How to register an Analysis server

Analysis Services

Analysis Services

How to register an Analysis server

To register a server

  1. In the Analysis Manager tree pane, right-click the Analysis Servers folder, and then click Register Server.

  2. Depending on the method of authentication, in the Register Analysis Server dialog box, type the following:
    • For a direct connection, which is the default authentication method, type the name of a server in the Microsoft® Windows NT® 4.0 or Microsoft Windows® 2000 system, and then click OK.

    • For a connection based on HTTP, type "http://" and the name or IP address of the Web server that hosts Analysis Services, and then click OK. In many cases, the name of the Web server will be the same as the name of the Analysis server. Establishing connections based on HTTP is possible only if you install Analysis Services for Microsoft SQL Server™ 2000 Enterprise Edition.

    Note  You must have security authorization to access the Analysis server through both methods. Your user name must be included in the OLAP Administrators group on the Analysis server being registered, and if the Analysis server being registered is a remote computer, your user name must also be included in the OLAP Administrators group on the local computer. If your user name is added to the OLAP Administrators group, you may have to log off and log back on to Windows NT 4.0 or Windows 2000 before you can register the server.

See Also

Authentication of Connections

Authentication of Direct Connections

Registering Servers