RE: Rename Isa Machi

  • From: "Mark Strangways" <strangconst@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2002 19:15:13 -0400

And things an go wrong !!! Trust me !
I have one or two little inconviences to deal with every now and then
because I renamed the machine.
But it does beat starting from scratch.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Harrison" <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, April 26, 2002 5:01 PM
Subject: [isalist] RE: Rename Isa Machi


> http://www.ISAserver.org
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>
> Always trust the voice of the gods...
> Officially, ISA server renaming isn't supported and PSS will kindly remind
> you of that fact.
> Now that I've said that, you can do this successfully, but again;
> usupportedly (my word, copyright yesterday, so there).
> There are two registry entries that govern how ISA "views itself":
>
> [HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fpc\Arrays\{GUID}\Servers\{GUID}]
> "msFPCName"="WINSname"
> "msFPCFQDN"="server.domain.tld"
>
> There are similar entries in AD for array members, but since I don't have
> one handy, you'll just have to search them out.
>
> Jim Harrison
> MCP(NT4, W2K), A+, Network+, PCG
> http://isaserver.org/authors/harrison/
> Read the books!
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Deus, Attonbitus" <Thor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "[ISAserver.org Discussion List]" <isalist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, April 25, 2002 9:52 AM
> Subject: [isalist] RE: Rename Isa Machi
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> http://www.ISAserver.org
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> At 09:35 AM 4/25/2002, Steve Moffat wrote:
> >You can't
> >
> >I renamed ISA Server and all services on Isa is uniavaliable and it's
with
> >old name.
> >How can I to rename ISA Server Machine ?
> >
> >Thanks
> >
>
>
> Jim and I briefly discussed this once during a past thread and I would
like
> to make some comments...
> I have renamed my ISA servers a couple of different times without
> issues.  Others have had issues, and I am not sure why.
>
> My gut feeling is that if the box is a standalone install, one can perform

> the rename function as one would normally rename a domain
> member.  Obviously, firewall configurations or Web Proxy configurations
> would also need to updated to reflect the new name.
>
> If it is an enterprise configuration where Active Directory schema has
been
> updated and entries made to the AD, one would have to use ADSIEdit or
other
> to ensure that the Active Directory entries were properly updated as well.
>
> If someone has time, I think it would be valuable to fully test what
> different renaming scenarios entail as the issue has arisen here several
> times...
>
> Also, I would like to know about other experiences with this to see if we
> can get an accurate picture of what is happening... But IIRC, Jim stated
> that renaming the server was "not a supported feature" of ISA...
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> AD
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