Before you install the reporting services, see the following table to ensure that
your software location is correct for your specific configuration.
Table 1. Reporting services for different configurations
| |
Unified configuration |
Split configuration |
|
SQL Server database
engine software
|
Host computer |
Database computer |
|
Server
software
|
Host computer |
Web/application computer |
- Launch the SQL Server Installation Center program.
- On the left pane, click Installation.
- On the right pane, click the Install SQL Server Reporting Services link.
- On the Microsoft web page that opens, download the SQL Server 2017 Reporting
Services installation file.
- Run the Microsoft SQL Server 2017 Reporting
Services executable file.
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On the Welcome page,
click Install Reporting
Services.
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On the Choose an edition to
install page, select the Enter a
product key option and then type the product key for your SQL
Server 2017. If you do not know the product key, use the Learn more link to view instructions on finding
the product key. Click Next.
- On the Review the license terms page, read and click the I accept the license terms check box. Click Next.
- On the Install Database Engine page, select the Install Reporting Services only option. Click Next.
- On the Specify an install location page, select a custom install location, or accept the default and click Install. The progress bar indicates the installation status. Click Next.
- On the Setup completed page, to confirm the installation was successful, select the Configure manually and customize settings option, and click Configure report server. When the Report Server Configuration Manager launches, if the Report Server Connection dialog box does not automatically appear, you do not have SQL Server Reporting Services successfully installed. If it does appear, click Cancel. For information on troubleshooting, see SQL Server Reporting Services troubleshooting