What is the non-default install location?

RHEL-like only, via rpm -i --prefix.

What is the one-time initialize options?

Non-default user or group, and data directory.

What is the joining a node?

initialize-tsm -b -u --accepteula.

What is the data directory path?

No period or space; not NFS or a symbolic link.

What is the license service ports?

27000-27009 on the License node.

What is the admin views driver?

PostgreSQL driver on every VizQL Server node.

What is the proxy after install?

.conf in ~tableau/.config/systemd/tableauserver.conf.d.

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Installing and troubleshooting Tableau Server on Linux

How to install and initialize Tableau Server on Linux, choose the initialize-tsm options that cannot change later, and resolve the common locale, path, host name, firewall, font, driver, proxy, log and permission problems on Linux nodes.

Official exam objective

2.4 Install and verify Tableau Server on Linux: 2.4.1 Install Tableau Server on Linux by using CLI or the Installation Wizard; 2.4.2 Identify and resolve issues with installation on Linux; 2.4.3 Identify and resolve issues with operating system and networking configurations; 2.4.4 Identify and resolve issues with interfaces and interactions with external systems; 2.4.5 Identify and resolve issues with proxy issues; 2.4.6 Identify appropriate operating system logs and Tableau logs for troubleshooting; 2.4.7 Verify system groups and file system permissions.

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What the exam expects

Install the package and run initialize-tsm with every option that cannot be changed afterward, then finish setup through the TSM web UI or CLI.
Diagnose installation failures caused by locale, data-directory paths, existing accounts, host-name changes and Windows-authored files.
Open the right firewall ports, supply fonts and the PostgreSQL driver, and configure a forward proxy during or after installation.
Pick the right Tableau and operating-system log for a failure.
Verify the unprivileged user, the TSM authorization group and file-system permissions.

Key terms:

initialize-tsm: the one-time script in the scripts directory that creates accounts and starts TSM.
Unprivileged user: the account (default tableau) that runs all Tableau Server processes.
TSM authorization group: the Linux group (default tsmadmin) whose members may administer TSM.
Data directory: where extracts, logs and data live (default /var/opt/tableau/tableau_server).
systemd user service: how TSM services run since 2018.1, under the unprivileged user instead of root.

Key facts

Fact	Detail	Source
Non-default install location	RHEL-like only, via `rpm -i --prefix`	Before you install (opens in a new tab)
One-time initialize options	Non-default user or group, and data directory	Install and Initialize TSM (opens in a new tab)
Joining a node	`initialize-tsm -b <bootstrap> -u <admin> --accepteula`	initialize-tsm help (opens in a new tab)
`https_proxy` value	Uses `http://`	initialize-tsm help (opens in a new tab)
Data directory path	No period or space; not NFS or a symbolic link	Before you install (opens in a new tab)
License service ports	27000-27009 on the License node	Before you install (opens in a new tab)
Admin views driver	PostgreSQL driver on every VizQL Server node	Troubleshoot on Linux (opens in a new tab)
Proxy after install	`.conf` in `~tableau/.config/systemd/tableau_server.conf.d`	Configuring Proxies (Linux) (opens in a new tab)
Script logs	`/var/tmp`, one per run	Logs and Locations (opens in a new tab)
Ubuntu systemd log	`/var/log/syslog` via `journalctl`	Troubleshoot on Linux (opens in a new tab)
`tsm.authorized.groups`	Overwrites; comma-separated list allowed	Custom TSM Group (opens in a new tab)

Non-default install location

Detail: RHEL-like only, via rpm -i --prefix
Source: Before you install (opens in a new tab)

One-time initialize options

Detail: Non-default user or group, and data directory
Source: Install and Initialize TSM (opens in a new tab)

Joining a node

Detail: initialize-tsm -b <bootstrap> -u <admin> --accepteula
Source: initialize-tsm help (opens in a new tab)

https_proxy value

Detail: Uses http://
Source: initialize-tsm help (opens in a new tab)

Data directory path

Detail: No period or space; not NFS or a symbolic link
Source: Before you install (opens in a new tab)

License service ports

Detail: 27000-27009 on the License node
Source: Before you install (opens in a new tab)

Admin views driver

Detail: PostgreSQL driver on every VizQL Server node
Source: Troubleshoot on Linux (opens in a new tab)

Proxy after install

Detail: .conf in ~tableau/.config/systemd/tableau_server.conf.d
Source: Configuring Proxies (Linux) (opens in a new tab)

Script logs

Detail: /var/tmp, one per run
Source: Logs and Locations (opens in a new tab)

Ubuntu systemd log

Detail: /var/log/syslog via journalctl
Source: Troubleshoot on Linux (opens in a new tab)

tsm.authorized.groups

Detail: Overwrites; comma-separated list allowed
Source: Custom TSM Group (opens in a new tab)

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Which fonts ship with Tableau Server on Linux?
When can the TSM and Gateway ports end up on numbers other than 8850 and 80?
Why should you not give up on a tsm restore that stops showing progress after two hours?
How do you produce the file passed to tsm register --file?

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