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Helper IIICan not connect to SQL from VM
You need to allow remote connections for your SQL in VM
you can follow steps from these articles to solve the problem
https://medium.com/@nishancw/how-to-enable-remote-connections-to-sql-server-dc5b6c812b5
Community ChampionTry run Power BI Desktop as "Run As Administrator" and see if it still persists.
Helper IIIThank you for the answer but that did not help. Any other suggestions? Do they have to whitelist any other IP?
- FarhanAhmed
Can you please share the error & screenshot of it?
- MrMP
"Details: "Microsoft SQL: A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: TCP Provider, error: 0 - The wait operation timed out.)"
- FarhanAhmed
This error doesn't look like a Whitelist issue,
Are you able to log in thru SSMS from your machine where PBI Desktop is installed?
Take a look at this article