installing powerpivot for sharepoint 2013 using sql 2012
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PowerPivot demand has increased significantly in recent years. As more and more data gets added to SharePoint or other business systems, business users are recognizing the value that PowerPivot has as an analysis tool. SQL Server 2012 and SharePoint 2013 provide a fantastic infrastructure for PowerPivot, but installing and configuring it specifically tailored to your environment can be tricky, depending on your business users' needs. In this session we will walk through an installation of a SQL Server 2012 Analysis Services Instance in SharePoint PowerPivot mode. We will then cover how to install and configure PowerPivot on SharePoint. This includes the configuration options for authentication, data refresh and Excel Services.TRANSCRIPT
Installing & Configuring PowerPivot for SharePoint 2013 and SQL Server 2012Doug HemmingerSharePoint Solution Architect
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What is PowerPivot?PowerPivot Component OverviewSQL Server PowerPivot ComponentsPowerPivot Related SharePoint Service ApplicationsPowerPivot SharePoint Solutions
Install Analysis Services Server in SharePoint modeHardware RequirementsSoftware RequirementsAnalysis Services PrerequisitesVideo Demonstration
Agenda
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Deploy PowerPivot Solutions and ServicesInstall spPowerPivot.msiInstall PowerPivot solutions and services using the PowerPivot Configuration ToolVideo Demonstration
PowerPivot Installation Tips and Gotchas
Pulling it all together (Live Demo)
Agenda (continued)
“PowerPivot is mind-blowingly awesome and your users will want it.”
– Me, Right Now
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What is PowerPivot?
PowerPivot is a Business Intelligence and Data Analysis tool built as an extension to Excel and Excel Services
PowerPivot Component Overview
SQL Server PowerPivot ComponentsAnalysis Services PowerPivot Instance
PowerPivot Service Application Database
Secure Store Service Application Database
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PowerPivot Related Service ApplicationsExcel Services
PowerPivot
Secure Store
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PowerPivot SharePoint SolutionsPowerPivot farm solution for version 14
PowerPivot farm solution for version 15
PowerPivot Web Application Solution
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Install SQL Server Analysis Services Server in SharePoint Mode
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Standalone SQL Analysis Services Server in SharePoint Mode
Hardware Recommendations
Component Minimum Recommended
Processor 64-bit dual core, 3 GHz
16 cores
RAM 8 GB 64 GB
Storage 80 GB ??
Take the recommendations seriously. In practice, the “Recommended” is probably the minimum.
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Software Requirements SharePoint 2013 Enterprise Edition is required
SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1 Enterprise or Business Intelligence Edition is required
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Analysis Services - Prerequisites You must be a local admin Joined to a domain in the same Active Directory forest as Excel Services
Only 1 PowerPivot instance per SQL Server
The most exciting video you will ever see
Video
Install Analysis Services in SharePoint Mode
Deploy PowerPivot Solutions and Services
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WhereRecommended run installation on all SharePoint ServersYou only need to install the PowerPivot configuration tool component on 1 server (2 for redundancy)
WhatPowerPivot Configuration Tool for SharePoint 2013OLE DB Provider for Analysis Services (MSOLAP)Installs ADOMD.NETInstalls SQL Server 2012 Analysis Management Objects
Install spPowerPivot.msi
The most exciting video you will ever see
Video
Deploy PowerPivot Solutions and Services
PowerPivot Installation Tips and Gotchas
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Test by running the PowerPivot Management Dashboard Timer JobWill update the usage data reports in the Central Administration PowerPivot Management Dashboard
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Gotcha: Claims to Windows Token Service Account RightsBy default, the account is setup as local system. You will get a health analyzer warning with this setup.
Recommended setup is to use a domain account with local privileges outlined here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh231678.aspx
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Must have full read permissions on the sites with PowerPivot Workbooks
Set the MidTier process account through the service application properties (not Central Administration security)
Tip: MidTier Process Account
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Ignore the health analyzer rule that ADOMD.Net is not installed.
If you ran the PowerPivot configuration tool successfully, it is installed.
Tip: Ignore ADOMD.Net is not installed
Pulling It All Together(Demo)
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ResourcesHardware & Software Requirements for SQL Server 2012 in SharePoint Mode:http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/fb86ca0a-518c-4c61-ae78-7680c57fae1f
SharePoint 2013 Version Comparison Chart:http://blog.sharepointedutech.com/2013/01/06/sharepoint-2013-version-comparison-chart
Prerequisites for installing SQL Server 2012 in SharePoint Mode: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219067.aspx#bkmk_prereq
Install or Uninstall the PowerPivot for SharePoint Add-inhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj219067.aspx#bkmk_prereq
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 PowerPivot for Microsoft SharePointhttp://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35577
PowerPivot for Excel Samples:http://www.microsoft.com/en-US/download/details.aspx?id=102
SQL Server 2012 PowerPivot Incorrectly Detects ADOMD.NET Causing a Failed Health Rulehttp://sharepoint.nauplius.net/2012/04/sql-server-2012-powerpivot-incorrectly-detects-adomd-net-causing-a-failed-health-rule/
What’s New in PowerPivothttp://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh272053.aspx
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