ML
    • Register
    • Login
    • Search
    • Recent
    • Categories
    • Tags
    • Popular
    • Users
    • Groups

    Renaming a Hyper-V Host

    IT Discussion
    3
    5
    385
    Loading More Posts
    • Oldest to Newest
    • Newest to Oldest
    • Most Votes
    Reply
    • Reply as topic
    Log in to reply
    This topic has been deleted. Only users with topic management privileges can see it.
    • magicmarker
      magicmarker last edited by

      I want to rename a Hyper-V host to comply with a new server naming scheme. The Hyper-V host runs 2 production servers that are replicating to another host along with being a host that other Hyper-V hosts replicate to. I’ve been unable to find anything that says this not a good idea or explaining what this can break. If this can break things, or is a hassle, I’ll leave the name alone. I don’t know how the Hyper-V replication handles a host name change. Has anyone renamed a Hyper-V host?

      PhlipElder 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
      • DustinB3403
        DustinB3403 last edited by DustinB3403

        Don't bother, exclude your hypervisor's from stupid convention.

        If you had hundreds of them,then yeah.. but just a handful...

        1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 1
        • PhlipElder
          PhlipElder @magicmarker last edited by

          @magicmarker said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

          I want to rename a Hyper-V host to comply with a new server naming scheme. The Hyper-V host runs 2 production servers that are replicating to another host along with being a host that other Hyper-V hosts replicate to. I’ve been unable to find anything that says this not a good idea or explaining what this can break. If this can break things, or is a hassle, I’ll leave the name alone. I don’t know how the Hyper-V replication handles a host name change. Has anyone renamed a Hyper-V host?

          How is Replica set up? HTTPS or are both members of the guest's domain?

          Off the top the rename would break things either way. With the need to re-establish replication the existing replicated data should be okay to use as a seed.

          magicmarker 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
          • magicmarker
            magicmarker @PhlipElder last edited by

            @PhlipElder said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

            @magicmarker said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

            I want to rename a Hyper-V host to comply with a new server naming scheme. The Hyper-V host runs 2 production servers that are replicating to another host along with being a host that other Hyper-V hosts replicate to. I’ve been unable to find anything that says this not a good idea or explaining what this can break. If this can break things, or is a hassle, I’ll leave the name alone. I don’t know how the Hyper-V replication handles a host name change. Has anyone renamed a Hyper-V host?

            How is Replica set up? HTTPS or are both members of the guest's domain?

            Off the top the rename would break things either way. With the need to re-establish replication the existing replicated data should be okay to use as a seed.

            Replica is setup on HTTP. I'm leaning towards not renaming the host. Seems like it will not be worth the effort.

            PhlipElder 1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
            • PhlipElder
              PhlipElder @magicmarker last edited by

              @magicmarker said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

              @PhlipElder said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

              @magicmarker said in Renaming a Hyper-V Host:

              I want to rename a Hyper-V host to comply with a new server naming scheme. The Hyper-V host runs 2 production servers that are replicating to another host along with being a host that other Hyper-V hosts replicate to. I’ve been unable to find anything that says this not a good idea or explaining what this can break. If this can break things, or is a hassle, I’ll leave the name alone. I don’t know how the Hyper-V replication handles a host name change. Has anyone renamed a Hyper-V host?

              How is Replica set up? HTTPS or are both members of the guest's domain?

              Off the top the rename would break things either way. With the need to re-establish replication the existing replicated data should be okay to use as a seed.

              Replica is setup on HTTP. I'm leaning towards not renaming the host. Seems like it will not be worth the effort.

              Not HTTPS so not using certificates? It's not much of a chore if straight HTTP.

              That being said, if it is HTTPS then the certificates need to be generated, seated, and applied again to get them happy with each other.

              1 Reply Last reply Reply Quote 0
              • First post
                Last post