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 Odd issues after SQL migration / rename

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KingClifton
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Posted - 2008-03-11 : 23:10:36
Having some very odd issues with SQL Server 2000.

Customer wishes to move from SQL2000 on W2K to a fresh server build (W2K3) and retain same server name for app licencsing.

I followed MS KB 314546 using the Copy Database Wizard. All appears to work fine, and initial testing was fine. Following that, I renamed the original server from SERVER to SERVER-OLD and the destination server from SERVER-NEW to SERVER, then ran the sp_drop_server scripts to update the SQL internal server name. All still good.

Client ODBC connections are the same, as they should be, because the ultimate isn't changed.

What I find now is that once I run my application (a Uniface-based LIS system) the DSN has changed from SERVER to SERVER-OLD.

This has happened twice - a previous attempt (using detach/copy/attach etc) had the same symptoms (although in that case, the DSN changed from SERVER to SERVER-NEW.

Is there any way something in SQL Server could be causing this? I need to narrow this down and if necessary ask the right questions of the app vendor (who hasn't been able to provide any real documentation for moving their app to a new server).

rmiao
Master Smack Fu Yak Hacker

7266 Posts

Posted - 2008-03-11 : 23:19:04
Nothing to do with sql, ensure the app doesn't cache server name anywhere.
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