@@SERVERNAME returns NULL value... Can we adjust so that it returns the server name

We are running SQL 2000 in a non-clustered server. For some reason when we
select @.@.SERVERNAME we are getting a NULL value back. According to BOL ...
the information in returned by @.@.SERVERNAME may be different than the
SERVERNAME property of SERVERPROPERTY function. The SERVERNAME property
automatically reports changes in the network name of the computer. In
contrast, @.@.SERVERNAME does not report such changes. @.@.SERVERNAME reports
changes made to the local server name using the sp_addserver or
sp_dropserver stored procedure
Assuming that my server name is XYZ - I would assume that by executing the
following command we would be OK:
use master
go
sp_addserver 'XYZ', 'local'
go
But when executing this - we get the following message:
Server already exists.
Can someone advise the correct way to do this?
Thanks,
Tom
Hi,
Try this
sp_dropserver 'XYZ'
go
sp_addserver 'XYZ', 'local'
go
After this stop and start the MS SQL Server service. Then login in Query
analyzer and execute SELECT @.@.SERVERNAME
Thanks
Hari
SQL Server MVP
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> We are running SQL 2000 in a non-clustered server. For some reason when
> we
> select @.@.SERVERNAME we are getting a NULL value back. According to BOL
> ...
> the information in returned by @.@.SERVERNAME may be different than the
> SERVERNAME property of SERVERPROPERTY function. The SERVERNAME property
> automatically reports changes in the network name of the computer. In
> contrast, @.@.SERVERNAME does not report such changes. @.@.SERVERNAME reports
> changes made to the local server name using the sp_addserver or
> sp_dropserver stored procedure
> Assuming that my server name is XYZ - I would assume that by executing the
> following command we would be OK:
> use master
> go
> sp_addserver 'XYZ', 'local'
> go
> But when executing this - we get the following message:
> Server already exists.
> Can someone advise the correct way to do this?
> Thanks,
> Tom
>
>
>