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– Get the current name of the SQL Server instance for later comparison.
SELECT @@servername
– Remove server from the list of known remote and linked servers on the local instance of SQL Server.
EXEC master.dbo.sp_dropserver '[SERVER NAME]'
– Define the name of the local instance of SQL Server.
EXEC master.dbo.sp_addserver '[NEW SERVER NAME]', 'local'
– Get the new name of the SQL Server instance for comparison.
SELECT @@servername
Note: be careful of the quotes, they should be single quotes instead of the fancy ones mentioned on the blog.
