Instance name being different then servername

  • When I do a select @@servername in SSMS I receive a different name then what the Object Tree shows. I had been logging into SSMS using the instance name that displays in Object Tree but then I tried using the @@servername from the select I did and it goes in but again it shows a different name in the Object Tree. I am confused by this. It is causing issues when I try and configure a Distributor on the instance. Stating that I can not connect using the name of the instance on the Object Tree and have to connect using @@servername. Any ideas why or how this could be?

    Thanks,

    Sean

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  • the object tree shows you the name as you registered it in your registered servers - if you connected using them.

    Another reason could be you/someone declared a server alias at client level.

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  • What do you get when you run the following query?

    select * from sys.servers

    May be your server name was renamed.

    May be use you can fix it using sp_dropserver and sp_addserver

  • Hi Suresh,

    The same comes up with your query as does when running the select @@Servername.

    Thanks

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  • I am thinking that it must be a alias of some sort. When I attempt to connect to the instance using what it is named through select @@servername then it just details to the other servername in the object tree. This is through an external IT company that installed/confiigured the server and sql server. They left it to me to configure our application on it. Thanks!

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