Hi all,I would like to ask for some help form all you SQL experts about how to set up a specific aliased instance name, maybe someone can point me at an article of give me some guidance.I have installed two identical named instances on a server called LONPOCSQL. The instance names are FINPROD and FINREP, so when connection to them remotely I connect to LONPOCSQL\FINPROD or LONPOCSQL\FINREP. My question is how can I configure it so that I can connect remotely to the instances in by referencing them as FINPROD\FINPROD and FINREP\FINREP? The reason for this is that I need to replace a very old system where the applications connect to the sql servers by referencing them as FINPROD\FINPROD and FINREP\FINREP respectively. I'm trying to set up a 2-node SQL alwayson AG cluster for HA+DR with one server in the prod DC and the other in DR. I need both instances to live one the same box.1. As far as I'm aware SQL Aliases only work when the connection is local, remote connections fail2. I can't create a DNS alias called "FINPROD\FINPROD" and point it at a listener name as slashes "\" are not allowed in DNS CNAMEs3. My old boss once built a SQL 2008 R2 failover cluster with two instaces on it called "lonsql40\lonsql40" but there is no documentation on how he did it and I can't find anything on the webSo any help or advice on how to achieve it at this point will help. Thanks!
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