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mpesara
Helper I
8 years ago
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Power BI report server configuration issue

Trying to configure report server to use database engine form sql server 2017 express and eval . Throws the following error "The Database engine instance you selected is not valid for this editio...
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    mgmeyer
    8 years ago

    If your using a Power BI Premium Key to install your report server you can only connect to paid SKUs of SQL Server DB which would be Standard and above; express, developer and eval are not supported.

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mpesara
Helper I
8 years ago

yeah tried multiple times in different systems as well. Do you think .Net version might be an issue ? as in the requirements it is 4.6 is the the supported version , it doesnt say 4.6 or above . Windows 10 has 4.7 version.

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Anonymous
Not applicable
8 years ago

No, I don't think so. Do you have a virtual machine to test it on a clean enviroment?

So I woul install a developer edition and a report server on this machine without any components from the express edition.

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    mpesara
    Helper I
    8 years ago

    I'll try this and get back to you!

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    mpesara
    Helper I
    8 years ago

    Tried installing in a new desktop , sql developer edition basic install and pbi report server , still getting the same error.