If you must change the host name of the Tivoli® Storage Manager V7.1.1 server, ensure that you also update the database configuration. If you fail to update the database configuration, the Tivoli Storage Manager server might not start.
- Changing the host name for a server running on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris systems
To change the host name of a Tivoli Storage Manager server running on an AIX®, HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris system, several steps are required. - Changing the host name for a server running on Windows
To change the host name of a Tivoli Storage Manager server running on a Windows system, back up the database, stop the server, edit the DB2® configuration file, and restart the server. 
Changing the host name for a server running on AIX, HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris systems
To change the host name of a Tivoli Storage Manager server running on an AIX, HP-UX, Linux, or Solaris system, several steps are required.
Changing the host name for a server running on Windows
To change the host name of a Tivoli Storage Manager server running on a Windows system, back up the database, stop the server, edit the DB2 configuration file, and restart the server.