Tableau Server UPDATED Questions and
CORRECT Answers
4 areas of Server that require redundancy for HA? - CORRECT ANSWER - file store,
repository, gateway processes, primary node
What is the purpose of HA? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - No, it remains passive until the
primary fails
What is a licensed server process? - CORRECT ANSWER - Server processes that require
a valid tableau license to work
What is the Tableau Server License Manager? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - once the license
manager validates a process it is good for 72 hours
what is the gateway? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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?? - CORRECT ANSWER - search and browse handles
searching for users, projects, workbooks, etc
it also maintains an index of content
handles search, filtering, retrieval, and display of content metadata on the server
is multithreaded
what is the Repository? - CORRECT ANSWER - Simply put, it is the Tableau Server
database(PostgreS)
It's main function is to store workbook and user metadata - does not store the data itself
CORRECT Answers
4 areas of Server that require redundancy for HA? - CORRECT ANSWER - file store,
repository, gateway processes, primary node
What is the purpose of HA? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - No, it remains passive until the
primary fails
What is a licensed server process? - CORRECT ANSWER - Server processes that require
a valid tableau license to work
What is the Tableau Server License Manager? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT ANSWER - once the license
manager validates a process it is good for 72 hours
what is the gateway? - CORRECT 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? - CORRECT 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?? - CORRECT ANSWER - search and browse handles
searching for users, projects, workbooks, etc
it also maintains an index of content
handles search, filtering, retrieval, and display of content metadata on the server
is multithreaded
what is the Repository? - CORRECT ANSWER - Simply put, it is the Tableau Server
database(PostgreS)
It's main function is to store workbook and user metadata - does not store the data itself
