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mmace1
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4 years ago
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Rename Standard Gateway

Per 2020, it was no longer possible to rename an Enterprise (i.e. Standard) Gateway. 

https://community.powerbi.com/t5/Service/Rename-an-existing-enterprise-gateway/m-p/1099843#M96702

 

It's fairly confusing - say you name your first gateway for the name of the server its on.  Then you want to migrate that gateway - ok you use the reovery key - but the now-misleading name comes with it. 

 

I wanted to see if anything has changed since 2020. I can't see anything in the GUI, but idk.  

Thanks




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  • SpartaBI's avatar
    SpartaBI
    4 years ago

    Hi mmace1,

    AFAIK, you cannot change the name of a data gateway in a cluster.
    However, if you are dealing with the non-primary data gateway in a cluster, you can simply delete it from the cluster and the server, and then install it with a new name under the same cluster.



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    SpartaBI
    Community Champion
    4 years ago

    Hi mmace1,

    AFAIK, you cannot change the name of a data gateway in a cluster.
    However, if you are dealing with the non-primary data gateway in a cluster, you can simply delete it from the cluster and the server, and then install it with a new name under the same cluster.



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    • mmace1's avatar
      mmace1
      Impactful Individual
      4 years ago
      SpartaBI wrote:


      AFAIK, you cannot change the name of a data gateway in a cluster.

       Thanks. It's not specific to being in a cluster though, right?  i..e a single gateway by itself - if restoring it on a new machine - the old gateway name comes with the 'restore'. 

      • SpartaBI's avatar
        SpartaBI
        Community Champion
        4 years ago

        Hi mmace1,

        A gateway is always part of a cluster.
        A single gateway is a gateway cluster with a single primary node.
        You can rename the cluster.
        You cannot rename the gateway.
        You can see the name of the server on which the gateway is installed.

         



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    • mmace1's avatar
      mmace1
      Impactful Individual
      4 years ago
      SpartaBI wrote:

      mmace1 please don't forget to accept the solution for community visabilty

      95% certain it's no longer possible to rename a gateway, but I'm holding off for a few days, just on the < 5% chance someone does reply with a way!  Something gross using Invoke-PowerBIRestMethod, etc.