So - we just did a test where ALL I did was change the registry entry for the connection string. It appears to work fine. Obviously if we don't need to go through ALL of those other steps (which don't seem to apply to this situation at all) there's no point in touching anything.
Do you *KNOW* if this is all that needs to happen on the PM side? If you don't know, then please just say so - I feel like throwing me at a doc and saying "Make necessary changes" isn't really helpful.
Thanks