


On RHEL-like distributions, including CentOS, run the following commands, where is formatted as major-minor-maintenance (ex: ): Use the package manager to install the Tableau Server package.ĭo not install to a location using a symbolic link or to a directory on a Network File System (NFS) volume. Navigate to the directory where you copied the Tableau Server installation package. Log on as a user with sudo access to the computer where you want to install Tableau Server. For more details, see Install and Initialize TSM.

The initialize script is included with the installed package. Tableau Services Manager is a the management toolset used to install, configure, and manage Tableau services. Install Tableau Server with your distribution’s package manager, then run a script to initialize Tableau Services Manager (TSM). Step 1: Install Tableau Server package and start Tableau Services Manager The setup program will not install Tableau Server onto systems that do not meet the minimum hardware requirements. Note that the computer you install on must meet the minimum hardware requirements specified in Minimum Hardware Requirements and Recommendations for Tableau Server. The procedure below assumes that you have installed Linux on conforming hardware and according to the environmental requirements specified in that topic.

Important: Do not use this procedure as a stand-alone resource for deploying Tableau Server into a production environment. Use this procedure as practice, to try out the Tableau Server installation, management, and user experience before your actual server deployment. The purpose of the configuration described here is to provide the quickest, simplest path to a Tableau Server installation on a computer running the CentOS 7.3 (and higher) or Ubuntu distribution of Linux. This topic provides all of the steps required to perform a basic, quick-start installation of Tableau Server using the command line.
