Changing the hostname of the Forcepoint management server

Before you begin

Note:

Applies to:

  • Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint DLP, v8.5.1, v8.6.x, v8.7.x, v8.8.x. v8.9.x
  • Forcepoint Email Security, v8.5.x
  • Forcepoint appliances, v8.5.x

If SQL Server Express is installed on the management server, perform the following steps before changing the hostname:

Steps

  1. Log on to SQL Server Management Studio and click New Query.
  2. In the query window, enter the following commands:

    Use master;

    GO

    sp_dropserver '<original_hostname>';

    GO

    sp_addserver '<new_hostname>', local;

    GO

    Replace <original_hostname> and <new_hostname> with the actual original and new (planned) names.

  3. Close SQL Server Management Server, then use the Windows Services tool to restart the SQL Server (MSSQLSERVER) service.