Error Installing RS with exising DB

I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a Small
Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from a
previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
The error is:
"A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and is not
a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing database
or select a new database name."
What may be wrong?
Tx
AndyRS won't allow you to install onto a DB that already exists locally. If the
RS that used this database is not needed anymore, then just delete it (and
the temp database associated with it), then you can install. Or you can just
select a new name for the database when running setup.
--
-Daniel
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"Andy Schmidt" <andys@.minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
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>I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a Small
> Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from a
> previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
> The error is:
> "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and is
> not
> a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
> database
> or select a new database name."
> What may be wrong?
> Tx
> Andy
>|||Daniel,
I don't want to re-create all of the folder structure, permissions, etc. If
I create a new db is there a way to import from the old db's tables?
Tx
Andy
"Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:#6$JXoAAFHA.204@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> RS won't allow you to install onto a DB that already exists locally. If
the
> RS that used this database is not needed anymore, then just delete it (and
> the temp database associated with it), then you can install. Or you can
just
> select a new name for the database when running setup.
> --
> -Daniel
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
>
> "Andy Schmidt" <andys@.minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
> news:ub2%23zNz$EHA.1296@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> >I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a
Small
> > Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from
a
> > previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
> >
> > The error is:
> >
> > "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and is
> > not
> > a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
> > database
> > or select a new database name."
> >
> > What may be wrong?
> >
> > Tx
> > Andy
> >
> >
>|||You can use rsconfig to point to the old database after you install to a new
database. Just make sure that both db schemas are the same. That is if the
original DB is SP1 make sure to upgrade the new one to SP1 before using
rsconfig. You will most likely then have issues with reading encrypted
data. If you saved off your symmetric key from the old installation, after
using rsconfig you can import the key using rskeymgmt. If you did not save
the old symmetric key, after running rsconfig, run rskeymgmt -d. This will
delete all encrypted data from RS. That means you will need to enter all
your report/data source credential again.
--
-Daniel
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.
"Andy Schmidt" <andys@.minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
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> Daniel,
> I don't want to re-create all of the folder structure, permissions, etc.
> If
> I create a new db is there a way to import from the old db's tables?
> Tx
> Andy
> "Daniel Reib [MSFT]" <danreib@.online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:#6$JXoAAFHA.204@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> RS won't allow you to install onto a DB that already exists locally. If
> the
>> RS that used this database is not needed anymore, then just delete it
>> (and
>> the temp database associated with it), then you can install. Or you can
> just
>> select a new name for the database when running setup.
>> --
>> -Daniel
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights.
>>
>> "Andy Schmidt" <andys@.minunteclinic.com> wrote in message
>> news:ub2%23zNz$EHA.1296@.TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
>> >I am getting the following error while attempting to install RS on a
> Small
>> > Business Server 2000 box that already contains the ReportServer DB from
> a
>> > previous setup where the Web portion of RS resided on another box.
>> >
>> > The error is:
>> >
>> > "A database with the specified name (ReportServer) already exists and
>> > is
>> > not
>> > a valid report server database. You must either remote the existing
>> > database
>> > or select a new database name."
>> >
>> > What may be wrong?
>> >
>> > Tx
>> > Andy
>> >
>> >
>>
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