Installation of CRM 2011 on windows 2008 R2 AND SQL 2012

Installation of CRM 2011 on windows 2008 R2 AND SQL 2012:

Hardware:

·         Virtual Machine >> 6 GB

·         Virtual Machine >> 4 GB

Software:

·         First VM: SQL + DC

o   Windows Server 2012

o   SQL Server 2012

o   SSRS Reporting Service

·         Second VM: CRM

o   Windows Server 2008 R2

I started by Installing SP1 for server 2008 R2, then I installed CRM2011, No issues showed up, also the users for services were added as per the book, the Installation was completed successfully. Then I installed Roll-Ups 6 and 12 since both are needed for compatibility with SQL 2012.

Issue 1:

·         The site was working normally, I was trying to install the SSRS connector, and during installation the installer couldn’t locate the Report Server Instance.

·         So I installed the SSRS as a feature on the same CRM Server connecting to the already installed SSRS report server on the SQL machine, without creating a new instance.

·         Then I tried to start a new Installation for the connector, It could locate the report server instance normally and the installation was successful.

      NA: You should install SSRS connector on the server where SQL is installed, and make sure that your CRM installation files are the latest, and downloading latest updates.