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8. In the left pane, select Report Manager Virtual Directory. A green checkmark may display beside the
directory even before you configure the settings. The right pane displays the Report Manger Virtual
Directory Settings.
9. In the right pane, select New. The Create a New Virtual Directory dialog box appears. In the Website
drop-down list, select Default Web Site. In the Virtual Directory text box, type the name of the
virtual directory. The default value is Reports.
10. To save the settings and close the dialog box, click OK. The Report Manager directory is created.
11. In the left pane, select Database Setup. The right pane displays the Database Connection settings.
12. In the right pane, configure the following:
Server Name: Select the SQL Server name in the drop-down list.
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Database Name: Select ReportServer in the drop-down list.
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If ReportServer does not appear in the list, click New. The SQL Server Connection Dialog
dialog box appears. In the Database Name text box, type the name of the new Reporting
Services database. The default value is ReportServer. Click OK.
13. Click Apply. The SQL Server Connection Dialog dialog box appears.
14. Select the Credentials Type. The default value is Current User - Integrated Security.
15. Click OK. When the connection is configured,go to the next step.
16. In the left-hand pane, select Web Service Identity.
17. In the right-hand pane, configure the following:
Report Server: Select ReportServer in the drop-down list.
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If ReportServer does not appear in the drop-down list, click New. The New Application Pool
dialog box appears. In the Application Pool Name text box, type ReportServer. Select Build-in
Account and then select Network Service in the drop-down list. Click OK.
Report Manager: Select ReportServer in the drop-down list.
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If ReportServer does not appear in the drop-down list, click New. The New Application Pool
dialog box appears. Type ReportServer in the Application Pool Name text box. Select Build-in
Account and then select Network Service in the drop-down list. Click OK.
18. Click Apply. The SQL Server Connection Dialog dialog box appears.
19. Select the Credentials Type. The default value is Current User - Integrated Security.
20. Click OK. When the connection is configured,go to the next step.
21. Verify that you can access the reports. In a browser window, type http://<machine
name>/reports. The SQL Server Reporting Services page should open without error. Example
below.
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