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Changing Server Name

  • January 23, 2004 at 8:18 am

    #84365

    We have a SQL Server named SERVERA

    We are building a new server to replace SERVERA.  This new machine has to be named something different during the build.  The new server's name is SERVERB.

    I have to install SQL Server on SERVERB.

    My question is, when they change the name of SERVERB to SERVERA, what do I have to do to make SQL Server work properly.

    I am running SQL Server 2K, SP3 + a hotfix.

    Thanks!

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  • January 23, 2004 at 9:19 am

    #491404

    There is an easy answer to this.... but it escapes me for the moment...

    Someone will post it... it has to do with the master.sysservers table entry etc... only takes a second to do.

    However, you may want to hold off doing (post install) SQL work on SERVERB before you get the named switched back to SERVERA. Get's more complicated if things like SQL Jobs are created while the server is named SERVERB, then renamed to SERVERA.



    Once you understand the BITs, all the pieces come together

  • January 23, 2004 at 9:58 am

    #491411

    Rename the Windows server.

    Inside SQL run:

    sp_dropserver serverb

    sp_addserver servera, local

     

  • January 23, 2004 at 11:21 am

    #491438

    Thanks Steve, I don't do it often enough to retain it in my ever deteriorating brain cells. It's tough getting older.



    Once you understand the BITs, all the pieces come together

  • January 25, 2004 at 6:18 pm

    #491549

    Couple other points, if you have created any jobs under the old servername and want to retain them you will have to update the originating server in the MSDB database, sysjobs table.

    Also, make sure the SQL service gets added to the new servername to be able to log onto.

    HTH

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    Ray Higdon MCSE, MCDBA, CCNA

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