power BI on Azure VM

[MP_123]

hi all

i want to create an azure virtual machine to develop dashboards on it (downlowd PowerBI)

in the first step of creating VM i need to choose the type of the VM (sql server\windows\oracle\visual studio etc. etc...)

how do i know what to choose?!

i just one server to create reports and dashboards on it, and not on my own PC

thanks!!

[Greg_Deckler]

@MP_123 - The only requirements for Power BI Desktop are:

Supported Operating System

• Windows 10 , Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Power BI Desktop requires Internet Explorer 9 or greater.
• Microsoft Power BI Desktop is available for 32-bit (x86) and 64-bit (x64) platforms.

This comes from here:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=45331

System Requirements

I run Power BI on my Surface 4 Pro with 16GB of memory and it runs fantastic. I would start out with something like a D2 with SSD, 7 GB memory, etc. and see if everything runs OK and then step up to a D3, etc if necessary. I've run Power BI Desktop on an A3, D2, etc. and had good performance but I do not know the size of your data sets, etc. so your mileage may vary.

P.S. Please don't cross post between forums. Thanks.

[MP_123]

thanks!

@Greg_Deckler

i created vm as sql server 2012 R2

now i want to connect the cube from ssas.. and received this message:

Details: "AnalysisServices: A connection cannot be made. Ensure that the server is running."

do you know whats the problem?

thanks

[v-yuezhe-msft]

Hi MP_123,

Based on your description, it seems that you are connecting to cube from SSAS locally, right?

If that is the case, as indicated by the error, SQL Server Analysis Services is not running. Please go to SQL Server Configuration Manager and start SQL Server Analysis Services.

Thanks,
Lydia Zhang