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Tableau Server Architecture

Course outline

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Duration

Three days of live classroom or five days of virtual classroom instruction

Audience

This course provides in-depth coverage of Tableau Server architecture and configuration. The knowledge and skills acquired are best geared toward those architecting and administering a large deployment of Tableau Server, or a consultant who will be involved in many deployments of Tableau Server.

Prerequisites

There are no knowledge prerequisites.

Course includes

Our Tableau Server Architecture course includes extensive hands-on activities to reinforce the skills and knowledge attained.

At the end of this course, you will have explored the areas below and more:

  • In-depth analysis of Tableau Server architecture
  • Installing and configuring Tableau Server in an enterprise environment
  • Command-line utilities
  • Monitoring server status
  • Licensing models
  • Migrating a system to new hardware
  • Scalability and distributed installations
  • High availability
  • Analysis of authentication methods
  • Embedding and APIs

Course Outline

Tableau Server Overview

  • Tableau Product Line
  • End-User Abilities

Tableau Server Architecture

  • Component Functions
  • Server Diagrams
  • Terminology
  • Server Scalability
  • Server Component Performance Characteristics

Single Server Installation

  • Technical Specifications
  • Tableau Server Installation Checklist
  • Configuration Options
  • Resolutions for Common Installation Issues
  • Installing Tableau Server Software

Automating Server Tasks

  • Automating and Programming Server Tasks
  • Tabadmin and Tabcmd
  • Restoring a Backup
  • Exporting Configuration Settings
  • Customizing VizQL Query Limit

Monitoring Server

  • Viewing Server Status
  • Admin Alerts
  • Admin Views
  • Licensing Information
  • Performance Recording

Upgrading Tableau Server

  • Preparing to Upgrade
  • Upgrading to New Hardware

Scalability and Distributed Installations

  • Single-Node Default Architecture
  • Server Scalability and Number of Processes
  • Single-Node Example for Extracts
  • Distributed Installations for Extracts and Viewing

High Availability

  • High Availability Terminology
  • Three-Node Failover Quorum
  • Repository Failover
  • File Store Extract Storage and Replication
  • Creating a Backup Primary
  • Adding an External Load Balancer
  • Configuring for Redundancy - Three-Node

Architecture

  • Configuring a Backup Primary
  • Failing Over to a Backup Primary
  • Failing a Worker Server
  • Setting a Preferred Repository
  • Manually Failing Over a Repository
  • Decommissioning a File Store

Process Flows and Performance

  • Process Flow: Repository Failover
  • Process Flow: Publishing an Extract
  • Process Flow: File Store Decommissioning
  • Process Flow: Backup
  • Cache Server
  • Process Flow: View Query Caching
  • Search and Browse

Log Files Administration

  • Overview of Log Files
  • Archiving Log Files
  • Running Ziplogs and Cleanup
  • Archiving Log Files with a Snapshot
  • Using Server Logs

SSO Authentication and Embedding

  • Configuring for Kerberos
  • Configuring for SAML
  • Embedding a View
  • Trusted Authentication

JavaScript and Extract APIs

  • Using the JavaScript API
  • Data Extract API

Programme scope, delivery arrangements and suitability are confirmed during enquiry.