I've been neglecting my BLOG so here's a more productive post:
Installing reporting services side by side with Sharepoint 2003 ( or WSS_V2 )
Which has more then one IP , and has trouble connecting to the DNS .
Ok here goes:
First you boil the egg …. , ehh wrong recipe , I'll get to that latter J
Ok my mistake , ….
1. do exactly what it written in
Troubleshooting a Side-by-Side Installation of Reporting Services and Windows SharePoint Services
http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/RSinstall/htm/gs_installingrs_v1_9fdy.asp
but … the web version ( the above ) is an old documentation so use the CHM file which is located in the root directory of the Install CD .
2. due to the fact that in my case the localhost was pointing to the 'wrong' IP
( the SPS was on the other IP ) , and 'we need' the RS on the same IP as the SPS ..
Part 2 of the instructions was done again with a minor change
STSADM.EXE -o addpath -url http://10.1.100.17/ReportServer -type exclusion
STSADM.EXE -o addpath -url http://10.1.100.17/Reports -type exclusion
3. The web.config should be with read option on to the "IIS Worker Process Group"
4. In the directory
c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL\Reporting Services\ReportManager
there's a file named "RSWebApplication.config"
you have to check that the URL in it is working
meaning : <ReportServerUrl>http://MESHXP/ReportServer</ReportServerUrl>
is working correctly , in our case there was no connection to the DNS so it was changed to :
<ReportServerUrl>http://10.1.100.17/ReportServer</ReportServerUrl>
5. last but not least , don’t forget to build two groups in the local machine
"ReportingServices Admin" and "ReportingServices Browsers" which will be assigned the roles of "Content Managers" and "Browsers" accordingly in the RS HOME ( root ) dir security ( that for SysAdmin use )
That should do it
Adlai