Power bi desktop report server install#
Install Power BI Desktop on a computer on the same network as the SQL Server Type in the email addresses of colleagues that have a Power BI subscription in your organization. It has successfully made a connection to my specified SQL data source.Īs per the suggestion, I’m going to share this connection with my colleagues.
The setup was successful. As suggested, let’s now Add a data Source. Click on Close & Add data sources.Įstablishing a Data Source Connection to On-Premise SQL ServerĬhoose the SQL Server Data Source type, and then provide the rest of the necessary details and then click on the Add button. If Power BI cannot connect to the first gateway, it will attempt to use the other gateway servers. Such a setup provides a redundancy mechanism. Obviously, keep this key stored in a safe place, as it is needed if the gateway ever needs to be restored.Īdditional Note: Two or more gateways can be configured with connections to the same SQL data source. This will be an additional gateway.ĭefine the name of this gateway, supply a Recovery key and click on Configure. I had already configured a gateway on a different server.
Sign into and click on the download link and then the Power BI Gateway menu option.Īfter a short while the installation finished. Click on the Sign in to Power Bi button.Ĭlick on Next when prompted to either Configure a new gateway or Restore existing gateway. However, it is on the same local network. This server is not the SQL Server that I wish to make a connection to, as will be used for the Power BI reports in this blog. I have logged into the server I wish to install the Data Management Gateway on. Installing Data Management Gateway on computer on the same network as the SQL Server For security related questions, refer to the Power BI whitepaper.