Unable to connect to the Report Server - Can't find service - sql-server-2008

Over the weekend the SQL Server 2008 R2 (running on Windows Server 2008 R2) was rebooted.
This morning my reports don't run.
I try to login to SQL Server 2008 R2 Reporting Services Configuration Manager and it gives me an error: Unable to connect to the Report Server
I did some searches and found this, but I don't see any service called Report Server. I also don't see any services that - by its name - seem to be the reporting service when running SQL Server Configuration Manager.
Ideas?
Thanks.

The link you provided was for the 2012 version. Use the appropriate version of the link for a few ideas:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143773(v=sql.105).aspx
If the Reporting Services Configuration Manager can't be launched, I would check the system event logs for errors pointing in the right direction: This could be a lot of things: permissions, SQL connectivity problems, certificate expiration, &c.
Edit: the service name is still incorrect in the corret version of the docs I provided. The default instance of this service is called
SQL Server Reporting Services (MSSQLSERVER)
If you have multiple instances of SSRS installed there will be multiple services listed, with the instance name in parenthesis.

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The Reporting Services instance could not be found.
(MS.sqlserver.managment.UI.RSClient)
I am also unable to connect to: \SSRS and get this error:
Unable to connect to the server at \SSRS. The specified
URL might not be valid or there might be a problem with the report
server version of configuration. Specify a different URL....
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Click on the "Database" tab. From there you'll be able to change the database the report manager uses.

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I have a copy of SQL Server 2008 and SQL Server 2014 on my machine.
Reporting services has been installed and configured for both instances
SQL Server 2008 instance - machinename\SQL08
SQL Server 2014 instance - machinename
However I can't connect to the 2008 instance of the report server.
From SSMS 2014 I see the following
From SSMS 2008 I see the following
From the Reporting Server Configuration for 2014 I get the following, which shows that it can connect to the 2014 report server
From the Reporting Server Configuration for 2008 I get the following, which shows that it isn't able to see any servers
When I enter the 08 reporting instance I get the following error message.
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If its running and issue still persist then please check your firewall.
Hope this helps!

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I've two 64-bit Windows Server 2008 R2 machines. On one of the machines BizTalk Server 2010 Standard Edition is installed & on the other SQL Server 2008 R2 is installed.
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Could not find the account name 'SSO Administrators' on computer 'SQLServerName'. Configuration can proceed, but it might fail.
(0x800706BA) The RPC server is unavailable.
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What is a solution for this?
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An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)
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Hi, I have encountered the above mentioned error while doing an SSRS project. And from the research, it seems like it is SQL server related issue.
I am trying to access a remote SQL server....so I was wondering how can I get rid of that error?
Do I have to install SQL server Standard edition on my local machine or the server that I am trying to access should be installed with Sql Standard edition?
I have got Express editions installed on both my local machine and the server...
Thx
From Books Online:
Report data sources must be SQL Server relational databases that run
locally in SQL Server Express.
Features Supported by Reporting Services in SQL Server Express.
With SQL Server Express you can only use a Data Source where the database engine is from the same instance running SSRS.
If you need to connect to other instances your only options are to get a backup restored to your local instance or to install a SQL Server edition that allows remote Data Sources; most likely Developer for your own needs or Standard or above for any production instances.
It depends on what's allowed under your specific licencing agreement.
A neat way to get around this (that just worked for me) is to add a Linked Server on the Local machine to point to the server that hosts your remote data source.
Then modify your Dataset query in the SSRS report to look something like this...
select * from openquery(REMOTE_SERVER,'Put your original query here');

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I have two virtual machines runs on my laptop, let's say their name are VMApp and VMDB, and both are runs the same OS, Windows Server 2008 R2.
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Sorry for this dumb case because I am newbie in SQL Server, and I really appreciate any help from you guys!
Regards,
Chrisma Andhika
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and then the DB:
where exactly are you having your issue?
FYI: try to enable SQL Browser on VMDB or to connect by IP if you cant enable browser