Windows Server Core is a minimal installation option available in the Windows Server operating system. It provides a low-maintenance server environment with limited graphical interface capabilities, designed to reduce the attack surface and resource overhead.
In This article, we are going to change the Hostname of a Windows Server Core Installed server.
The simplest way to make this change is by getting to the Direct ILO Console or VM Console of the Virtual Machine
- Log in with the Local Administrator Credentials.
- On the Command Prompt type:
sconfig
- You will see the Server Configuration Menu.
- Enter the Hostname
- After hitting Enter you will get a prompt to restart the serer.
Server will restart as per the process and the hostname will change.
