"Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not suppor

I'm using SQL Express with Advance Services & I get this error when I try to deploy my reports. Why do I get this error

An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)

Cannot create a connection to data source 'EDPSYS'. (rsErrorOpeningConnection)

The feature: "Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services. (rsOperationNotSupported)

Justin Song

SQL Express does not allow access to data sources not on the local machine. You will need to point to local data in your report.|||

I'm new user of Reporting Services. I'm trying use Samples (AdventureWorks) and can't use it because this error. How do I point to local data in this samples? I create a Data Source named AdventureWorks with this string:

data source="(local)";persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

but is not working...

|||

I've seen this problem before. The way I solved it previously was to update the connectionstring from an old-style ADO format to the new SQL 2005 format.

Old:

data source=(local);persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

New:

Server=(local); Database=AdventureWorks; Trusted_Connection=yes;

Hope this helps. Mark

"Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not suppor

I'm using SQL Express with Advance Services & I get this error when I try to deploy my reports. Why do I get this error

An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)

Cannot create a connection to data source 'EDPSYS'. (rsErrorOpeningConnection)

The feature: "Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services. (rsOperationNotSupported)

Justin Song

SQL Express does not allow access to data sources not on the local machine. You will need to point to local data in your report.|||

I'm new user of Reporting Services. I'm trying use Samples (AdventureWorks) and can't use it because this error. How do I point to local data in this samples? I create a Data Source named AdventureWorks with this string:

data source="(local)";persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

but is not working...

|||

I've seen this problem before. The way I solved it previously was to update the connectionstring from an old-style ADO format to the new SQL 2005 format.

Old:

data source=(local);persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

New:

Server=(local); Database=AdventureWorks; Trusted_Connection=yes;

Hope this helps. Mark

"Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not su

I'm using SQL Express with Advance Services & I get this error when I try to deploy my reports. Why do I get this error

An error has occurred during report processing. (rsProcessingAborted)

Cannot create a connection to data source 'EDPSYS'. (rsErrorOpeningConnection)

The feature: "Remote access to report data sources and/or the report server database" is not supported in this edition of Reporting Services. (rsOperationNotSupported)

Justin Song

SQL Express does not allow access to data sources not on the local machine. You will need to point to local data in your report.|||

I'm new user of Reporting Services. I'm trying use Samples (AdventureWorks) and can't use it because this error. How do I point to local data in this samples? I create a Data Source named AdventureWorks with this string:

data source="(local)";persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

but is not working...

|||

I've seen this problem before. The way I solved it previously was to update the connectionstring from an old-style ADO format to the new SQL 2005 format.

Old:

data source=(local);persist security info=False;initial catalog=AdventureWorks

New:

Server=(local); Database=AdventureWorks; Trusted_Connection=yes;

Hope this helps. Mark

"Login timeout expired" prevents package deployment

I'm trying to deploy an SSIS package to a server ("SQL Server" deployment). The package does have an encrypted password, which has both worked nicely and not in the past. It's entirely possible that our other "DBA" has busted something on the server, thus preventing my access to it, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience w/ error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired) in the SaveToSqlServer method.

Is that just the generic you-can't-log-in message, or is it really trying to imply that the SQL Server is not responding to login attempts?

Thanks for any help,

Ben

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\Documents and Settings\foo\bar\bin\Deployment\foo.dtsx" to SQL Server "BAR". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

Hi Ben,

Did you ever receive a response to this issue? We're experiencing the exact same error.

Thanks!

Kim -

|||I just wonder if there is a firewall in place blocking RPC or something.|||

Hi - Did anyone ever receive a response to this thread? I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks!!

Tyra

|||

All of the sudden I am getting this also. No password on packages. Config files used. Was able to install to SSIS server before, the same package. This was to update a package. I can still import from SSIS manager. I tried both integrated auth and SQL auth with no success. Careful, after it throws up gthe error on screen, the process looks like it could finish successfully, and tells you it does. Your old script is left though.

SSIS is running on the same server as I run the package manifest from. Tried killing SQL server agaent so no packages would run while installing, no luck.

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired)

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\DtsDeploy\UpdateDevAdpDms\Load_SoHeaderDim.dtsx" to SQL Server "(local)". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

|||

It had been 3 whole days since I last deployed a package, so I guess I forgot how.

I think my problem was using the deployment package. I figured since it was the SSIS deployment utility, it was installing to the SSIS (Integration Servcies) which does not have a named instance. All of my Database engines are named (SQLSERVER/myInstance).

When you use the SSIS deployment utility, you are installing the packages to the Database engine, not the Integration Services....so you have to specify which instance to install the package to. If I am wrong, then there is something wrong with my SQL install.

SO in short, make sure you are using the right server name and instance when deploying packages.

"Login timeout expired" prevents package deployment

I'm trying to deploy an SSIS package to a server ("SQL Server" deployment). The package does have an encrypted password, which has both worked nicely and not in the past. It's entirely possible that our other "DBA" has busted something on the server, thus preventing my access to it, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience w/ error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired) in the SaveToSqlServer method.

Is that just the generic you-can't-log-in message, or is it really trying to imply that the SQL Server is not responding to login attempts?

Thanks for any help,

Ben

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\Documents and Settings\foo\bar\bin\Deployment\foo.dtsx" to SQL Server "BAR". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

Hi Ben,

Did you ever receive a response to this issue? We're experiencing the exact same error.

Thanks!

Kim -

|||I just wonder if there is a firewall in place blocking RPC or something.|||

Hi - Did anyone ever receive a response to this thread? I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks!!

Tyra

|||

All of the sudden I am getting this also. No password on packages. Config files used. Was able to install to SSIS server before, the same package. This was to update a package. I can still import from SSIS manager. I tried both integrated auth and SQL auth with no success. Careful, after it throws up gthe error on screen, the process looks like it could finish successfully, and tells you it does. Your old script is left though.

SSIS is running on the same server as I run the package manifest from. Tried killing SQL server agaent so no packages would run while installing, no luck.

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired)

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\DtsDeploy\UpdateDevAdpDms\Load_SoHeaderDim.dtsx" to SQL Server "(local)". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

"Login timeout expired" prevents package deployment

I'm trying to deploy an SSIS package to a server ("SQL Server" deployment). The package does have an encrypted password, which has both worked nicely and not in the past. It's entirely possible that our other "DBA" has busted something on the server, thus preventing my access to it, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience w/ error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired) in the SaveToSqlServer method.

Is that just the generic you-can't-log-in message, or is it really trying to imply that the SQL Server is not responding to login attempts?

Thanks for any help,

Ben

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\Documents and Settings\foo\bar\bin\Deployment\foo.dtsx" to SQL Server "BAR". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

Hi Ben,

Did you ever receive a response to this issue? We're experiencing the exact same error.

Thanks!

Kim -

|||I just wonder if there is a firewall in place blocking RPC or something.|||

Hi - Did anyone ever receive a response to this thread? I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks!!

Tyra

|||

All of the sudden I am getting this also. No password on packages. Config files used. Was able to install to SSIS server before, the same package. This was to update a package. I can still import from SSIS manager. I tried both integrated auth and SQL auth with no success. Careful, after it throws up gthe error on screen, the process looks like it could finish successfully, and tells you it does. Your old script is left though.

SSIS is running on the same server as I run the package manifest from. Tried killing SQL server agaent so no packages would run while installing, no luck.

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired)

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\DtsDeploy\UpdateDevAdpDms\Load_SoHeaderDim.dtsx" to SQL Server "(local)". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

|||

It had been 3 whole days since I last deployed a package, so I guess I forgot how.

I think my problem was using the deployment package. I figured since it was the SSIS deployment utility, it was installing to the SSIS (Integration Servcies) which does not have a named instance. All of my Database engines are named (SQLSERVER/myInstance).

When you use the SSIS deployment utility, you are installing the packages to the Database engine, not the Integration Services....so you have to specify which instance to install the package to. If I am wrong, then there is something wrong with my SQL install.

SO in short, make sure you are using the right server name and instance when deploying packages.

"Login timeout expired" prevents package deployment

I'm trying to deploy an SSIS package to a server ("SQL Server" deployment). The package does have an encrypted password, which has both worked nicely and not in the past. It's entirely possible that our other "DBA" has busted something on the server, thus preventing my access to it, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience w/ error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired) in the SaveToSqlServer method.

Is that just the generic you-can't-log-in message, or is it really trying to imply that the SQL Server is not responding to login attempts?

Thanks for any help,

Ben

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\Documents and Settings\foo\bar\bin\Deployment\foo.dtsx" to SQL Server "BAR". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

Hi Ben,

Did you ever receive a response to this issue? We're experiencing the exact same error.

Thanks!

Kim -

|||I just wonder if there is a firewall in place blocking RPC or something.|||

Hi - Did anyone ever receive a response to this thread? I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks!!

Tyra

|||

All of the sudden I am getting this also. No password on packages. Config files used. Was able to install to SSIS server before, the same package. This was to update a package. I can still import from SSIS manager. I tried both integrated auth and SQL auth with no success. Careful, after it throws up gthe error on screen, the process looks like it could finish successfully, and tells you it does. Your old script is left though.

SSIS is running on the same server as I run the package manifest from. Tried killing SQL server agaent so no packages would run while installing, no luck.

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired)

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\DtsDeploy\UpdateDevAdpDms\Load_SoHeaderDim.dtsx" to SQL Server "(local)". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

|||

It had been 3 whole days since I last deployed a package, so I guess I forgot how.

I think my problem was using the deployment package. I figured since it was the SSIS deployment utility, it was installing to the SSIS (Integration Servcies) which does not have a named instance. All of my Database engines are named (SQLSERVER/myInstance).

When you use the SSIS deployment utility, you are installing the packages to the Database engine, not the Integration Services....so you have to specify which instance to install the package to. If I am wrong, then there is something wrong with my SQL install.

SO in short, make sure you are using the right server name and instance when deploying packages.

"Login timeout expired" prevents package deployment

I'm trying to deploy an SSIS package to a server ("SQL Server" deployment). The package does have an encrypted password, which has both worked nicely and not in the past. It's entirely possible that our other "DBA" has busted something on the server, thus preventing my access to it, but I'm curious if anyone has any experience w/ error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired) in the SaveToSqlServer method.

Is that just the generic you-can't-log-in message, or is it really trying to imply that the SQL Server is not responding to login attempts?

Thanks for any help,

Ben

===================================

Could not save the package "C:\Documents and Settings\foo\bar\bin\Deployment\foo.dtsx" to SQL Server "BAR". (Package Installation Wizard)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.SavePackageToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs, String packagePassword, Boolean bUseSeverEncryption, String serverName, String userName, String password, String packageFilePath, List`1 configFileNames)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Deployment.DtsInstaller.InstallPackagesToSqlServer(WizardInputs wizardInputs)

===================================

The SaveToSQLServer method has encountered OLE DB error code 0x80004005 (Login timeout expired). The SQL statement that was issued has failed.

Program Location:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Wrapper.ApplicationClass.SaveToSQLServer(IDTSPackage90 Package, IDTSEvents90 pEvents, String ServerName, String ServerUserName, String ServerPassword)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dts.Runtime.Application.SaveToSqlServer(Package package, IDTSEvents events, String serverName, String serverUserName, String serverPassword)

Hi Ben,

Did you ever receive a response to this issue? We're experiencing the exact same error.

Thanks!

Kim -

|||I just wonder if there is a firewall in place blocking RPC or something.|||

Hi - Did anyone ever receive a response to this thread? I am having the exact same problem.

Thanks!!

Tyra

"Hang" when deploying SSAS solution?

I've noticed that BI Studio seems to 'hang' when I do a Build -> Deploy Solution. The output window will just say "Sending deployment script to the server" and the Deployment Progress window will just churn, with no commands listed. It's been running for nearly ~ 1 hr without feedback - how can I tell if AS is working or not? CPU on the AS instance is idle.

The one workaround I've noticed is to open the database directly in BI Studio, and make the changes there, but this is obviously less than ideal for multiple reasons.

hello,

i'd suggest to check what's the deployment server specified in your project and whether it's as expected. right click on the project node in solution explorer, and go to Properties->Deployment, Target->Server.

also, it should be possible to use SQL Server Profiler to start a trace for the specific AS server, and see what happens on the server when you do a Build->Deploy Solution...

hope this helps,

|||The target server is just "localhost" (which is correct). When I put profiler on it, I can see the large XMLA deployment script, but it doesn't reveal anything about the current status..|||Ok. I created a fresh, new, import from 9.0 project, and made my changes there. Now when I tried to deploy it actually looks like it's doing something (i.e. there's activity in profiler, and the deployment progress tab actually shows what dimensions/measure groups are being processed..)

Very weird.|||Restart the Analysis Services Service on the target deployment server (if possible) before you try to deploy the roject again and see what happens. Seems like something may be hanging up the service when this happens.