Install and configure Power BI Report Server Prerequisites

Before we getting started to Install and configure Power BI Report Server, you prepare the below prerequisites:


  • Make sure that the SQL Server has been installed and configured on the database server before installing the Power BI Report Server. (It’s strongly recommended to install the Power BI report server in a separate server, not in the same database server)
  • Make sure that the DB server is reachable from the Power BI Report Server. (Please, check How to Check SQL Server Instance Connectivity from the application server to the database server.)
  • Install and Configure the Web Server (IIS) role on the Power BI Report Server.
  • Download the Power BI Report Server.
  • Download SQL Server 2017 Management Studio.
  • The license key for Power BI Report Server.
  • Make sure that the installation account is a member of the Local Administrator Group.
  • Make sure that the user used to configure the Power BI Report Server have access, run script, and create database permission on the Database Server.