diff --git a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
index 80f33f9386..2bac43cd29 100644
--- a/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
+++ b/doc/source/sysadmin.rst
@@ -120,8 +120,11 @@ To create a new server, do the following:
  * Add a file in :file:`modules/openstack_project/manifests/` that defines a
    class which specifies the configuration of the server.
 
- * Add a node entry in :file:`manifests/site.pp` for the server that uses that
-   class.
+ * Add a node pattern entry in :file:`manifests/site.pp` for the server
+   that uses that class. Make sure it supports an ordinal naming pattern
+   (e.g., fooserver01.openstack.org not just fooserver.openstack.org, even
+   if you're replacing an existing server) and that another server with the
+   same does not already exist in the ansible inventory.
 
  * If your server needs private information such as passwords, use
    hiera calls in the site manifest, and ask an infra-core team member
diff --git a/launch/README b/launch/README
index f67fcba467..b8e049b8a3 100644
--- a/launch/README
+++ b/launch/README
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ To launch a node in the OpenStack CI account (production servers)::
   export OS_CLOUD=openstackci-rax
   export OS_REGION=DFW
   export FLAVOR="8 GB Performance"
-  export FQDN=servername.openstack.org
+  export FQDN=servername01.openstack.org
   cd /opt/system-config/production/launch/
   ./launch-node.py $FQDN --flavor "$FLAVOR" \
     --cloud=$OS_CLOUD --region=$OS_REGION
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ To launch a node in the OpenStack Jenkins account (slave nodes)::
 
   export OS_CLOUD=openstackjenkins-rax
   export OS_REGION=DFW
-  export FQDN=slavename.slave.openstack.org
+  export FQDN=slavename01.slave.openstack.org
   openstack image list
   export IMAGE='Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (Precise Pangolin) (PVHVM)'
   openstack flavor list