Reporting Services Catalog Error.
Applies to: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Release Candidate 0 (RC0).
Error Message.
SQL Server 2008 RC 0 Setup shows the following error messages after running a set of rules to determine if the installation process will be blocked:
Rule "Reporting Services Catalog Database File Existence" failed
Rule "Reporting Services Catalog Temporary Database File Existence" failed.
Cause.
Setup program found the Reporting Services Catalog database file and Reporting Services Catalog temporary database file in the following path:
C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA
Solution.
Remove the following files from the "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA" directory:
ReportServer.mdf
ReportServer_log.LDF
ReportServerTempDB.mdf
ReportServerTempDB_log.LDF.
After deleting the files, click on the "Re-run" button of the Installation Rules setup page, and click "Next" after passing all the installation rules.
