Change SCCM server hostname?

Question

Hi,

I have a SCCM server (version 2207) need to change the hostname and IP. Seems change IP is OK, but how about the hostname?

Best Regards

Chong

Answer 1

Hi,

Thank you for posting in Microsoft Q&A forum.

Agree with JanDeHud. Changing the IP Address is no problem, just make sure the change is reflected in DNS. However, changing the hotsname of a site server or site system is completely unsupported and will break things. Per the official document: Site and site system prerequisites for Configuration Manager

After a site system server is installed, it's not supported to change:

The domain name of the domain where the site system computer is located (also called a domain rename).

The domain membership of the computer.

The name of the computer.

Thanks for your time. Have a nice day!

Best regards,

Simon

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Answer 2

Hi Chong,

it is not supported to change the hostname of any site server in a SCCM(MECM) environment. You´d have to change databases manually and even if you could archieve it, you would lose your support from Microsoft.