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Enterprise Gateway : Set up Data Sources
We are working to setup Enerprise Gateway for a Premium Capacity. I have below questions around setting up the Data Sources -
- While configuring Enterprise Gateway, do we need any Service Account?
- I could not find the exact structure to architect Enterprise Gateway configurations. We have scenario of multiple departments using Power BI with various on-premise Data Sources. I am sure we need to make Gateway administrator per department. Will administrator be able to add different Data Sources to Gateway?
- How to decide whether one VM (Enterprise Gateway) is enough to serve all the departments at the same time?
- Will Enterprise Gateway installation be on Single VM or all machines/servers where Data lies?
Thank you
Hi mittalpatel130,
1. While configuring Enterprise Gateway, do we need any Service Account?
Yes. The On-premises data gateway is configured to use NT SERVICE\PBIEgwService for the Windows service logon credential. By default, it has the right of Log on as a service. Reference: Windows Service account
2. I could not find the exact structure to architect Enterprise Gateway configurations. We have scenario of multiple departments using Power BI with various on-premise Data Sources. I am sure we need to make Gateway administrator per department. Will administrator be able to add different Data Sources to Gateway?
Yes. On-premises gateway allows multiple users to connect to multiple on-premises data sources
3. How to decide whether one VM (Enterprise Gateway) is enough to serve all the departments at the same time?
You can install a stand-alone gateway or add a gateway to a cluster, which is recommended for high availability.
4. Will Enterprise Gateway installation be on Single VM or all machines/servers where Data lies?
Gateway should be installed on a single local computer.
Reference:
What are Power BI gateways?Best regards,
Yuliana Gu
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Hi mittalpatel130,
1. While configuring Enterprise Gateway, do we need any Service Account?
Yes. The On-premises data gateway is configured to use NT SERVICE\PBIEgwService for the Windows service logon credential. By default, it has the right of Log on as a service. Reference: Windows Service account
2. I could not find the exact structure to architect Enterprise Gateway configurations. We have scenario of multiple departments using Power BI with various on-premise Data Sources. I am sure we need to make Gateway administrator per department. Will administrator be able to add different Data Sources to Gateway?
Yes. On-premises gateway allows multiple users to connect to multiple on-premises data sources
3. How to decide whether one VM (Enterprise Gateway) is enough to serve all the departments at the same time?
You can install a stand-alone gateway or add a gateway to a cluster, which is recommended for high availability.
4. Will Enterprise Gateway installation be on Single VM or all machines/servers where Data lies?
Gateway should be installed on a single local computer.
Reference:
What are Power BI gateways?Best regards,
Yuliana Gu