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How to install Power BI Personal Gateway
OK, well, now that you are able to logon to Power BI app.powerbi.com, you should be able to use those credentials when the gateway asks you for them (first set of credentials).
It is not necessarily a bad thing to have a VM "server" running the gateway. If the user has a laptop, then the gateway won't be able to run and update data if the laptop is shut off or not connected to the network. The personal part comes into play because data (currently) in the new Power BI is essentially owned by the user. Users can share reports and dashboards but each data set is effectively owned by the user and thus the credentials you use for the gateway define what data sets you see. The DMG was different, there was more of a "global" admin interface where data sources could be entered by the adminstrator and then any gateways could update those data sources. More of your central control of things.
Thanks again smoupre. I was then able to log in. However, all my effort was for naught since there are no workbooks/datasets tied to our O365 global admin. I had to give our CFO local admin access to the VM I created so he could RDP to it and install the gateway there, and then log into it as himself.... and I had to give him a DOMAIN ADMIN account to enter in the service section. If they (MS) were trying to make the personal gateway even less intuitive than the first data management gateway, the passed that contest with flying colors. I just can't believe for how much I have read about how to set this up, it actually could have been summed up in one nice succinct sentence.... probabaly 30 words max.
Just wanted to add my story here for anyone who finds themselves Googling their way here:
1) You *can* install on Windows Server 2012, or indeed any Windows machine, virtual, physical, otherwise.
2) There are some gotchas.
CORRECT STEPS TO INSTALL PowerBI Personal Gateway AS A SERVICE ON A SERVER
BEFORE RUNNING INSTALLER
1) The account that is running the unintaller *must* be listed under the Log on as a service user rights for the machine.
- Run gpedit.msc
- Computer Configuration -> Windows Settings -> Security Settings -> Local Policies -> User Rights Assignment
- Double click on "Log on as a service."
- Add the user that will run the installer.
- OPTIONAL: If you intend for a different account to run the service, add that account as well.
2) Make sure you have administrator (elevated install) privileges.
3) Run installer as administrator (right click -> Run as Administrator)
4) Follow steps, sign into PowerBI.com, and then
5) You'll be asked to provide credentials for the service, fill in the install user's info (NOT the different account, as this will cause a File access error)
6) Now once the service is running, you can go change the credentials.
7) If you want to make changes to the gateway, you have to change the service account back to the one who performed the install (or at least I did in my experience, otherwise I got an error message.)