Changing a server instance name

BMC PATROL cannot change the name of a SQL Server, but PATROL for Microsoft SQL Server provides menu commands that do the following:

  • Change the label that displays under a Server application icon in PATROL for Microsoft SQL Server.
  • Change the name that BMC PATROL uses for a SQL Server when BMC PATROL fails to connect to the SQL Server.

Changing the icon label

If the name of the SQL Server is too long, you might want to change the name that appears under the icon in BMC PATROL. This does not change the name that BMC PATROL uses for that SQL Server.

You can change the icon label by using the KM Commands > KM Admin > Setup/Configure KM > Change Icon Label menu command under the Server application icon.

Changing the SQL Server name used by BMC PATROL

Changing the name that BMC PATROL uses for a SQL Server enables you to change the SQL Server name to an associated Windows SQL Server service name. The CheckConfiguration parameter directs you to use this feature when BMC PATROL cannot connect to the SQL Server. This is the only time you should use this menu command. You cannot alter the actual name of the SQL Server using this menu command.

You can change the name that BMC PATROL uses for a SQL Server by using the KM Commands > KM Admin > Setup/Configure KM > SQL Server Name Used by PATROL menu command under the Server application icon.

 

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