Update URL After cloning Server in SharePoint

This would be very common scenario most of us bump into. You may need to clone your Web Front End to host it in different environment. After restoring the cloned instance you may find your new server refers to the old server name.

Quick and easy way to update the server name using stsadm in SharePoint 2007:

Syntax:

Stsadm –o renameserver –oldservername <<oldservername>> -newservername <<newservername>>

Example:

Stsadm –o renameserver –oldservername oldwfe01 –newservername newwfe01