Configuring HTTP Access to SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services on Microsoft Windows XP

This paper is intended for anyone who is interested in providing access to SQL Server Analysis Services through HTTP protocol. The paper explains all the steps required to set up HTTP access and discusses different performance and security settings. Instructions in this paper can be used to set up HTTP connection to Analysis Server on Windows XP and and Microsoft Windows 2000 operating systems.

Overview

Microsoft® SQL Server™ 2005 Analysis Services uses the same architecture for providing HTTP access as did SQL Server 2000 Analysis Services.
The Pump component is loaded into IIS (Internet Information Services) and serves as an ISAPI extension, pumping data from the client to an Analysis Services server and back.
This white paper walks you through the process of setting up HTTP access to Analysis Services.

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