IT in server naming, and they come up with the weirdest names, e.g. my machine is called ganada.<p>A good approach I've heard would be to use Google Sets: enter a few terms and see if you have enough consistent names to support your future server needs.
We usually name our stuff with the following very boring format:<p>[Server Role]-[#][d/t/p]<p>On the plus side its easy to maintain, easy to remember, and easy to explain to new hires.