Limit On Server Name Characters

Tech Worm | Sun, 24 Sep 2017 at 12:00 hours | Replies : 1 | Points : 50

Category : Windows SBS 2008


Is there a limit on hostnames for Windows 2008/2012? Does this include the FQDN?

I recall something in w2003 relating to NetBIOS names but wanted to check about later server versions


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Hi Tech,

Yes, There is 15 Character limit for NetBIOS name. For FQDN the character limit is 255 Character.

 

Please refer below Link for more details.

 

https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/909264/naming-conventions-in-active-directory-for-computers-domains-sites-and