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

Topic Description

How to: Start Reporting Services Configuration

Provides steps for starting the Reporting Services Configuration tool.

How to: Configure Service Accounts (Reporting Services Configuration)

Explains how to specify account and password information for the Report Server Web service and Windows service.

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.

How to: Configure a Report Server for E-mail Delivery (Reporting Services Configuration)

Provides steps for configuring a report server for e-mail distribution.

Advanced Configuration

Topic Description

How to: Configure Reporting Services to Use a Non-Default Web Site (Reporting Services Configuration)

Provides steps for choosing a Web site that is not the default Web site. These instructions are for users who might not be familiar with Web site creation.

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 Database on a Database Engine Upgraded from SQL Server 7.0 (Reporting Services Configuration)

Explains how to set the database compatibility level to avoid exceptions when creating a report server database on an upgraded Database Engine instance.

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

Topic Description

How to: Activate the Report Server Feature in SharePoint Central Administration

Explains how to manually activate the report server feature for a site collection.

How to: Configure SharePoint Integration on a Standalone Server

Provides step-by-step instructions for installing all server components and application databases on a single computer.

How to: 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: 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 the Report Server Integration Feature in SharePoint Central Administration

Provides instructions for configuring integration in SharePoint Central Administration.

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.

See Also

Concepts

Configuring Reporting Services for SharePoint 3.0 Integration
Requirements for Running Reporting Services in SharePoint Integrated Mode
Configuring Reporting Services Components
Reporting Services Configuration Tool

Other Resources

Reporting Services How-to Topics

Help and Information

Getting SQL Server 2005 Assistance