Reporting Services Configuration How-to Topics

This section contains procedures for configuring a report server instance using the Reporting Services Configuration tool.

In This Section

The topics in this section are organized into categories so that you can more easily find the instructions you want. The first section contains topics for basic configuration tasks for a native mode report server. The second section contains advanced configuration topics. The third section contains topics for configuring a report server to run in SharePoint integrated mode.

Basic Configuration

• How to: Start Reporting Services Configuration Manager
  Provides steps for starting the Reporting Services Configuration tool.

• How to: Configure a Service Account for Reporting Services
  Explains how to specify account and password information for the Report Server service.

• How to: Register a Service Principal Name (SPN) for a Report Server
  Explains how to manually register an SPN for a report server that runs under a domain user account on a network that uses Kerberos authentication.

• How to: Configure a URL (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Explains how to establish one or more URLs used to access the Report Server Web service and Report Manager.

• How to: Create a Report Server Database (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Provides steps for creating a report server database. This step is required for deploying a Reporting Services installation.

Advanced or Optional Configuration

• How to: Configure a Report Server Scale-Out Deployment (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Provides steps for configuring multiple report servers to share a report server database.

• How to: Configure a Report Server for E-mail Delivery (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Provides steps for configuring a report server for e-mail distribution.

• How to: Configure a Firewall for Report Server Access
  Explains how to open ports used for inbound requests and outbound responses from a report server.

• How to: Configure a Report Server for Local Administration on Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008 (UAC)
  Describes additional steps required to connect to Report Manager or a report server using https://localhost.

• How to: Configure a Report Server for Remote Administration
  Explains how to configure a remote report server instance so that you can connect to and configure it from a different computer.

• How to: Turn Reporting Services Features On or Off
  Explains how to remove unused features in a Reporting Services installation.

• How to: Enable Remote Errors (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Explains how to set server properties on a report server to return additional information about error conditions that occur on remote servers.

SharePoint Integration

• How to: Install a SharePoint Web Front-end on a Report Server Computer
  Explains how to add SharePoint program files used to join a report server computer to a SharePoint server farm.

• How to: Install or Uninstall the Reporting Services Add-in
  Explains how to install report server application pages, configuration pages, and URL on a SharePoint server.

• How to: Activate the Report Server Feature in Site Settings
  Explains how to manually activate the report server feature for a site collection if the root site collection is not enabled.

• How to: Create a Report Server Database for SharePoint Integrated Mode (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Explains how to create a report server database for a report server that runs in SharePoint integrated mode.

• How to: Configure Report Server Integration in SharePoint Central Administration
  Provides instructions for configuring integration in SharePoint Central Administration.

• How to: Install and Configure SharePoint Integration on a Stand-alone Server
  Provides step-by-step instructions for installing all server components and application databases on a single computer.

• How to: Install and Configure SharePoint Integration on Multiple Servers
  Provides step-by-step instructions for installing server components on multiple computers in a distributed server deployment.

• How to: Switch Server Modes (Reporting Services Configuration)
  Explains how to remove a report server instance from a deployment of a SharePoint technology or instance so that you can run it as a native mode report server.

• How Do I Learn About SharePoint Integrated Mode in SQL Server Books Online
  Provides a list of topics specific to the Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Technologies.