Renaming Hyper-V Cluster Node

Question

_{Friday, May 29, 2015 4:00 PM}

Good morning,

I just recently configured a a new Hyper-V cluster with 1 Hyper-V node attached to it. It is presently hosting 7 virtual machines.

I need to rename the node. Can I accomplish this without much work or will I have to re-deploy the cluster?

Thanks in advance!

All replies (3)

_{Saturday, May 30, 2015 9:23 AM ✅Answered}

Simple process to rename the cluster. In the Cluster Manager, select the root of the cluster in the left-hand tree, go to Cluster Core Resources in the center panel, right-click on the server name and select Properties. Change the name.

. : | : . : | : . tim

Nice one. I am working with Hyper-V for quite some while but didn't knew that. Thanks Tim!

The only thing is, he wants to change the hostname of a Hyper-V Server, not the Hyper-V Cluster. I have just checked what you described, it does not allow me to change the hostname of a server, only the cluster.

As far as I know the only way to rename a Hyper-V node is to first 'evict' the Hyper-V node, rename it and then re-join the Hyper-V Cluster. As described below:

Q: I have a cluster and want to change the name of hosts in the cluster; is this OK?
http://windowsitpro.com/windows-server/rename-nodes-cluster

How To Rename Hyper-V Node in a Failover Cluster
http://fc1979.blogspot.nl/2013/08/how-to-rename-hyper-v-node-in-failover.html

But, in your case you can't, because you run a single-node cluster. This means you have re-build your cluster.

Boudewijn Plomp | ITON Consultancy

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_{Friday, May 29, 2015 6:25 PM | 1 vote}

Simple process to rename the cluster. In the Cluster Manager, select the root of the cluster in the left-hand tree, go to Cluster Core Resources in the center panel, right-click on the server name and select Properties. Change the name.

. : | : . : | : . tim

_{Saturday, May 30, 2015 10:30 PM}

Renaming the server itself will require you to evict the node from the cluster, then rename, then Add the node back to the cluster.

Thanks!
Elden