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GatewayNotReachable

Power BI dataset refresh error — what it means and how to fix it.

What this means

The on-premises data gateway is out of date or unreachable when the service tries to store data-source credentials.

How to fix it

  1. Update the on-premises data gateway to the latest version and restart the gateway service.
  2. Confirm the gateway host is online and can reach the data source.
  3. Re-enter the data-source credentials and retry.
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