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Creating SQL Alias for SharePoint enables you to change the Database Server of your SharePoint Farm! This will be a great help during disaster recovery, virtualization, or migrations. SharePoint SQL alias is a best practice!
Where can I find the SQL alias utility?
There are 2 versions: 32-bit and 64-bit. In this blog post, we will be installing the 64-bit version ( 32-bit would be for apps compatibility, and located at C:\\Windows\\SysWow64) When the SQL Server Client Network Utility opens, click on the “ Alias ” tab, then “ Add “.
If the SharePoint farm becomes completely inaccessible, or if the configuration database becomes corrupted, you will have to restore the functionality from the latest farm backup. Start the SQL Server Client Network Utility (cliconfg.exe).
How to change the database server in a SharePoint farm?
Open Registry Editor, and then verify that the ConnectionString value of the HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\AppFabric\\V1.0\\Configuration key is updated. Here is an example: Repeat step 1 to 5 on each of the other servers in the Distributed Cache cluster.
In the SharePoint REST service, users are represented by the user’s friendly (display) name, and not their alias or domain\\alias combination. Therefore, you must construct user queries against users’ friendly names. Membership-based user queries are not supported.
What do you need to know about SharePoint rest?
Before you start, review the following resources: The SharePoint REST service supports a wide range of OData query string operators that enable you to select, filter, and order the data you request.
Use the $select query option to specify which fields to return for a given list, list item, or other SharePoint object represented by an entity set. You can use $select=* to return all available fields. In general, if you do not specify the $select query option, the REST service returns all available fields by default.
How to change the name of a SharePoint Server?
The Rename-SPServer cmdlet changes the name of the server for internal use within SharePoint Products. The server itself must be manually renamed.
How can I change the name of my server?
Run the following command “Rename-SPServer” (Do not change the server hostname until after you run this command, or the farm will be unavailable until to revert the server back to its original name and rerun this command first) Change the server hostname. Then restart.
What happens when you change the hostname of a web application?
Changing the hostname isn’t that bad, but it isn’t enough as the web applications will revert back to the old name which is recorded in the configuration database and rests after a reboot.