Renaming A Server

I was recently approached by the WINTEL to help rename a Windows 2003 Server that has Symantec Backup Exec 12.5. This backup software uses the Express Version of SQL Server 2005 to manage information about backups, restores, and schedules. Since I have not done this task in a while, I wanted to write down the steps for future requests. The first task is to connect to the Express Version of SQL Server 2005 via my locally installed SQL Server Management Studio tool. This can be accomplished by using the following…