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u750430
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8 months ago

Power BI Gateway Configuration

Our Power BI Gateway Configuration was accidently deleted, so we lost all our working connections.  We followed the steps to update the Power BI Gateway program, create a new Power BI Gateway Configu...
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grazitti_sapna
Super User
8 months ago

Hi u750430 ,
This is a very common concern, and unfortunately the answer is partly yes and partly no.

What you CAN back up

1. Gateway Recovery Key 

This is the only supported backup mechanism.

When the gateway is installed, you create a Recovery Key.

 If you still have this key:

  • You can restore the gateway on a new machine

  • All registered data sources remain available

  • No need to re-enter credentials

If you lose the recovery key:

  • There is no way to recover connections

Action now

  • Store the recovery key securely:

    • Password manager

    • Azure Key Vault

    • Secure internal documentation

You cannot backup data source connection and credentials 

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