I am trying to use the IISLog report packs with SQL Server Express reporting services. The guidance in http://blogs.msdn.com/sqlexpress/ indicates that I need to change the target URL and the connection string so that the report packs work with SQL Express. I cannot see how to centrally change the connection string, so that it will affect all the Datasets in the report project. If I try and open a report page and click on the Data tab I get the following error.
A connection cannot be made to the database.
Set and test the connection string.
An error has occurred while establishing a connection to the server. When connecting to SQL Server 2005, this failure may be caused by the fact that under the default settings SQL Server does not allow remote connections. (provider: Named Pipes Provider, error: 40 - Could not open a connection to SQL Server) (Microsoft SQL Server, Error: 2)
I have seen this error before when I have mistakenly used "data source=(local); initial catalog=AdventureWorks" instead of "data source=.SQLExpress; initial catalog=AdventureWorks" as a connection string when creating a new Dataset.
How can I get the IISLog report pack to work with SQL Express?
I use Windows XP Profesional. I have installed SQL Server 2005 Express Edition with Advanced Serices. The problem is that my databases attach always as Read-Only. I have learned that I sould install Service Pack(s), but I cannot find any for Express Edition with Advanced Services.
Could youe help me please?
Here is a list of files I have installed: SQLEXPR_ADV.EXE, SQLEXPR_TOOLKIT.EXE, SqlServer2K5_BOL_Jul2006.msi, SQLServer2005_ReportAddin.msi, SQLServer2005_SSMSEE.msi, SqlServerSamples.msi, SSEUtilSetup.EXE.
How do SQL 2000 service packs play a role in upgrading? That is, can SQL 2000 Standard with no Service Packs(SP) be upgraded to SQL 2005 Standard, or does SQL 2000 Standard have to have a certain service pack(SP).
What about re-applying SQL 2005 service packs when upgrading Express SP1 to Workgroup, etc.?
I am running SQL Server 6.5 on a W2K server. I recently encountered theproblem described in Microsoft KB atricle 153455. The server has NOservice packs installed on it. I have downloaded sp5a from the MS siteand tried to install it, but I am told that SQL Server is not installedon the machine, which it is.I know this is a stretch, but might anyone have the previous servicepacks for 6.5? I can't find them on the MS site, probably because theyare cumulative. My thoughts are if I can get some of the oder SP'sinstalled, then I could get 5a installed.Alternately, does anyone know why the sp might be telling me ths SQLServer isn't installed?Any help is appreciated.David PhelanPitman CompanyTotowa, NJwww.pitman.com"No job is too big, no fee is too big!" Bill Murray-Ghostbusters*** Sent via Developersdex http://www.developersdex.com ***Don't just participate in USENET...get rewarded for it!
I have an interesting situation here. I have a SQL Server 2000 database which is attached to SQL Server 2005. The database (SQL 2000) however only has service pack 3 applied. I need to apply SP4 before I can move forward with SQL 2000->2005 upgrade. The question: can I somehow apply this support package with my current configuration or should I install full SQL 2000 front-end anew (which I don't have at the moment)? Whenever I try to run SQL 2000 SP4 it complains "SQL Server 2000 is not installed on this machine."
The server I try to install the update is Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition x64. SQL Server 2000 database itself is x86 (obviously).
Hi,I am planning to install sql server 2000 sp4 on my clustered serverrunning in active/passive mode.I plan to stop all sql services using cluster administrator, installthe service pack from the primary node and then reboot all nodes.Are there any missing steps that need to be done or problems thatanyone has come across?ThankLyn
I'm having a world of trouble with the Reporting Services Server. The install went fine. I went in to configure the Report Server and when creating the Report Server and the Report Manager virtual directories I get the following error: "The virtual directory could not be created. The previously set virtual directory will still be used." The problem with this is that I have not previously set a virtual directory. When clicking on the link I get the additional error information: "System.IO.FileNotFoundException: at System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.ThrowExceptionForHRInternal(Int32 errorCode, IntPtr errorInfo) at System.Management.ManagementObject.InvokeMethod(String methodName, ManagementBaseObject inParameters, InvokeMethodOptions options) at ReportServicesConfigUI.WMIProvider.RSReportServerAdmin.CreateVirtualDirectory(String virtualDirectory, String path)"
When I check IIS the directories were created but the Reporting Services Configuration Manager does not see them unless I attempt to recreate them again without deleting them from IIS.
I am using WIN XP PRO with IIS installed. Installation (including SSRS) seems OK.
If I go into new project and select Business Infomration / New Report I can select datasource, etc, design a and get to a deployment window. Default is Report Server: http://localhost/ReportServer Deployment Folder: Report Project2
I can preview a report just fine.
If I go to Debug or Deploy I get a error message box that starts with "A connection could not be made to the report server http://localhost/ReportServer"
Am I missing a component on my system or can you suggest something else I should look at?
When I want to connect to a local report server on as shown in the "Reporting Services Tools" tutorial (http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-au/library/aa337424.aspx), the SSMSE does not show the option "Reporting Services" in the "Server type" drop down list in the "Connect to server" dialog.
The tutorial says "In the Server type list, select Reporting Services. If Reporting Services is not on the list, it is not installed."
This must be wrong as the SSCM clearly shows an installed and running "SQL Server Reporting Service (...)".
Also if i call the webinterface (http://localhost/reports/) a page loads that says "SQL Server Reporting Services Home" with some options. And here something is not correct too. The "contents" tab of the report manager says "There are no items in Home."
I started to work on some basic tutorials using the sql server business development studio, and everything works fine. I can create reports, which derive data from the AdventureWorks db properly.
Can anyone tell me the adequate steps to fix the SSMSE connection problem and the webinterface view problem?
Here are some additional informations:
I use WinXP SP2, which makes the IIS version 5.1
SQL server is 2005 express with advanced features
and i installed the management toolkit, and the AdventureWorks db.
Installation history is as follows:
.NET framework 2.0 + VS2005 professional edition was installed
1. installed ss2005express+advanced features, on a named instance. worked fine. I did not install the SSMSE at this point, as i knew it is included in the toolkit too. 2. configured the reporting services through the "reporting services configuration" tool. worked fine. 3. installed the management tool kit. worked fine. 4. installed the AdventureWorks db. installed, but was not attached automaticaly to the database engine. 5. attached the AdventureWorks db to the database engine manually. worked fine, can be viewed and accessed properly.
So there I am. I have no clue what went wrong.
A last hint that makes me think is this: In the SSCM the sql server an the sql server reporting services have different instance ids (MSSQL.1 and MSSQL.2 respectively).
Thanks in advance for your solutions and hints, that is - for your time :-) art
I'm a newbie to Reporting Services so please forgive my ignorance...
I've recently installed SQL Server Express 2005 with Reporting Services on my Vista Business Notebook (with no network connections) and have installed VS C# Express as well as the Business Intelligence Studio to create reports.
My C# application can connect to SQL Server fine, however, the reports I created with Business Studio refuses to deploy to the server due to the following reason:
"The permissions granted to user 'localhostJenny' are insufficient for performing this operation".
I find this odd as I've been able to deploy reports on my other Windows XP machine (with SQL Server Express) no probs at all. Additionally, I cannot see the 'Site settings' link within Report Manager (Web) that I'd normally get with an admin account (i.e. on my Win. XP machine). Various sources indicate that my account has insufficient access rights to view this.
Having browsed through seemingly endless blogs and forums, I suspect that my local account has not been configured to access the Report Manager web client to publish, manage and administer the site.
I have tried the surface area tool for SQL Server, but I suspect that this is relevant only to SQL Server DB access and management. Adding an administrator here does nothing.
The question is, how can I grant access to myself (local account) to allow me to publish reports via business studio, and at the same time - administer Report Manager Site Settings - on my vista notebook??
I would be extremely grateful for any help on this matter - I've tried ceaseless reinstallations, but to no avail!
Hey I am new in sql server admin field . Just installed service pack 2 on sql server. but I am not sure whether I should apply service pack to the client machine also. And if I have to , how to do that? Use the same executable?
A couple of service packs have been issued for SQL 7.0, depending upon requirements these may or may not need to be installed. Where can I go to get information on these service packs? And what version numbers will be displayed using "SELECT @@version" ?
I'm kind of new to SQL 7.0. I have a question regarding where to get the service packs from. When I go into sql server enterprise manager and choose the about option on our server it shows service pack 6. When I do it on my laptop it shows 4. I want to get them on the same service pack. Unfortunatley I wasn't the one who put it on the server and I can't find it anywhere. Can someone tell me where I can get the service packs from. I went out to Microsoft page but all I saw was service pack 2.
I am looking for a listing of the versions of SQL that correspond to the Service Pack level.. Example.. 6.50.??? SP1 6.50.??? sp2 6.50.??? sp3 6.50.??? sp4
I have been looking all around and can`t find this info. At one time I did have this information and I misplaced it.. Thanks
I was trying to verify my SQL service pack level, when I ran a select @@version, my results contained 6.50.274. Does anyone know what service pack .274 is? My documentaion shows that SQL SP3 is 6.50.258 and SQL SP4 is 6.50.281. Any help that can be provided would be greatly appreciated.
Are there any forseeable problems with only moving one of my company's departments SQL database server to sp2 and leaving the others on sp1? From an admin tools perspective? Our internet groupd would like to move on to sp3 and the others would like to wait?
Are there any guidelines or best practices for deploying or testing Service Packs? What types of tests should be performed prior to upgrading or do I just trust Microsoft?
I have a Win 2003 server with SQL 2000 SP3 that is publisher and distributor for several merge replication publications. Subscribers are a mixture of SQL 2000 (running SP3 and SP4) and MSDE. I've run into a problem in creating publications that is fixed in SP4 but for various reasons I can't update all of the subscribers that are running SP3. I don't expect any issues updating just my server but will I have any issues running SP4 on my server and SP3 on the subscribers?
Hello, I need to document all SQL Jobs and DTS Packs with full description of dependencies - database, table, stored procedure, etc. Is there are tool that I can download for that particular use???
I'm using SQL Server Express on Vista. I can't remember whether or not I installed the service packs for SSEE. Is there a quick and easy way to find out?
I have SQL Server 7.0 installed in a Fail-over cluster and currently, Full-text indexing is not installed, since our full-text index resides on a different physical server. In an attempt to consolidate our servers I am looking at installing full-text indexing on our cluster. I understand that there will probably be issues getting the Full-text indexing service to fail-over, but I'm not too concerned with that.
What I am concerned with, is, will I need to re-install the latest SQL Server 7.0 service pack? Does anyone know of any security holes with an un-patched version of the full-text indexing service?
Any advice on this situation is greatly appreciated. Thanks!
I was reading that when applying 2008 R2 SP1 you need to run the MDS update component manually: [URL] I was curious if that package changed in later service packs because I couldn't find any mention of it.
SQL 2012, if there was a similar process in their service packs for MDS, or if it hasn't been upgraded?
I am trying to upgrade SQL Server Express 2005 Report Server to SQL 2005 Standard and it fails with the following error:
SQL Server Setup did not have the administrator permissions required to copy a file: C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.8Reporting ServicesReportServer ssrvpolicy.config. To continue, verify that the file exists, and either grant administrator permissions to the account currently running Setup or log in with an administrator account. Then run SQL Server Setup again.
After I click OK on the message, this whole path where the upgrade is bieng installed dissapears C:Program FilesMicrosoft SQL ServerMSSQL.8Reporting Services. The error is a bit missleading because the file that it is trying to copy rssrvpolicy.config does appear in that upgrade folder so I am not sure why it would try to copy a file that has already been copied.
I was able to upgrade the Database Engine instance fine but can't upgrade Reporting Services due to that error. I have verified that the account that ran the setup had the administrator permissions. Your prompt reply to my question would be greatly appreciatted.
