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Erin.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 7:55 AM
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I setup a development server by restoring the system databases from the production server. However, I am now running into a problem with a trigger that is pulling the server name from @@servername. When I select @@servername it returns the production server's name. How can I change @@servername to reflect the development server's name? Both servers are local sql installs. There are no other instances. When I remote into the development server using Management Studio I use what the development server name should be. This name is just not reflected in @@servername.
Can I use the sp_dropserver, sp_addserver? Would doing this have any adverse affects on the databases, jobs, etc?
sp_dropserver
GO
sp_addserver , local
GO
I really don't want to rebuild this development sql server. That would probably involve contacting the vendor, which would means more money.
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The_SQL_DBA
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:00 AM
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You can do so by changing the name of your server from windows OS. Then restart SQL server. Your new name should reflect when you run select @@servername again.
Thanks!!
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Erin.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:03 AM
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The OS recognizes the development server name correctly. It seems like everything recognizes it correctly except @@servername.
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The_SQL_DBA
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:09 AM
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You would need to do this then, won't affect anything else unless you have any jobs that use the old server name. If so you need to updated them with the new server name.
1. sp_dropserver 'old_name'
2. go
3. sp_addserver 'new_name','local'
4. go
Also restart sql server as
net stop mssqlserver
net start mssqlserver
This should do the trick for you
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Erin.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:13 AM
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I also noticed the following logins:
PRODUCTION\SQLServer2005MSFTEUser$PRODUCTION$MSSQLSERVER
PRODUCTION\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$PRODUCTION$MSSQLSERVER
PRODUCTION\SQLServer2005SQLAgentUser$PRODUCTION$MSSQLSERVER
They should be:
DEVELOPMENT\SQLServer2005MSFTEUser$DEVELOPMENT$MSSQLSERVER
DEVELOPMENT\SQLServer2005MSSQLUser$DEVELOPMENT$MSSQLSERVER
DEVELOPMENT\SQLServer2005SQLAgentUser$DEVELOPMENT$MSSQLSERVER
Would below script fix these as well?
exec sp_dropserver PRODUCTION
GO
exec sp_addserver DEVELOPMENT, 'local'
GO
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:26 AM
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Did you say you restored the dev server system databases with the backup from production system databases?
Thanks!!
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Erin.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:30 AM
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Yes.
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Richard M.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:32 AM
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um....
sp_dropserver will "remove a server from the list of known remote and linked servers on the local instance of SQL Server"..... so it will not affect at all your running instance.
when you run sp_helpserver you are getting production right?
Not sure if only the sp_addserver with the 'local' option will do the trick
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:39 AM
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I dont think you need to restore system databases to make a copy of production. Because Dev and Prod are completely different instances.
Dev and prod need to match with their schema and not system databases.
To avoid any other problems please revert back your dev system databases from backup. Like if you are updating something on Dev box with the criteria of @@servername then it would update your production(only if this job uses an account that exists on prod, but it is a possibility)
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Richard M.
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Posted Thursday, February 19, 2009 8:44 AM
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Well, found this
http://blogs.techrepublic.com.com/datacenter/?p=192
So apparently the trick with sp_dropserver/addserver and restarting the SQL services does accomplish what you need?
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