There is no ZENworks Reporting Server configured

There is no ZENworks Reporting Server configured in the Management Zone.
This shows up on a fresh install of primary server (only server) in the ZCC under reporting I did not get any errors when I installed the server. This looks like a duplicate post from some Windows users but there was not much help there for me. Is the Reporting server not part of the default install? I see no errors in the logs and not sure how to proceed.
Thanks

Originally Posted by mmayer5823
There is no ZENworks Reporting Server configured in the Management Zone.
This shows up on a fresh install of primary server (only server) in the ZCC under reporting I did not get any errors when I installed the server. This looks like a duplicate post from some Windows users but there was not much help there for me. Is the Reporting server not part of the default install? I see no errors in the logs and not sure how to proceed.
Thanks
No, as you can see here: NOVELL: Downloads - Novell ZENworks 10 Configuration Management SP3 (10.3) Standard there is a separate ISO for the reporting server.
Thomas

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