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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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mgmeyer
Power BI Team
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

yes, it worked without the license key! Thanks for all the help!