What is RMT Server minimum?

8 cores, 64 GB RAM; up to 10,000 views per hour.

What is the not monitored?

External repository and gateway status; External File Store status and sizes.

What is the slow Query default?

Warning at 30 seconds; config in milliseconds.

What is the status polling?

30 seconds, background.pollRates.processStatus.

What is the blueprint thresholds?

CPU 80% for 5 min; memory 25%, disk 20% available.

tsm maintenance jmx enable, readonly default, restarts.

What is the port listing?

tsm topology list-ports, all nodes.

Monitor and Maintain a Tableau Deployment41% of the exam

Observability with RMT, logs, JMX and Activity Log

Map observability requirements to the Resource Monitoring Tool, logging levels, JMX, PerfMon or sysstat and the Activity Log; interpret what they report, revise the topology from it, check inter-node connectivity, and set up Activity Log delivery on Tableau Server and Tableau Cloud.

Official exam objective

3.4 Maintain and tune a Tableau Server environment by using observability data: 3.4.1 Map the features and capabilities of the Tableau Server Resource Monitoring Tool to observability requirements; 3.4.2 Recommend a strategy for collecting and analyzing Tableau Server logs; 3.4.3 Recommend a strategy for collecting and analyzing Tableau Server process metrics; 3.4.4 Recommend a strategy for collecting and analyzing operating system and hardware-related metrics; 3.4.5 Interpret observability data; 3.4.6 Revise architecture based on observability data; 3.4.7 Troubleshoot connectivity in a single or multi-node environment, especially database connectivity; 3.4.8 Configure and implement Activity Log for Tableau Cloud or Tableau Server.

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What the exam expects

Map observability requirements to Resource Monitoring Tool (RMT) features, and recognize what RMT cannot see.
Recommend strategies for Tableau Server logs, process metrics (JMX) and operating system and hardware metrics.
Interpret RMT status and incidents, and revise the architecture from observability data.
Troubleshoot connectivity between nodes and to the repository.
Configure the Activity Log on Tableau Server and on Tableau Cloud.

Key terms: RMT (Resource Monitoring Tool: an Agent on every node plus RMT Server, requires Advanced Management); incident (an RMT alert with severity Info, Warning or Critical); JMX (Java Management Extensions, used by tools such as JConsole to read Java process metrics); Activity Log (Advanced Management event logs for auditing, including permission changes); environment (one Tableau Server installation or cluster in RMT).

Key facts

Fact	Detail	Source
RMT Server minimum	8 cores, 64 GB RAM; up to 10,000 views per hour	RMT hardware (opens in a new tab)
Not monitored	External repository and gateway status; External File Store status and sizes	RMT charts (opens in a new tab)
Slow Query default	Warning at 30 seconds; config in milliseconds	Slow Queries (opens in a new tab)
Status polling	30 seconds, `background.pollRates.processStatus`	Environment Down (opens in a new tab)
Blueprint thresholds	CPU 80% for 5 min; memory 25%, disk 20% available	Hardware Monitoring (opens in a new tab)
Default log level	info; reset a key with `-d`	Logging levels (opens in a new tab)
Secure JMX	`tsm maintenance jmx enable`, readonly default, restarts	JMX ports (opens in a new tab)
Port listing	`tsm topology list-ports`, all nodes	TSM ports (opens in a new tab)
Data Engine CPU limit	75% average default; 95% on dedicated nodes	Extract query-heavy (opens in a new tab)
Cloud S3 key	Single-region KMS key; multi-region unsupported	Set Up Activity Log (opens in a new tab)
Cloud S3 retention	S3 Lifecycle configuration	Cloud Activity Log (opens in a new tab)

RMT Server minimum

Detail: 8 cores, 64 GB RAM; up to 10,000 views per hour
Source: RMT hardware (opens in a new tab)

Not monitored

Detail: External repository and gateway status; External File Store status and sizes
Source: RMT charts (opens in a new tab)

Slow Query default

Detail: Warning at 30 seconds; config in milliseconds
Source: Slow Queries (opens in a new tab)

Status polling

Detail: 30 seconds, background.pollRates.processStatus
Source: Environment Down (opens in a new tab)

Blueprint thresholds

Detail: CPU 80% for 5 min; memory 25%, disk 20% available
Source: Hardware Monitoring (opens in a new tab)

Default log level

Detail: info; reset a key with -d
Source: Logging levels (opens in a new tab)

Secure JMX

Detail: tsm maintenance jmx enable, readonly default, restarts
Source: JMX ports (opens in a new tab)

Port listing

Detail: tsm topology list-ports, all nodes
Source: TSM ports (opens in a new tab)

Data Engine CPU limit

Detail: 75% average default; 95% on dedicated nodes
Source: Extract query-heavy (opens in a new tab)

Cloud S3 key

Detail: Single-region KMS key; multi-region unsupported
Source: Set Up Activity Log (opens in a new tab)

Cloud S3 retention

Detail: S3 Lifecycle configuration
Source: Cloud Activity Log (opens in a new tab)

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How much CPU and memory does an RMT Agent typically use on recommended hardware?
When is an RMT environment Critical even though no critical incident occurred today?
When a cluster's logging levels change, which node do you set them from?
How often should TabMon sample, and how much data should it keep?

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