Sharing an SSRS ReportServer database

  • Hello experts,

    I have a request to install SQL Server Reporting Services. I plan to use SSRS 2017. My question is - We have another SSRS 2017 instance that uses a remote ReportServer db on one of our shared SQL Servers.

    Can I use that same remote ReportServer db as the remote SSRS db for the new SSRS 2017 instance that I am about to install? If so, will the content for each instance be properly separated so that clients don't see each other's reports?

    I could also install a SQL Server instance on the new host itself, but I'd rather not create a new SQL instance if I can avoid it.

    Thanks for any help.

    -- webrunner

     

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    A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. He walks up to them and asks, "Can I join you?"
    Ref.: http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2009/02/sql-joke.html

  • You cannot use the same SSRS database for multiple installations of SSRS (unless its a scale out farm)

    You can however create multiple SSRS databases

    ReportServer

    ReportServer_Customer1

    ReportServer_Customer2

    And then have 3 different SSRS portals all pointing to their corresponding SSRS database

  • Thanks, Ant-Green! That is the info I needed.

    -- webrunner

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    A SQL query walks into a bar and sees two tables. He walks up to them and asks, "Can I join you?"
    Ref.: http://tkyte.blogspot.com/2009/02/sql-joke.html

  • If I understand your question,  you want to use the same SQL installation for multiple SSRS installations?  If that's true, I have a single SQL server that contains 4 different report server databases, one for each of our non-production environments.

    ReportServer$DEV_2014

    ReportServer$DEV_2014TempDB

    ReportServer$QA_2014

    ReportServer$QA_2014TempDB

    ReportServer$STG_2014

    ReportServer$STG_2014TempDB

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