• Rao.V (10/21/2009)


    – Get the current name of the SQL Server instance for later comparison.

    SELECT @@servername

    – Remove server from the list of known remote and linked servers on the local instance of SQL Server.

    EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropserver ‘[SERVER NAME]‘

    – Define the name of the local instance of SQL Server.

    EXEC master.dbo.sp_addserver ‘[NEW SERVER NAME]‘, ‘local’

    – Get the new name of the SQL Server instance for comparison.

    SELECT @@servername

    I know this is an old post, but...

    After renaming the instance using sp_dropserver and sp_addserver, selecting @@SERVERNAME will not return the new, changed instance name until a sql server service restart has occurred.

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