Changing the Domain of SQL Server

First published on TECHNET on Oct 13, 2009

The following are areas of concern you should consider when changing the domain of a SQL Server or restoring a database to a SQL Server in a different domain. If you think of anything I missed, please let me know and I'll update this list.

Account Names and Permissions

Application accounts

Credentials (for Agent proxies)

Database mail / SQL mail

Login accounts

Login/User mappings

Service accounts

Communication

Application connections

Aliases

Database mirroring

Linked servers

Log shipping

Firewall ports and protocols

Replication

Clustering

Domain groups (of domain service accounts)

Service Principal Name (SPN)