TABLEAU SERVER EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
4 areas of Server that require redundancy for HA? - ....ANSWER ...-file store,
repository, gateway processes, primary node
What is the purpose of HA? - ....ANSWER ...-HA is used to maximize the
availability of Tableau Server by building in redundancy. This eliminates one single
point of failure
What is a Load Balancer? - ....ANSWER ...-A Load Balancer distributes requests
evenly across all active gateways in your cluster. If you plan on having a backup primary
make sure the load balancer is taking its gateway into account.
Is a primary backup active? - ....ANSWER ...-No, it remains passive until the
primary fails
What is a licensed server process? - ....ANSWER ...-Server processes that require a
valid tableau license to work
What is the Tableau Server License Manager? - ....ANSWER ...-when a licensed
process starts, it checks with the license manager for a valid license. The license manage
is located on the primary node
How long does a valid license check last? - ....ANSWER ...-once the license
manager validates a process it is good for 72 hours
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, what is the gateway? - ....ANSWER ...-the gateway is the first point of contact from
Tableau desktop/browser/mobile/CMD line.
does not consume a lot of resources because it is just routing requests to and from end
user product
routes requests to the correct server process
what is the application server? - ....ANSWER ...-The application server handles
everything but the viz (REST API calls)
handles the server web application (everything web based)
handles authentication and authorization into server
loads thumbnails, toolbar, organization - that is why the shell around the viz in a browser
appears much faster than the actual viz
is multithreaded
what is Search and Browse?? - ....ANSWER ...-search and browse handles
searching for users, projects, workbooks, etc
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
4 areas of Server that require redundancy for HA? - ....ANSWER ...-file store,
repository, gateway processes, primary node
What is the purpose of HA? - ....ANSWER ...-HA is used to maximize the
availability of Tableau Server by building in redundancy. This eliminates one single
point of failure
What is a Load Balancer? - ....ANSWER ...-A Load Balancer distributes requests
evenly across all active gateways in your cluster. If you plan on having a backup primary
make sure the load balancer is taking its gateway into account.
Is a primary backup active? - ....ANSWER ...-No, it remains passive until the
primary fails
What is a licensed server process? - ....ANSWER ...-Server processes that require a
valid tableau license to work
What is the Tableau Server License Manager? - ....ANSWER ...-when a licensed
process starts, it checks with the license manager for a valid license. The license manage
is located on the primary node
How long does a valid license check last? - ....ANSWER ...-once the license
manager validates a process it is good for 72 hours
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 1
, what is the gateway? - ....ANSWER ...-the gateway is the first point of contact from
Tableau desktop/browser/mobile/CMD line.
does not consume a lot of resources because it is just routing requests to and from end
user product
routes requests to the correct server process
what is the application server? - ....ANSWER ...-The application server handles
everything but the viz (REST API calls)
handles the server web application (everything web based)
handles authentication and authorization into server
loads thumbnails, toolbar, organization - that is why the shell around the viz in a browser
appears much faster than the actual viz
is multithreaded
what is Search and Browse?? - ....ANSWER ...-search and browse handles
searching for users, projects, workbooks, etc
....FOR STUDY PURPOSES...©️2025 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED... 2
