Vista - Can you change the computer name of the Host machine?

12-27-2008

Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a
Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to
change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we have
already created?

Thanks in advance

12-28-2008

I honestly don't know, I haven't tried it. But I can't see why not, nor do I
see any major consequences if there's a problem - just change the name back.
If you're domain joined, I see an even smaller chance that it's an issue.

--
Charlie.
http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel

"JayGun" <JayGun@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a
> Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to
> change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we
> have
> already created?
>
> Thanks in advance

12-28-2008

In message <4AD10DD5-4463-4691-9C51-5B7CBEE4C12D@xxxxxx> JayGun
<JayGun@xxxxxx> was claimed to have wrote:

Quote:

>Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a
>Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to
>change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we have
>already created?

Backup/export your VMs just in case, worst case it will be as though
you're migrating the VMs to a new host.

That being said I can't imagine any problems here, although there is a
remote chance you'll need to re-add the hard drives, I don't really know
how the NTFS permissions are generated for Hyper-V hard drives.

12-27-2008	#1 (permalink)
JayGun n/a posts	Can you change the computer name of the Host machine? Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we have already created? Thanks in advance
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12-28-2008	#2 (permalink)
Charlie Russel - MVP n/a posts	Re: Can you change the computer name of the Host machine? I honestly don't know, I haven't tried it. But I can't see why not, nor do I see any major consequences if there's a problem - just change the name back. If you're domain joined, I see an even smaller chance that it's an issue. -- Charlie. http://msmvps.com/blogs/xperts64 http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile/charlie.russel "JayGun" <JayGun@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:4AD10DD5-4463-4691-9C51-5B7CBEE4C12D@xxxxxx Quote: > Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a > Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to > change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we > have > already created? > > Thanks in advance
My System Specs

12-28-2008	#3 (permalink)
DevilsPGD n/a posts	Re: Can you change the computer name of the Host machine? In message <4AD10DD5-4463-4691-9C51-5B7CBEE4C12D@xxxxxx> JayGun <JayGun@xxxxxx> was claimed to have wrote: Quote: >Is it possible to change the computer name of the host machine name on a >Hyper-V system? We have been using Hyper-V for several weeks but wish to >change the host computer name. Will this affect the virtual machines we have >already created? Backup/export your VMs just in case, worst case it will be as though you're migrating the VMs to a new host. That being said I can't imagine any problems here, although there is a remote chance you'll need to re-add the hard drives, I don't really know how the NTFS permissions are generated for Hyper-V hard drives.
My System Specs

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