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 Trouble with SSRS Config

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mikebird
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Posted - 2008-05-18 : 07:22:51

Had trouble with this in the past. I always get through on luck and fiddling about long enough until now...

All brand new server. Can connect to this new server instance with Management Studio, and with Crystal Reports! Most of the Reports Services Config is now done apart from the very top item, Server Status, is still stopped, and times out when I try starting it - service starts, then stops. Seen this many times before - what causes it?

Database Setup is fine - default database ReportServer has been created and appeared in Management Studio.

Initialization item is grey and I can't even select it in the config window. Web Service Identity is the only other red item - not sure if it matters. Blue item Encryption Keys seems to require restoration or deletion to allow configuration...?

Why can't the Report Server connect to the SQL Server service?

Thanks
Mike

rmiao
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7266 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-18 : 21:49:32
Did you check RS log file?
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mikebird
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529 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-20 : 07:55:36
Starting to sound good!

Where is the RS log file and what's in it? I saw some log file options and didn't think much of it at the time.

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rmiao
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Posted - 2008-05-20 : 21:54:35
It logs all kind of things in RS, is in rs directory under sql.
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mikebird
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Posted - 2008-05-23 : 19:56:04
All lights are now green in Report Manager config & I don't know why.

I can't get http://localhost/reports

to work

where <localhost> is my database instance is PBA\MIKEDB

why is the backslash changed to some strange characters when I put this into the browser? What am I doing wrong, and How do I get the Report Manager up?

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rmiao
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7266 Posts

Posted - 2008-05-23 : 22:46:28
Replace localhost with host name that RS runs on.
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