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Applies to:
SQL Server
Azure SQL Database
Azure SQL Managed Instance
Azure Synapse Analytics
Analytics Platform System (PDW)
This article describes how to change the name of a registered server or server group using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). The name can be changed at any time. Changing the name of a server in Registered Servers only changes how the name is displayed. To connect to a different server, you must edit the connection properties of the registered server.
If the Registered Servers tool window isn't visible in SSMS, select View > Registered Servers, or type Ctrl + Alt + G.
Change the name of a server
- Within Local Server Groups or Central Management Servers, find the registered server to modify.
- Right-click on the registered server and select Properties....
- In the Registered server name text box, enter the new name for the server registration, then select Save.
Change the name of a server group
- Within Local Server Groups or Central Management Servers, find the server group to modify.
- Right-click on the server group and select Properties... to open the Edit Server Group Properties dialog.
- In the Group name text box, enter the new name for the server group, then select Save.