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kani011
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Web Portal URL Settings

Web service URl provides below response

desktop-3jr7j5g/ReportServerPBI - /


 

Microsoft Power BI Report Server Version 15.0.2.402

 

But Web portal URL throws Error 503

Service Unavailable


HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.

 

Please help me to understand what am I missing here?

The current setup is with SQL Express 

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Anonymous
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Please try to navigate to http://desktop-3jr7j5g/ReportS and start the Internet Explorer as an Administrator (run as)

Thanks for helping me on this.

I tried but it still gives me the same error.

I have switcehd between different ports too but teh probelem remains teh same

Web Service URL provides correct response

but Web Portal URL gives HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.

 

This is what i found in logs

2018-08-02 17:44:40.0381|FATAL|1|Could not start PBIXSystem.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Net.HttpListenerException: The network location cannot be reached. For information about network troubleshooting, see Windows Help
at System.Net.HttpListener.AddAllPrefixes()
at System.Net.HttpListener.Start()
at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinHttpListener.Start(HttpListener listener, Func`2 appFunc, IList`1 addresses, IDictionary`2 capabilities, Func`2 loggerFactory)
at Microsoft.Owin.Host.HttpListener.OwinServerFactory.Create(Func`2 app, IDictionary`2 properties)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---
at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object[] arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object[] parameters, Object[] arguments)
at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object[] parameters, CultureInfo culture)
at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.ServerFactory.ServerFactoryAdapter.Create(IAppBuilder builder)
at Microsoft.Owin.Hosting.Engine.HostingEngine.Start(StartContext context)
at Microsoft.PowerBI.ReportServer.WebHost.Program.Main()
2018-08-02 17:44:40.0381|INFO|1|Logger shutting down

 

Anonymous
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Please check the url reservation at the reposting services configuration manager. You can try to switch to iPhone address.  

Additionally check if its helps when you disable the firewall.

 

Can you please provide some information about your environment?

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