Remote Name Could not be Resolved in SQL Server Reporting Services

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When try to connecting to Reporting Services through SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS), you may receive the following error message:

The remote name could not be resolved: xxx (Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.UI.RSClient).

This error may be caused as a result of changing the machine name after installing SQL Server Reporting Services.

The Computer name is stored in the rsreportserver.config file which by default is located in the path C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL.3\Reporting Services\ReportServer\.  The name is stored in the following URLRoot element:

 

To resolve the issue change the value to the correct name.

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