Configuring Clustered Gateways on Separate Machines and Using Different Power BI Accounts

[Edwin5454]

Hello,

I have a few questions regarding the configuration of on-premises data gateways and would appreciate your insights.

1. Clustered Gateway Configuration: How can I set up a clustered gateway configuration with three gateways installed on separate machines? I want to ensure that they are properly configured for load balancing and failover.

2. Different Power BI Accounts: Is it possible to configure these three gateways using different Power BI accounts? If so, what steps should I follow to ensure seamless integration and management?

3. Multiple Gateways on a Single Machine: Can I install multiple on-premises data gateways on a single machine, each associated with a different Power BI account? If this is possible, how should it be configured to avoid conflicts and ensure proper functionality?

Thank you in advance for your assistance!

[lbendlin · Accepted solution]

1. Install the Enterprise Gateway on the first VM.  Define the gateway name and recovery key.  Then install the gateway on the other VMs and during setup choose to "add to existing gateway".

2. Don't do that.  Leave the default settings as is

3. No, nopedy-nope-no.  Bad idea, won't work. Don't.

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @Edwin5454 

Same as lbendlin said, you can download and install the on-premises data gateway on each of the three machines.

Then open the gateway application on one of the machines and go to the "Manage Gateways" section. Click on "Add another gateway" to add the other two gateways to the cluster.

Refer to this link:

Manage on-premises data gateway high-availability clusters and load balancing | Microsoft Learn

View and manage on-premises data gateways - Power Platform | Microsoft Learn

It's worth noting that you can not install more than one gateway on a single computer at the same time, but an on-premises data gateway and an on-premises data gateway(personal mode) can exist at same time, about installing gateway, you can refer to this:

Install an on-premises data gateway | Microsoft Learn

Best Regards

Zhengdong Xu
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[lbendlin · Accepted solution]

1. Install the Enterprise Gateway on the first VM.  Define the gateway name and recovery key.  Then install the gateway on the other VMs and during setup choose to "add to existing gateway".

2. Don't do that.  Leave the default settings as is

3. No, nopedy-nope-no.  Bad idea, won't work. Don't.