Preparation20% of the exam
Operating systems, email, ports and hosting choices
Prepare the software side of a Tableau Server 2022.3 host: supported Windows Server versions, browser clients, SMTP and event notifications, antivirus, port conflicts and firewall ports, and why the server belongs on a dedicated machine or cloud VM that still follows Tableau Server's own requirements.
1.5 Software Requirements: 1.5.1 List the supporting Operating Systems; 1.5.2 Understand: 1.5.2.1 Browser requirements, 1.5.2.2 Options for email alerts, 1.5.2.3 Anti-virus concerns; 1.5.3 Identify the SMTP Server; 1.5.4 Be familiar with potential port issues; 1.5.5 Explain the purpose and benefits of a dedicated server; 1.5.6 Identify the considerations for running in the cloud.
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What the exam expects
- List the Windows Server versions that support Tableau Server 2022.3, and keep server host and client platforms apart.
- Name the browser clients Tableau Server supports.
- Configure the SMTP server, then choose among the email notification options and their defaults.
- Recognize antivirus interference with installation and operation.
- Prevent and diagnose port conflicts: TSM 8850, gateway 80, IIS, firewall ports and the repository port.
- Explain why Tableau Server needs a dedicated machine, and what changes, or does not, on a cloud VM.
Key terms:
- SMTP server: the organization's mail server that Tableau Server connects to in order to send email.
- Server event notification: TSM-configured email for extract failures, process health, license reporting and drive space.
- Dynamic port mapping: TSM's default assignment of process ports from a range.
- Dedicated server: a machine or VM that runs Tableau Server without other resource-intensive applications.
Key facts
Windows Server 2022
- Detail
- Supported only from Tableau Server 2023.3.1
Cluster operating systems
- Detail
- Same type and major version on every node; no Linux and Windows mix
SMTP before email
- Detail
- SMTP must be configured before subscriptions or notifications
SMTP default port
- Detail
- 25
SMTP encryption
- Detail
- STARTTLS only, configured with the TSM CLI
Single-server health alerts
- Detail
- Sent only while Server is up; no down alerts
Default ports
- Detail
- TSM 8850, Gateway 80; 443 cannot be changed
Repository port
- Detail
- pgsql.port, default 8060; not in tsm topology list-ports
VM cloning
- Detail
- Deactivate licenses first, activate on the clone
Cloud vCPUs
- Detail
- AWS and GCP vCPU is a hyper-thread; double the core count
- When does Tableau Server send the email that confirms SMTP and notifications are working?
- Why do AWS and Google Cloud instances need twice as many vCPUs as the Tableau core requirement?
- Which SMTP port does Tableau Server use if you do not set one?
- What does the canonical_url SMTP setting supply?
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