Re: Rename Local Server

From: Aaron Weiker (msnews.SPAM_at_aaronweiker.com)
Date: 03/11/04


Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 15:12:37 -0500

Randel Bjorkquist wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have installed the developers edition of the SQL Server onto my computer.
> But I must have done something wrong, because it shows up in SQL Server
> Enterprise Manager as "RANDELB-1126\RANDEL (Windows NT)", where
> "RANDELB-1126" is my computer name. I also have three other SQL Server
> registered, those are DB01, DB02 and DB03. I haven't been able to find out
> how to change the name of my local SQL Server to just "RANDELB-1126". Can
> someone help me?

It looks like SQL was installed to a named instance of "RANDEL". This is
specified during install. Depending on how you obtained the copy it may
be automatically making this decision for you.

-- 
Aaron Weiker
http://blogs.sqladvice.com/aweiker
http://aaronweiker.com/


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