Renaming a Service Application in SharePoint 2010

Renaming a Service Application in SharePoint 2010

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Name:            Rename-SPServiceApplication
# Descrption:     This script will rename a Service Application and its Proxy
# Usage:        Run the function with the Name and NewName Parameters
# By:             Ivan Josipovic, Softlanding.ca
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Function Rename-SPServiceApplication ($Name,$NewName){
$Service = Get-SPServiceApplication -Name $Name

if ($Service -eq $null){
    Write-host -Foreground red "Error: Cant find $Name"
    return 1
}

$proxies = Get-SPServiceApplicationProxy
foreach ($Proxy in $proxies){
    if ($Service.IsConnected($Proxy)){
        Write-host "Proxy Found"
        if ($Proxy.Status -ne "Online"){
            Write-host -Foreground red "Error: The Proxy is currently is Status: $($Proxy.Status)"
            Write-host -Foreground red "Error: You will have to enable the Proxy before it can be modified, re-run the script once completed"
            return 1
        } else {
            $Proxy.Name = $NewName
            $Proxy.Update()
        }
    }
}
$Service.Name = $NewName
$Service.Update()
Write-host "Completed with no Errors"
return 0
}

Rename-SPServiceApplication -Name "Managed Metadata Service" -NewName "GlobalMamnagedMetadata"

Reference:http://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/office/Rename-SharePoint-Service-f7f3ca41