Report Server - local AppServer only?

Question

Greetings-

Looking for confirmation of default Report Server requirements:

Dual Server setup; Visual Studio Team Foundation Server

Going through the dd_vsinstall80.txt file that is generated - it looks as though when performing the application server install, that it wants the Report Server to be running on <localhost> (in this case the app server itself).

Our configuration has a cross-matrix of two different related server solutions (and works flawlessly - with the exception of VSTFS)

Server 1 (Database Server)

WS03 EntEd SP1
IIS 6.0
ASP 2.0
ASP 1.1
SharePoint Portal Server
   >>Connected to SQL server 2005 Enterprise Edition June CTP
   >>Hung off of unique IIS 6.0 website on Server 1 (not default)

SQL Server 2005 June CTP
SQL 2005 Report Server
SQL 2005 Analysis Server

Project Server 2003
   >>>Connected to SQL 2000 SP4 w/ Analysis Server & Report Server on Server 2

WSS 2.0 SP1
   >>SQL Server 2000 SP4 back end on Server 2 (per Project Server requirements)
   >>Unique IIS Website on Server 1 (sites) for Project SharePoint integration
   >>Not default Web Server

Server 2

WS03 EntEd SP1
SQL Server 2000 SP4a
SQL Server Report Server
SQL Server Analysis Server

WSS 2.0 SP1 set up in Default mode (MSDE/Default Website)

When overviewing the dd_ file I see that it wants to install the Report Server to <localhost> on Port 8080. What provision is made that the Report Server can be the database tier server, and that it will not necessarily run off of 8080?

Thanks!

Answer 1

Christopher,

At the moment, the configuration you are trying to setup won't work ... TFS setup will block installation

Server 1 (DB)
W2K3 w/ SP1
IIS 6.0
ASP 2.0 & 1.1 (you get 1.1 w/ Windows ... we don't require it)
SQL 2005
SQL Analysis
SQL Reporting
SQL Agent

Server 2 (Middle Tier)
W2K3 w/ SP1
IIS 6.0
ASP 2.0 & 1.1 (you get 1.1 w/ Windows)
WSS V2 SP1 (portal server, SPS, won't work)
AD/AM (if you are Beta 2)

The DT goes to Server 1
The AT goes to Server 2

And, report server needs to go to port 80 on Server 2.  Port 8080 is for the Web Services.