Installing and troubleshooting Tableau Server on Windows
Install Tableau Server on Windows with the wizard or Setup command line, diagnose failed installs, upgrades and activations from the right log, configure a forward proxy and outbound access, and secure the Run As service account's rights, permissions and data access.
2.5 Install and verify Tableau Server on Windows: 2.5.1 Install Tableau Server on Windows by using CLI or the Installation Wizard; 2.5.2 Identify and resolve issues with installation on Windows; 2.5.3 Identify and resolve issues with operating system and networking configurations; 2.5.4 Identify and resolve issues with interfaces and interactions with external systems; 2.5.5 Identify and resolve proxy issues; 2.5.6 Identify appropriate operating system logs and Tableau logs for troubleshooting; 2.5.7 Verify system groups and file system permissions; 2.5.8 Use the Run As service account.
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What the exam expects
- Install Tableau Server on Windows with the Setup wizard or command line, choosing switches and properties and following the documented step order.
- Diagnose failed installs, upgrades and activations, and pick the log that answers the question.
- Verify operating-system, cluster and outbound network prerequisites for maps and licensing.
- Configure a Windows forward proxy for the Run As account, including WinHTTP for ATR.
- Verify system groups, folder and registry permissions, logon rights and the data exposure of the Run As service account.
Key terms: TSM (Tableau Services Manager, installed first, administers the server); Run As service account (the Windows identity Tableau Server uses to access resources, Network Service by default); ATR (authorization-to-run licensing service); forward proxy (mediates outbound internet traffic); obliterate script (tableau-server-obliterate.cmd, removes every trace of an installation).
Key facts
ACCEPTEULA- Detail
- Required for unattended installs; omitted fails silently, 0 fails
INSTALLDIR alone- Detail
- Data directory follows it; C:\ProgramData path not created
- Detail
- x86_64 with SSE4.2 and POPCNT; ARM not supported
- Detail
- 64-bit command prompt, then restart
- Detail
- healthz URL returns OK
- Detail
- Port 443 to mapsconfig.tableau.com, api.mapbox.com
- Detail
- WinHTTP proxy must match LAN settings
- Detail
app-upgrade.login C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\logs
- Detail
- Log on as a service, Allow log on locally, not denied
- Detail
native_api.allowed_paths, trailing backslash
Sources for this section (8)
- Install switcheshelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Before you installhelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Troubleshoot installhelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Internet accesshelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Proxieshelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Log locationshelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Local Security Policyhelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Hardening checklisthelp.tableau.com (opens in a new tab)
- Why should the Run As account be a dedicated account rather than an existing one?
- When you add a directory to
native_api.allowed_paths, what happens to the folders beneath it? - When users sign in with smart cards, what should you change on the Run As account?
- Which files in C:\ProgramData\Tableau\Tableau Server\temp can be deleted safely?
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