Changing The Host Name Manually; Stopping The Core Service; Deleting Server Certificates; Deleting Core Server And Registry Keys - Dell DL4000 User Manual

Changing the host name manually

It is recommended that you select a host name during the initial configuration of the DL4000 Backup to
Disk Appliance. If you change the hostname at a later time using Windows System Properties, you must
perform the following steps manually to ensure that the new host name takes effect and the appliance
functions properly:
1. Stop AppAssure Core service
2. Delete AppAssure server certificates
3. Delete Core server and registry keys
4. Change the display name in AppAssure
5. Update trusted sites in Internet Explorer

Stopping the Core service

To stop AppAssure Core services:
1. Open Windows Server Manager.
2. In the tree on the left, select Configuration → Services.
3. Right-click AppAssure Core Service, and select Stop.

Deleting server certificates

To delete AppAssure server certificates:
1. Open a command line interface.
2. Type Certmgr and press <Enter>.
3. In the Certificate Manager window, select Trusted Root Certification Authorities → Certificates.
4. Delete any certificate for which the Issue To column displays the old host name, and the Intended
Purpose column displays Server Authentication.

Deleting Core server and registry keys

To delete core server and registry keys:
1. Open a command line interface.
2. Type regedit and press <Enter> top open the Registry editor.
3. In the tree, navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE → SOFTWARE → AppRecovery and open the Core
directory.
4. Delete the webServer and serviceHost directories.
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