Change the Management Services Account and Database Management Account for the server
Procedure 5 of 23 associated with Step 2 - Change the Computer Name, Domain, or Workgroup of an Individual Managed server.
This procedure consists of two tasks:
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Create a new Management Service Account (MSA) and Database Management Service Account (DMSA)
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Use Enterprise Manager to change the MSA and DMSA for the server

Task 1 of 2 associated with changing the Management Services Account and Database Management Account for the server.
To complete this task, you must create two new Windows Workgroup user accounts, as noted below:
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Create one Windows Workgroup user account to serve as the MSA for the computer whose name you are changing.
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Create one Windows Workgroup user account to serve as the DMSA for the computer whose name you are changing.
For details about creating MSA and DMSA user accounts, see the Technology, Security, & Network Integration Deployment Reference Guide.

Task 2 of 2 associated with changing the Management Services Account and Database Management Account for the server.
To complete this task, you must use Enterprise Manager to specify the new accounts you have just created as the MSA and DMSA for the server whose name you are changing.
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Select System Management Module that allows performing suite-wide system management activities from a single, Web-based application, the Enterprise Manager. > Enterprise > Settings.
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In the Installations tree (left pane), select the server whose name you are changing.
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Select Enterprise Settings.
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In the Management Service Account section, change the Username: field value so that it specifies the account user name of the new MSA user account you have just created.
For example:
The Username: field specifies the account user name in this format: computername\accountname
Change the computername parameter of the account user name so that it specifies the new name for the computer.
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In the Database Management Account section, change the Username: field value so that it specifies the account user name of the new DMSA user account you have just created (exactly as described for the Management Service Account above).
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Click Save.
What to do next
Change the Windows computer name/domain/workgroup membership on the server