topic Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation in Report Server

Power BI Report Server offline installation

Jon_Hindsgaul — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:46:20 GMT

Hi Power BI community,

I need to install an on-premises Power BI Report Server in an environment without an internet connection.

Is an internet connection required during the licens/key registration, or can the installation be carried out without any internet connection using the installation files?

I have consulted the Microsoft documentation, which unfortunately doesn't mention the subject.

Thanks a lot!

Kind regards,

Jon

Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation

Shahfaisal — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:38:39 GMT

I think as long as you have the software downloaded on the machine locally with the license key, it should work - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/machine-learning/install/sql-ml-component-install-without-internet-access?view=sql-server-ver16

Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation

Jon_Hindsgaul — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 13:51:10 GMT

Thank you for the answer.
Agree, I believe it should work, but I am looking for certainty.
The link provides great details on offline installations for specific extensions to SQL Server 2016, not for Power BI report server.

Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation

Shahfaisal — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 12:30:24 GMT

Jon_Hindsgaul wrote:
Thank you for the answer.
Agree, I believe it should work, but I am looking for certainty.
The link provides great details on offline installations for specific extensions to SQL Server 2016, not for Power BI report server.

I know, Report Server is a component of SQL Server, and its installation was seperated a few years ago. So if you NEED to install the software without internet, then go ahead and do it. Let us know how it goes.

Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation

Alex_N_ — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 09:04:58 GMT

Hi Jon - My installation of Power BI Report Server is on a server that deliberately has no internet connectivity. I can confirm that the installation can take place offline and with no external connectivity, providing you have the a valid licence key to enter.

Re: Power BI Report Server offline installation

Jon_Hindsgaul — Fri, 27 Jan 2023 07:40:16 GMT

Thank you for the answer.