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title Files-only installation (Reporting Services)
description Files-Only Installation (Reporting Services)
ms.date 09/25/2024
ms.service reporting-services
ms.subservice report-server
ms.topic conceptual
ms.custom
updatefrequency5
helpviewer_keywords
files-only installation [Reporting Services]
installation options [Reporting Services]

Files-only installation (Reporting Services)

[!INCLUDEssrs-appliesto] [!INCLUDEssrs-appliesto-2016]

Files-only installation refers to a [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] installation where Setup creates the folder structure for [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] program files, copies the files to disk, registers the Report Server service on the local computer, configures the service account, grants files permissions to the service account, and registers the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] WMI provider.

A files-only installation includes the following [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] features: Report Server service (which hosts the Report Server Web service and background processing application), Report Builder, the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] Configuration tool, and the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] command line utilities (rsconfig.exe, rskeymgmt.exe and rs.exe). It doesn't apply to shared features such as [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] [!INCLUDEssManStudio] or [!INCLUDEssBIDevStudioFull], which must be specified as separate items if you want to install them.

In contrast with other installation modes, a report server that is installed in files-only mode isn't operational when Setup is finished. Extra configuration is required to bring the report server online by using the Reporting Services Configuration Manager (Native Mode).

When to select files-only installation mode

A files-only installation must be performed when:

  • You want to connect the report server to a remote report server database.

  • You want to install the report server as a named instance.

  • You have deployment requirements that include using custom settings or functionality, and you want full control over when and how the server is configured.

  • Installing a [!INCLUDEssNoVersion] failover cluster that includes [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion].

How to perform a files-only installation

Files-only installation is the default for [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion].

You can specify a files-only installation through the command line or in the Installation wizard. The following articles provide step-by-step instructions:

Example command line script

For clarity, the example includes /RSINSTALLMODE="FilesOnlyMode". However, because files-only mode is the default, you can omit this argument and still get a files-only mode installation.

setup /q /ACTION=install /FEATURES=RS /InstanceName=MSSQLSERVER /RSSVCACCOUNT="NT AUTHORITY\NETWORK SERVICE" /RSINSTALLMODE="FilesOnlyMode"

Installation wizard

When you select [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] in the Feature Selection page, Setup provides a [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] Configuration page that enables you to specify the installation mode. To specify a files-only installation, select Install but do not configure the report server on the [!INCLUDEssRSnoversion] Configuration page.

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