Reporting Services 2005 on a separate server

I recently installed an instance of SQL Server 2005 on a server that didn't have IIS. I received an error notification in the install logs that some components of SQL Server would not work. This lead me to wonder if Reporting Services 2005 truly can be installed on a separate server and run efficiently, so I pose the question to anyone out there who has had success doing so. Does IIS need to be installed on a server running an instance of SQL Server 2005 even if Reporting Services is not installed and is intended to be installed on a separate server? Any installation recommendations in installing RS 2005 on a separate server?Hi, some short answers, I hope they are suffiecient to your questions:

RS needs IIS to run. SQL Server 2005 does not.

HTH, Jens Suessmeyer.

http://www.sqlserver2005.de

Reporting Service Problem

Hi Billy,
I have received the same error when installing the production version of rep
orting services onto Windows 2000 Server.
I tryed setting DTC to manual and then re-installing but still received the
same error message.
Do you have any other ideas?Hello,
Thank you for your posting in the community!
Based on the description, the issue is related to the installation of the Re
porting Service.If
you would, please post this question in the <microsoft.beta.reporting.servic
es.general>
newsgroup.
The reporting services newsgroup is primarily for issues involving the insta
lling problem of
Reporting Service. The reason why we recommend posting appropriately is you
will get
the most qualified pool of respondents, and other partners who read the news
groups
regularly can either share their knowledge or learn from your interaction wi
th us.
Thanks and have a good day!
Best regards,
Billy Yao
Microsoft Online Support
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