Changing MOSS 2007 Machine Name

• This same instrutction are all over the web, this is almost an  exact copy from technet.
  
  
  Change each alternate access mapping for your MOSS/WSS deployment in Central Administration:
• Open Central Administration, "Operations" Tab, "Alternate access mappings" link
• Modify each mapping item to reflect your newly chosen server name

• Use stsadm.exe to invoke the "renameserver" command option:
• Open a command prompt window
• cd "C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN"
• stsadm -o renameserver -newservername <newname> -oldservername <oldname>

• Rename your Server via Change Name Operation in Windows Server 2003:
• Start Menu | Control Panel | System, "Computer Name" tab, "Change" button.
• Input your new server name
•  

·    

I

     SIf your machine the VM belongs to a Domain, then chang it to a WorkGroup first, after that add it again to the Domain. http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc771844%28WS.10%29.aspx

• Reboot the server NOW.

• After reboot, open command prompt
• cd C:\Program Files\Common Files\Microsoft Shared\web server extensions\12\BIN
• stsadm -o updatefarmcredentials -userlogin <domainuser> -password <password>
• iisreset /noforce

• Check all application pool identities in IIS, update where the old machine name is still there.