MSAS OLAP UNX

Hi,
We are doing a PILOT for UNX using MSAS Cubes.
I Installed SQL Server 2008R2 on my machine and downloaded the default Adventure Works DB, DW and also the related MSAS Project which has built in cubes.
I successfully deployed the MSAS project using MS Visual Studio which has 2 cubes on to my local machine.The Database I used for this was the DW I had downloaded earlier.
Now from IDT when I am trying to connect to build a UNX on top of the default cube. I am getting the following error.
com.businessobjects.mds.olap.protocol.xmla.internal.XMLAException: java.net.ConnectException: Connection refused: connect
Any Help is Appreciated.
Best
Monty.

http://scn.sap.com/thread/3614377
Hi Monty,
Do you help me this subject now? Did you solve this problem?
& Have you got a document about its ?
Note:I want .abf cubes in MSAS and create a universe in idt.
Kind regards.
Fatih Temiz

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Edited by: ramaks on Oct 26, 2010 2:35 AM
Edited by: ramaks on Oct 26, 2010 2:36 AM
Edited by: ramaks on Oct 26, 2010 2:37 AM

Hi Didier,
Thank you for your response. That was exactly my original design - but it has performance implications for us. Please see an earlier thread of mine.
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