Going from clustered environment with named SQL instance to single VM server with the default instance but -
i want keep original named instance name. decade ago, contractor set our clustered environment (svr1 , svr2) , installed sql enterprise on failover capabilities, creating named instance - meldsql
we need replace hardware , have created vm server sql server test environment. vm server (say 'newvmsvr') has default sql instance on called newvmsvr.
problem is, in ensuing 10 years, whole host of hooks have been built using meldsql reference. changing task outside of possible project scope.
what i'd turn off meldsql cluster (svr1 , 2) , rename newvmsvr meldsql. we've determined our ad has no record of value "meldsql".
according to: http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/sqlserver/en-us/c07ab906-dabf-4303-9737-d430d82c4f42/how-to-rename-instance-of-sql-server-2008-r2 renaming default instance appear pretty straight forward.
what missing?
i confused. meldsql virtual cluster name default sql instance? there named instance example computername\instancename. if meldsql virtual name there dns record , can ping meldsql. in case have rename newvmsvr meldsql , change sql name described in http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143799.aspx
if have computername\meldsql different story. please make clear.
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