Verifying an Installation of Reporting Services
SQL Server 2000
You can verify that the installation was successful by performing a few simple tests.
To verify that the report server is installed and running
Perform one of the following tests:
- Open the Services window and verify that the ReportServer service is running.
To view the ReportServer service, open Services: Click Start, point to Control Panel, double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Services. When the list of services appears, scroll to ReportServer. The status should be Started.
- Open a browser and type the virtual directory of the report server in the address bar. The address consists of the server name and the virtual directory name that you specified for the report server during Setup. By default, the report server virtual directory is named ReportServer. You can use the following URL to verify report server installation: http://<servername>/ReportServer.
To verify that Report Manager is installed and running
Perform one of the following tests:
- Open a browser and type the virtual directory of Report Manager in the address bar. The address consists of the server name and the virtual directory name that you specified for the Report Manager during Setup. By default, the Report Manager virtual directory is Reports. You can use the following URL to verify Report Manager installation: http://<servername>/Reports.
- Select the Report Manager shortcut from the SQL Server program group of the Start menu.
- Create a new folder or upload a file to test whether definitions are passed back to the report server database. If these operations are successful, the connection is functional.
To verify that Report Designer is installed and running
Perform one of the following tests:
- Open Visual Studio, and open an existing project. Select one of the installed samples.
- Open Visual Studio and create a new report project using the Report Project Wizard. For more information on using the Report Project Wizard, see How to create a report project (Report Project Wizard).
- Run a script file (.rss) in the script environment to test Web service operations on the specified report server. For more information on running a sample script, see Sample Scripts.
