Renaming a MOSS Server

Here is the step to rename the moss server that is already configure it.

Change each alternate access mapping for your MOSS/WSS deployment in Central Administration:

• Open Central Administration, "Operations" Tab, "Alternate access mappings" link
• Modify each mapping item to reflect your newly chosen server name

Use stsadm.exe to invoke the "renameserver" command option:

• Open a command prompt window
• cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN"
• stsadm -o renameserver -newservername -oldservername
• Reboot the server NOW.
• After reboot, open command prompt
• cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN
• stsadm -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin -password
• iisreset /noforce
• Check all application pool identities in IIS, update where the old machine name is still there.
• If you already have a search index drop this, and rebuild it