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PBI Server change database: No such host is known

To create a sandbox environment I want to set up a PBI Server on my local machine. During the setup when I want to setup a database I get the following error message with the 'Credentials' part: No s...
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    d_gosbell
    6 years ago

    I'm not sure if localDB instances are a supported back end. I'm using a developer instance locally and that definitely works. I suspect the config tool is looking for a server called "(LocalDB)" and not finding it. If you use a local developer instance you can connect to localhost\<instance name>

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Anonymous
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6 years ago

Yes I'm running as administrator. The server is a local server I created: (LocalDb)\MSSQLLocalDB which I can connect to with SQL Server

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6 years ago

I'm not sure if localDB instances are a supported back end. I'm using a developer instance locally and that definitely works. I suspect the config tool is looking for a server called "(LocalDB)" and not finding it. If you use a local developer instance you can connect to localhost\<instance name>

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    Anonymous
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    6 years ago

    Thanks! I created a new developer instance and this worked! 🙂