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Ghislain
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How to get data from SQL Server from an external server ?

Hi Power Bi community !

 

I'm dealing with a problem today but i don't have any issue. Indeed I want to know how to get data from SQL Server from an external server in Power Bi Desktop. Do I enter the Ip adress in the server name ? or IPADRESS:ServerName ? If not where I have to mention th ip adress ?

 

 

Thanks in advance,

Ghislain

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v-ljerr-msft
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Hi @Ghislain,

 

I just verified that I can connect successfully to one of my remote SQL Server by IP address with my Power BI Desktop. I'm using (IP,Port) for the Server field in Power BI Desktop.Smiley Happy

 

sqlip1.PNG

 

Regards

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v-ljerr-msft
Microsoft Employee
Microsoft Employee

Hi @Ghislain,

 

I just verified that I can connect successfully to one of my remote SQL Server by IP address with my Power BI Desktop. I'm using (IP,Port) for the Server field in Power BI Desktop.Smiley Happy

 

sqlip1.PNG

 

Regards

Hi, Woww.. I am also searing for the same. Is it applicable for MySQL too? Our production date tables stored in MySQL server and comes like .php. 

 

@v-ljerr-msft Thanlks for your answer ! But where I can find the port ?

Hi @Ghislain,

 

Here a good article about how to identify SQL Server TCP IP port being used for your reference.Smiley Happy

 

Regards

Thx I find it in Sql Server Config !!! 

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