2.2. The Installation Process

Now that you have worked through all the preparation, it is finally time to install Reporting Services. This is done through the SQL Server 2005 setup program, either at the time SQL Server 2005 is originally installed or later, as an addition to an existing SQL Server installation. In this section, you see the portions of the SQL Server 2005 installation dealing with Reporting Services and learn about the option selections necessary for the various types of Reporting Services installations discussed earlier in this chapter.

2.2.1. The SQL Server 2005 Installation

If you are doing a full, server, distributed, or web farm installation of Reporting Services, the setup program must be run on the computer that will ...

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