SQL Report Builder; Unable to connect to data source

If you run System Center 2012 Configuration Manager and wants to use the Report Builder from a remote console, you might see the following error message:

Unable to connect to data source
The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted
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A connection was successfully established with the server, but then an error occurred during the login process. (provider: SSL Provider: 0 – The certificate chain was issued by an authority that is not trusted.)

To fix this little issue you need to do the following:

Export the required certificate:

1. On the Site Server (or the server hosting the SQL Reporting Service), start the MMC console with administrative rights.
2. Add the Certificate snap-in for the Computer account.
3. Expand Personal /Certificates, and select the certificate with the name of the server (Friendly Name: ConfigMgr SQL Server Identification Certificate).
4. Right-click the Certificate, select All Tasks and then Export…
5. On the Welcome to the Certificate Export Wizard page, click Next.
6. On the Export Private Key page, select No, do not export the private key, and click Next.
7. On the Export File Format page, select DER encoded binary X.509 (.CER), and click Next.
8. On the File to Export page, click browse, and save the file to a shared folder that can be accessed from you client computers, and click Next.
9. Click Finish.

Import the certificate on the remote computer:

1. On the Remote client, start the MMC console with administrative rights.
2. Add the Certificate snap-in for the Computer account.
3. Expand Trusted Root Certification Authorities /Certificates.
4. Right-click the certificates, select All Tasks and then Import…
5. On the Welcome to the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Next.
6. On the File to Import page, click browse, and locate the certificate you exported in the previous step, and click Next.
7. On the Certificate Store page, verify that the Trusted Root Certification Authorities, are selected and click Next.
8. On the Completing the Certificate Import Wizard page, click Finish.

That’s it… You should now be able to create your reports again from a remote console.

Enjoy.

+Ronni Pedersen