Jun 3, 2025 · When you rename a computer that hosts an instance of SQL Server, update the system metadata stored in sys.servers.

Mar 15, 2022 · Rename Failover Cluster Instance - SQL Server Always On This article describes how to rename a SQL Server instance that is part of a failover cluster, which differs from …

Jan 11, 2011 · For future reference, sp_dropserver and sp_addserver can only be used to rename the part of the instance name that corresponds to the computer name. So you could use it to …

Aug 7, 2025 · Learn how to rename a user-defined database in SQL Server, Azure SQL Database, or Azure SQL Managed Instance.

Aug 22, 2015 · My SQL server name contains dashes,so its not working properly.I want to rename the existing server name without dashes. Is there anyway to rename sql server 2012 …

Jun 23, 2025 · Applies to: SQL Server Defines the name of the local instance of SQL Server. When the computer hosting SQL Server is renamed, use sp_addserver to inform the instance …

Aug 20, 2021 · I will be doing Migration from Sql server 2008R2 to Sql server 2014 but I need to keep the Source (Old) Sql Server instance name, Is it any issue? I need to Rename the …

Sep 21, 2009 · How can I rename a SQL Server 2008 instance without reinstalling? For example, if the db is referenced as "MySQLServer\\MSSQL2008", how can I rename to …

Al cambiar el nombre de un equipo que hospeda una instancia de SQL Server, actualice los metadatos del sistema almacenados en sys.servers.

Jan 21, 2016 · 10 First collect the output of the current instance configuration. You can get the instance name stored in the SQL Server metadata. Make sure you have backup of all the …