Rockwell Automation 1757-SWKIT4000 ProcessLogix R400.0 Installation and Upgrade Guide User Manual
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Publication 1757-IN040B-EN-P - March 2002
8-16 Supplementary Procedures
Changing the Computer
Name on a ProcessLogix
Server
All ProcessLogix Servers and Clients require unique computer names
and IP addresses. If your ProcessLogix system includes multiple
Servers and/or Clients, you will need to change computer names and
addresses to assure their unique identities.
If you need to change the computer name of a ProcessLogix Client,
refer to Changing the Computer Name on a ProcessLogix Client on
page 8-27.
The following table lists the items that you must complete to rename a
ProcessLogix R400.0 Server.
ATTENTION
!
All procedures listed in this section should be
performed with the system(s) Off-Process!
A complete system backup should be performed
before proceeding with the procedures in this
section. This should include the Engineering
Database, ProcessLogix Server Database, Windows
NT Registry, and all files on the system.
IMPORTANT
If changing the name to make non-redundant Servers
a redundant Server pair, you must perform these
procedures on both the Primary (SERVERA) and
Secondary (SERVERB) nodes.
When changing the name on a ProcessLogix
Server(s), you will need to update the Hosts file on
every system in your configuration. All station
configuration files will also need to be updated to
reflect the ProcessLogix Server(s) name change.
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Removal of Selected Components
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