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Install PowerBI report server in clustred servers
Hi,
I want to install power BI Report Server but I don't find any information about install it on clustred servers. is it any way to do it?
Many thanks.
You follow the same steps as for a cluster SSRS install Configure a Native Mode Report Server Scale-Out Deployment - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | Microsoft Learn
Note that because Report Server is a web application it only supports NLB clusters. It is not supported to install Report Server on a Windows Failover cluster like one you would use to host a database engine. If you are trying to install on the same cluster as a clustered SQL instance this is not supported. Unfortunately you will need a separate server / NLB cluster for Report Server and extra core licenses to cover this.
saadipbiuser wrote:
Does it mean that Power Bi report Server can't be deployed on a protected environment?!
If by protected environment you want an environment that is highly available then you can follow the instructions on the previous link I posted for installing Report Server on an NLB cluster. So then you don't have a single point of failure and if one server fails the other can pick up the load.
To be fully "protected" you should also use a separate clustered instance of SQL Server for the Report Server database.
saadipbiuser wrote:
Would you give more explanation. Why I have to go through SQL Server?
Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by this question
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- d_gosbell
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You follow the same steps as for a cluster SSRS install Configure a Native Mode Report Server Scale-Out Deployment - SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS) | Microsoft Learn
Note that because Report Server is a web application it only supports NLB clusters. It is not supported to install Report Server on a Windows Failover cluster like one you would use to host a database engine. If you are trying to install on the same cluster as a clustered SQL instance this is not supported. Unfortunately you will need a separate server / NLB cluster for Report Server and extra core licenses to cover this.
Hi,
Does it mean that Power Bi report Server can't be deployed on a protected environment?!
Would you give more explanation. Why I have to go through SQL Server?
- d_gosbell
saadipbiuser wrote:
Does it mean that Power Bi report Server can't be deployed on a protected environment?!
If by protected environment you want an environment that is highly available then you can follow the instructions on the previous link I posted for installing Report Server on an NLB cluster. So then you don't have a single point of failure and if one server fails the other can pick up the load.
To be fully "protected" you should also use a separate clustered instance of SQL Server for the Report Server database.
saadipbiuser wrote:
Would you give more explanation. Why I have to go through SQL Server?
Sorry, but I don't know what you mean by this question
