Renamed Deployment Server and SQL Server.

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Coppage
April 2nd, 2009
Does anyone know of any docs on what breaks when you rename the Altiris Deployment Server and its database server? In one of the labs another system administrator renamed two deployment servers and their SQL server. Oh yea, they have both DS's pointing to the same SQL Server.  I fixed the ODBC connections on the DS Servers and had to reinstall the PXE server portion on each. I'm able to get the console up and PXE is able to boot a new VM. But when I try to invoke a job to lay down the OS the VM just reboots and comes back with no OS. The other deployment server's PXE also works, but when I drag the job to install the OS, it never kicks off. Is there a location where I can look at maybe error logs for DS?
 
I didn't build either servers and unfortunately I was out of town when some upper management genus decided to make this change, but now I've got to fix it. This actually was working until it was renamed.
 
Thanks,
Mike
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Nelo
33 weeks 3 days ago

RE: Renamed Deployment Server and SQL Server.

DS might have a problem creating new jobs.  This is becuase the DB it had  has different name. You could check this by the following sql query:

sp_helpserver
GO

If the returned name is the same as your current machine name u are ok.  Otherwise execute the following sql query to fix that up:

sp_dropserver old_machine_name
GO
sp_addserver new_machine_Name, local
GO

Note. Pay attention to the old_machine_name and New_machine_name.  If using named instances change to named_instance\computer_name or google it to get the real thing.

Nelo

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