6. Click New Query in SQL Server Management Studio and type select @@servername to verify everything is correct and you have successfully changed the sql server name.

Below is a cheat sheet for creating SQL Server client connection strings and finding them in common configuration files. Connecting to instances by name, forcing a named pipes connection.

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On the Windows Server running the SQL Server-instance: Open "SQL Server configuration manager" Expand "SQL Server network configuration", and select "Protocols for {instance name}" Ensure that TCP/IP ...

Correct registry value: In the linked KB article, the "VCInstanceID" value needs the new fully qualified domain name for the server running vCenter. Database: If the SQL Express database is used and ...