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Error: "Scale-out Deployment" Is Not Supported in This Edition of Reporting Services

Symptom​

After migration to a new SQL Server instance or backup/restore of the SQL Server encryption key, the following error appears in the SQL Server Reporting Services Manager

The feature: “Scale-out deployment” is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services. (rsOperationNotSupported)

Cause​

This error indicates that the restored key corresponds to the previous server, leading your Reporting Server instance to perceive itself as part of a multi-server deployment, which is not supported in the standard edition of Reporting Services.

Resolution​

To resolve the issue, check the servers currently in use and remove the encryption key of the old server:

  1. Open the Report Server Configuration Manager.
  2. Navigate to the Scale-out deployment tab.
  3. Review your current configuration for any old servers.
  4. Navigate to your Report Server database and check the [Keys] table. Delete the extra entries with the following statement:
DELETE from dbo.Keys WHERE MachineName='X'

where 'X' is your old server name.