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title: How to Configure the MBAM 2.5 Reports
description: How to Configure the MBAM 2.5 Reports
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# How to Configure the MBAM 2.5 Reports


This topic explains how to configure the Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) 2.5 Reports feature by using:

-   A Windows PowerShell cmdlet

-   The MBAM Server Configuration wizard

The instructions are based on the recommended architecture in [High-Level Architecture for MBAM 2.5](high-level-architecture-for-mbam-25.md).

**Before you start the configuration:**

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<th align="left">Step</th>
<th align="left">Where to get instructions</th>
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<td align="left"><p>Review the recommended architecture for MBAM.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[High-Level Architecture for MBAM 2.5](high-level-architecture-for-mbam-25.md)</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td align="left"><p>Review the supported configurations for MBAM.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[MBAM 2.5 Supported Configurations](mbam-25-supported-configurations.md)</p></td>
</tr>
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<td align="left"><p>Complete the required prerequisites on each server.</p></td>
<td align="left"><ul>
<li><p>[MBAM 2.5 Server Prerequisites for Stand-alone and Configuration Manager Integration Topologies](mbam-25-server-prerequisites-for-stand-alone-and-configuration-manager-integration-topologies.md)</p></li>
<li><p>[MBAM 2.5 Server Prerequisites that Apply Only to the Configuration Manager Integration Topology](mbam-25-server-prerequisites-that-apply-only-to-the-configuration-manager-integration-topology.md) (if applicable)</p></li>
</ul></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Install the MBAM Server software on each server where you plan to configure an MBAM Server feature.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Installing the MBAM 2.5 Server Software](installing-the-mbam-25-server-software.md)</p></td>
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<td align="left"><p>Review the prerequisites for using Windows PowerShell if you plan to use Windows PowerShell cmdlets to configure MBAM Server features.</p></td>
<td align="left"><p>[Configuring MBAM 2.5 Server Features by Using Windows PowerShell](configuring-mbam-25-server-features-by-using-windows-powershell.md)</p></td>
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**To configure the Reports by using Windows PowerShell**

1.  Before you start the configuration, see [Configuring MBAM 2.5 Server Features by Using Windows PowerShell](configuring-mbam-25-server-features-by-using-windows-powershell.md) to review the prerequisites for using Windows PowerShell.

2.  Use the **Enable-MbamReport** Windows PowerShell cmdlet to configure the Reports. To get information about this Windows PowerShell cmdlet, type **Get-Help Enable-MbamReport**.

**To configure the Reports by using the wizard**

1.  On the server where you want to configure the Reports, start the **MBAM Server Configuration** wizard. You can select **MBAM Server Configuration** from the **Start** menu to open the wizard.

2.  Click **Add New Features**, select **Reports**, and then click **Next**. The wizard checks that all prerequisites for the Reports have been met.

3.  Click **Next** to continue.

4.  Using the following descriptions, enter the field values in the wizard:

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    <td align="left"><p><strong>SQL Server Reporting Services instance</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Instance of SQL Server Reporting Services where the Reports will be configured.</p></td>
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    <td align="left"><p><strong>Reporting role domain group</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Name of the domain Users group whose members have rights to access the reports on the Administration and Monitoring Server.</p></td>
    </tr>
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    <td align="left"><p><strong>SQL Server name</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Name of the server where the Compliance and Audit Database is configured.</p></td>
    </tr>
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    <td align="left"><p><strong>SQL Server database instance</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Name of the instance of SQL Server (for example, <em>MSSQLSERVER</em>) where the Compliance and Audit Database is configured.</p>
    <div class="alert">
    <strong>Note</strong>  
    <p>You must add an exception on the Reports computer to enable inbound traffic on the port of the Reporting Server (the default port is 80).</p>
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    <td align="left"><p><strong>Database name</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Name of the Compliance and Audit Database. By default, the database name is <strong>MBAM Compliance Status</strong>, although you can change the name when you configure the Compliance and Audit Database.</p>
    <div class="alert">
    <strong>Note</strong>  
    <p>If you are upgrading from a previous version of MBAM, you must use the same database name as the name used in your previous deployment.</p>
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    <td align="left"><p><strong>Compliance and Audit Database domain account</strong></p></td>
    <td align="left"><p>Domain user account and password to access the Compliance and Audit Database.</p>
    <p>If the value you enter in the <strong>Read-only access domain user or group</strong> field on the <strong>Configure Databases</strong> page is a user, you must enter that same value in this field.</p>
    <p>If the value that you enter in the <strong>Read-only access domain user or group</strong> field on the <strong>Configure Databases</strong> page is a group, the value that you enter in this field must be a member of that group.</p>
    <p>Configure the password for this account to never expire. The user account should be able to access all data that is available to the MBAM Reports Users group.</p></td>
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5.  When you finish your entries, click **Next**.

    The wizard checks that all prerequisites for the Reports feature have been met.

6.  Click **Next** to continue.

7.  On the **Summary** page, review the features that will be added.

    **Note**  
    To create a Windows PowerShell script of the entries that you just made, click **Export PowerShell Script**, and then save the script.

     

8.  Click **Add** to add the Reports on the server, and then click **Close**.



## Related topics


[Server Event Logs](server-event-logs.md)

[Configuring the MBAM 2.5 Server Features](configuring-the-mbam-25-server-features.md)

[How to Configure the MBAM 2.5 Web Applications](how-to-configure-the-mbam-25-web-applications.md)

[Validating the MBAM 2.5 Server Feature Configuration](validating-the-mbam-25-server-feature-configuration.md)

 
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