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Adding Load balancer on Tableau Server

Adding Load balancer on Tableau Server There are 2 ways to add Load balancer to Tableau Server key-value pairs to configure Tableau Server for a load balancer use the configuration file template  Load balancer configuration key-value pairs To Add Load balancer on Tableau Server you need following Information URL used to reach Tableau Server from Load balancer port 443 open Load Balancer IPv4 Load Balancer Fully Qualified Domain Name and any aliases tsm configuration set -k gateway.public.host -v "tableau.example.com" Tableau Server is reached by entering tableau.example.com in a browser address bar tsm configuration set -k gateway.public.port -v "443" tsm configuration set -k gateway.trusted -v "10.32.139.45, 10.32.139.46, 10.32.139.47" The above Ips are examples. Please use your load balancer IPs tsm configuration set -k gateway.trusted_hosts -v "lb.example.com, lb, ftp.example.com, www.example.com" ...

Gateway port to use 80 to 443 on Tableau Server

Change Gateway port from 80 to 443 or 8080       To change the Gateway port from 80 to 443 then use below commands First , list your nodes with the command. tsm topology list-node  Then execute the command to set port  tsm topology set-ports --node-name node1 --port-name gateway:primary --port-value 443 The above command will ask for a restart.  Check ports using  tsm topology list-ports  If some error occurs in applying changes: try disabling (enable later) external ssl first- tsm security external-ssl disable You might need to run init command again with new port- tsm reset tabcmd initialuser --server localhost:443 --username 'ADMINUSER' --password 'adminpwd'

What is Tableau?

What is Tableau?      Tableau is a powerful and fastest growing data visualization tool used in the Business Intelligence Industry.      Tableau helps you to convert Data into charts/maps(visualizations) and makes data in an understandable format.        Data analysis is very fast with Tableau and the visualizations created are in the form of dashboards and worksheets.      Tableau is very easy to learn and use as its involves coding and more user friendly to create complex dashboards.   Tableau Allows users to Connect to various Data sources in few clicks., then visualize, create interactive , shareable dashboards using few clicks/drag and drop. . A few features of Tableau are given below: Real-time   Analysis Data Blending collaboration of Data Work with data without Technical knowledge Tableau is considered to be one of the leaders in BI and Analytics ...

Tableau Application Administrator Roles and Responsibilities

Who is Tableau Application Administrator and what are the Roles and responsibilities of Tableau Administrator Tableau Administrator is a Person who manages Tableau Application on the Server.  The Roles and responsibilities of a Tableau Application Administrator are  Installation, Configuration, Upgrading of Tableau across all Environments. Manage Applications Security (users,groups) Monitoring Server Job processes Tableau Server Management(clustering, Load balancing) License Management Migration, Scheduling DR Handling