[dba-Tech] Renaming two box

Hi Arthur,
I'm not sure if this what you're asking but generally when you set up a new
server in the domain that you want to take over as primary controller you
set it up as a backup server and then promote it. Is the original X a domain
controller or just a DB server?

JB

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> [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
> Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 3:50 PM
> To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues'
> Subject: [dba-Tech] Renaming two box
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> I finally got myself a genuine server (compaq proliant 2 cpus
> raid yada yada
> yada. For simplicity's sake I would like to rename said server to X, but
> another box on the network is currently called X, so I need to
> rename it to
> Y and then move all the databases from there to the genuine
> server. With any
> luck, after the renaming all the Access ADPs and .NET solutions will not
> notice that X and Y have traded names. How can I go about this?
>
> Server = w2k Advanced Server, currently called Y.
> MyDev = wxp Pro, housing a default instance of SQL2k (whose
> databases I want
> to move to Server)
> 2 other boxes have apps that point to X, which after the clever
> rename will
> automatically point to Y.
>
> I'm not going to to anything without a backup and a plan. Advice?
>
> TIA,
> Arthur
>
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