Service Fabric cluster naming convention
The CAF abbreviation for Service Fabric cluster is sf.
Names can be 4 to 23 characters long and allow lowercase alphanumerics and hyphens.
The name must be unique within the region.
Naming rules
| CAF abbreviation | sf |
|---|---|
| Length | 4 to 23 characters |
| Allowed characters | Lowercase letters and numbers, hyphens |
| Scope of uniqueness | Unique within the region |
| CAF pattern | sf-{workload}-{environment}-{region}-{instance} |
Rules follow Microsoft's resource naming rules and CAF abbreviations. Some resource types have extra start/end character restrictions, so verify against the official docs before locking in a convention.
Example names
Generated by the same engine as the name generator, so length and character rules are already applied.
| Scenario | Generated name | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Payments API, production | sf-payments-prod-001 Dropped region to fit the 23-char limit. | 20/23 |
| Web app, development | sf-webapp-dev-weu-002 | 21/23 |
| Analytics with company prefix | sf-analytics-stage-001 Dropped company, region to fit the 23-char limit. | 22/23 |
Naming in Terraform and Bicep
Build the name from variables so one module produces the right name in every environment. The 23-character limit is enforced in the expression.
locals {
service_fabric_name = substr(lower("sf-${var.workload}-${var.environment}-${var.region}-001"), 0, 23)
}var serviceFabricName = take(toLower('sf-${workload}-${environment}-${region}-001'), 23)Generate Service Fabric cluster names for your workload
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See the full list of Azure resource naming rules or read the complete CAF naming guide.