Re: Server Name Incorrect!

From: Tibor Karaszi (tibor_please.no.email_karaszi_at_hotmail.nomail.com)
Date: 02/15/05


Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2005 16:49:03 +0100

See sp_dropserver and sp_addserver (using the LOCAL) option. You might also want to read:
http://www.karaszi.com/SQLServer/info_change_server_name.asp

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"Jason" <someone@microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OAHXUS3EFHA.936@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> We got a new database server (also a Win2003 domain server). Got the databases over there fine, up 
> and running fine. Ultimately we named it the same as the previous server to simplify some of our 
> processes. That worked fine too, and it can be referenced on our intranet as "Server" via SQL, 
> Windows, etc.
>
> HOWEVER, some processes mysteriously don't work, like Agent-driven backups, etc. Ultimately we 
> determined that in the Master database, the 'sysservers' table refers to the server as 
> "TempServer" (the temporary name we assigned while setting everything up). How do we change the 
> name in the system table so that the new name applies and the temporary name is totally gone??? I 
> assume there's some SP but I'm not sure. Thanks.
> 


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