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Accessing on-prem sql server in other tenant

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I'm need to access a data source which is hosted in another tenant: It's a on-prem SQL Server which is hosted by another company, so it's in another tenant than me. I know they have a gateway which they use internally, but I can't figure out how to access it from my side. What needs to be configured from me to access it, if that's the way to go? Or are there any other alternatives to access a on-prem server in another tenat?

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
    6 years ago

    Anonymous 
    You may try connect to an external SQL Server by IP address, using (IP,Port) for the Server field in Power BI Desktop.

    You can check this article about how to identify SQL Server TCP IP port. 

     

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  • Anonymous's avatar
    Anonymous
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    6 years ago

    Anonymous 
    You may try connect to an external SQL Server by IP address, using (IP,Port) for the Server field in Power BI Desktop.

    You can check this article about how to identify SQL Server TCP IP port. 

     

    Paul Zheng _ Community Support Team
    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

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    lbendlin
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    6 years ago

    You need to create a VPN connection into their network.

    • Anonymous's avatar
      Anonymous
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      6 years ago

      Yeah, I can get access for a local Power BI desktop setup, but I want to publish that report to our cloud with an automated refresh scheduel. How would one go about setting up a VPN for the cloud connection?