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Do I Need to Purchase SQL Server License to Run Power BI Report Server?
Thats right it may permit you to create but you may not be able to use them for any production environment under license. Also You can explore the VM with PBIRS offered as a package :
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Thanks!
Abhinav
Solution SageSo this is well established that you would need to install SQL Server in order to configure your Power BI Report Server. This holds good for users who have been running SSRS traditionally and also carry SL Server Licenses (often EE with SA ) which also entitles them to a key for PBIRS.
Now the case where you directly purchase a Premium license and wish to install PBIRS , you get
you get a license to run a SQL server with upto the same number of cores in your Power BI premium subscription.
I have seen and learnt this too through the content around PBIRS earlier.
AbhiSSRSthanks for you sharing. Yes, do understand that we need SQL Server to host PBIRS.
So if I get your reply right, basically if I purchased Premium P1 SKU, I do not need to buy any other SQL Server paid SKU, because it already comes with the use right on the SQL Server that has the same number of cores as my Power BI Premium subscription.
But as what stated in the whitepaper, it has limited use-right, it is mainly for PBIRS usage, not for us to create any other databases.
- AbhiSSRS
Thats right it may permit you to create but you may not be able to use them for any production environment under license. Also You can explore the VM with PBIRS offered as a package :
Please mark as solution in case this helps!
Thanks!
Abhinav