When changing the server name of a Windows server, the new name may not be automatically reflected in the Deep Security Manager (DSM) console. To update the hostname displayed on the DSM computer page, manual changes are required.
Alternatively, the following steps can be taken:
- Delete the computer on DSM by right-clicking on the computer in the computer page of the DSM console and selecting 'Delete...'
- Reset the Deep Security Agent (DSA) on the server that changed hostname by opening cmd, changing directory to Deep Security Agent, and resetting the DSA by using the command,
dsa_control -r
- Perform agent-initiated activation by using the command,
dsa_control -a dsm://<dsm_host_or_IP>:<port>/
- The new hostname will now be displayed in the DSM console.