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How to Install the Operations Manager Reporting Server

 

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 R2 Operations Manager, System Center 2012 - Operations Manager, System Center 2012 SP1 - Operations Manager

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In this procedure, the Reporting server is installed on a stand-alone server that is hosting the SQL Server database and SQL Server Reporting Services.

Warning

Although SQL Server Reporting Services is installed on the stand-alone server, Operations Manager reports are not accessed on this server; instead, they are accessed in the Reporting workspace in the Operations console. If you want to access published reports through the web console, you must install the Operations Manager web console on the same computer as Operations Manager Reporting server.

You must make sure that your server meets the minimum system requirement for Operations Manager. For more information, see System Requirements for System Center 2012 – Operations Manager.

Important

Before you follow these procedures, read the Before You Begin section of Deploying System Center 2012 - Operations Manager.

Installing Operations Manager Reporting

No other applications that are using SQL Server Reporting Services can be installed on this instance of SQL Server.

Make sure that SQL Server Reporting Services has been correctly installed and configured. For more information about how to install and configure SQL Server Reporting Services, see SQL Server Installation (SQL Server 2012).

Note

Before you continue with this procedure, make sure that the account you plan to use for the Data Warehouse Write account has SQL Server logon rights and is an Administrator on the computers hosting both the operational database and the Reporting data warehouse database. Otherwise, Setup fails, and all changes are rolled back, which might leave SQL Server Reporting Services in an inoperable state.

To verify that Reporting Services is configured correctly

  1. Verify that the ReportServer and ReportServerTempDB databases in SQL Server Management Studio are located on the stand-alone server. Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, point to SQL Server Management Studio, and then connect to the default database instance. Open the Databases node and verify that the two Reporting Services databases exist under this node.

  2. Verify the correct configuration of SQL Server Reporting Services. Click Start, point to Programs, point to the appropriate offering of Microsoft SQL Server, point to Configuration Tools, and then click Reporting Services Configuration Manager. Connect to the instance on which you installed Reporting Services.

  3. In the navigation pane, select the <servername>\SQLinstance. This displays the Report Server status in the results pane. Make sure that the Report Server Status is Started.

  4. In the navigation pane, select Scale-out Deployment, and then make sure that the Status column has the value of Joined.

  5. If Report Server is not started and the Scale out Deployment is not joined, check the configuration of Service Account, Web Service URL, and Database.

  6. Confirm that the SQL Server Reporting Services service is running. On the taskbar, click Start, point to Administrative Tools, and then click Services.

  7. In the Name column, find the SQL Server Reporting Services instance service and verify that its status reads Started and that the Startup Type is Automatic.

  8. In the Name column, find the SQL Server Agent service and verify that its status reads Started and that its Startup Type is Automatic.

  9. Verify that the Report Server website is functioning and available by browsing to https://servername/reportserver_<$instance>. You should see a page that contains the <servername>/ReportServer_<$INSTANCE> and the text, Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services Version ##.#.####.## where # is the version number of your SQL Server installation.

  10. Verify that the Report Manager website is configured correctly by opening Internet Explorer and browsing to http://<servername>/reports_<instance>.

  11. In the Report Manager website, click New Folder to create a new folder. Enter a name and description, and then click OK. Make sure that the newly created folder is visible on the Report Manager website.

To install Operations Manager Reporting

  1. Log on to the computer by using an account that has the following permissions:

    - Local Administrator: The permission is required by the Operations Manager 2007 Reporting installation and for configuring SQL Server Reporting Services.

- Operations Manager Administrator role: The permission is required for configuring reporting roles and creating reporting instances.

- SQL SysAdmin for the OperationsManager database: The permission is required for configuring dwsynch\_users role.

- SQL SysAdmin for the Data Warehouse database: The permission is required for configuring OpsMgrWriter and OpsMgrReader roles.

  2. On the Operations Manager installation media, run Setup.exe, and then click Install.

  3. On the Getting Started, Select features to install page, select the Reporting server feature. To read more about each feature and its requirements, click Expand all, or expand the buttons next to each feature, and then click Next.

  4. On the Getting Started, Select installation location page, accept the default value of C:\Program Files\System Center 2012\Operations Manager or type a new location or browse to one, and then click Next.

  5. On the Prerequisites page, review and resolve any warnings or errors, and then click Verify Prerequisites Again to recheck the system.

  6. If the Prerequisites checker does not return any warnings or errors, continue to the Prerequisites, Proceed with Setup page. Click Next.

  7. On the Configuration, Specify a Management server page, enter the name of a management server that is used by the Reporting features only. Then click Next.

  8. On the Configuration, SQL Server instance for reporting services page, select the instance of SQL Server that hosts SQL Server Reporting Services, and then click Next.

  9. On the Configuration, Configure Operations Manager accounts page, enter the credentials for the Data Reader account, and then click Next.

  10. On the Configuration, Help improve System Center - Operations Manager page, select your options, and then click Next.

  11. If Windows Update is not activated on the computer, the Configuration, Microsoft Update page appears. Select your options, and then click Next.

  12. Review the options on the Configuration, Installation Summary page, and then click Install. Setup continues.

  13. When Setup is finished, the Setup is complete page appears. Click Close.

To install Operations Manager Reporting by using the Command Prompt window

  1. Log on to the server by using an account that has local administrative credentials.

  2. Open the Command Prompt window by using the Run as Administrator option.

  3. Change the path for the location of the Operations Manager setup.exe file, and then run the following command.

    Note

    The /ManagementServer parameter is only required when you are installing reporting on a server that is not a management server.

      setup.exe /silent /install /components:OMReporting 
  /ManagementServer: "<ManagementServerName>"
  /SRSInstance: <server\instance>
  /DataReaderUser: <domain\username>
  /DataReaderPassword: <password>
  /SendODRReports: [0|1]
  /UseMicrosoftUpdate: [0|1]

To confirm the health of Operations Manager reports

  1. Open the Operations console, and select the Reporting workspace.

    Note

    After initial deployment, reports can require up to 30 minutes to appear.

  2. Click Microsoft ODR Report Library, and then double-click any of the reports listed. The selected report is then generated and displayed in a new window.

    By default, you should see the following reports:

    - **Alerts Per Day**

- **Instance Space**

- **Management Group**

- **Management Packs**

- **Most Common Alerts**

  3. Close the report window.