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6 years ago
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P2 node vs. Two P1 nodes

Hello! We have started to get refresh errors regarding premium capacity being throttled. When we first started using Power BI, a decision was made to split our P2 node into two separate P1 nodes for ...
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  • GilbertQ's avatar
    GilbertQ
    6 years ago
    Hi there

    It all depends on your requirements.

    From what you have mentioned above by having a single P2 node you would have double the capacity, which would possibly get rid of the throttling.
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    v-deddai1-msft
    6 years ago

    Hi Anonymous ,

     

    As mentioned by GilbertQ, it depends on your requirements.  We always separating business critical and Self-Service BI (SSBI) into different capacities to prevent the situation where the report is stuck and need to wait. Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-premium-capacity-optimize

     

    If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

     

    Best Regards,

    Dedmon Dai

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v-deddai1-msft
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6 years ago

Hi Anonymous ,

 

As mentioned by GilbertQ, it depends on your requirements.  We always separating business critical and Self-Service BI (SSBI) into different capacities to prevent the situation where the report is stuck and need to wait. Please refer to https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/power-bi/admin/service-premium-capacity-optimize

 

If this post helps, then please consider Accept it as the solution to help the other members find it more quickly.

 

Best Regards,

Dedmon Dai