Tableau Server on AWS
Partner Solution Deployment Guide
May 2022
Takashi Binns, Kevin Glover, Shuai Ye, and Michael McConnell, Tableau Software
Vinod Shukla, AWS Integration & Automation team
| Refer to the GitHub repository to view source files, report bugs, submit feature ideas, and post feedback about this Partner Solution. To comment on the documentation, refer to Feedback. |
This Partner Solution was created by Tableau Software in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWS). Partner Solutions are automated reference deployments that help people deploy popular technologies on AWS according to AWS best practices. If you’re unfamiliar with AWS Partner Solutions, refer to the AWS Partner Solution General Information Guide.
Overview
This Partner Solution deploys Tableau Server on the AWS Cloud. If you are unfamiliar with AWS Partner Solutions, refer to the AWS Partner Solution General Information Guide.
Costs and licenses
This Partner Solution requires a license or product key for Tableau Server. To obtain a product key, contact sales@tableau.com. You can also try a 14-day trial version of Tableau Server for free.
There is no cost to use this Partner Solution, but you will be billed for any AWS services or resources that this Partner Solution deploys. For more information, refer to the AWS Partner Solution General Information Guide.
Architecture
Deploying this Partner Solution with default parameters builds the following Tableau Server environment in the AWS Cloud.
As shown in Figure 1, this Partner Solution sets up the following:
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A virtual private cloud (VPC) configured with public and private subnets, according to AWS best practices, to provide you with your own virtual network on AWS.*
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In the public subnets, managed network address translation (NAT) gateways for outbound internet access for resources in the private subnets.*
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In a private subnet, an Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instance that contains Tableau Server.
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An Application Load Balancer to route traffic to Tableau Server over HTTPS.
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) to store Tableau Server files.
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Amazon Route 53 to map the fully qualified domain name to the load balancer Domain Name System (DNS).
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A Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate managed by AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) on the load balancer to encrypt all traffic between the internet and the load balancer.
* The template that deploys this Partner Solution into an existing VPC skips the components marked by asterisks and prompts you for your existing VPC configuration.
Deployment options
This Partner Solution provides the following deployment options:
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Deploy Tableau Server into a new VPC. This option builds a new AWS environment that consists of the VPC, subnets, NAT gateways, security groups, and other infrastructure components. It then deploys Tableau Server into this new VPC.
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Deploy Tableau Server into an existing VPC. This option provisions Tableau Server in your existing AWS infrastructure.
This Partner Solution provides separate templates for these options. It also lets you configure Classless Inter-Domain Routing (CIDR) blocks, instance types, and Tableau Server settings.
Predeployment steps
If you don’t already have a domain managed by Amazon Route 53, refer to What is Amazon Route 53? to create one.
Deployment steps
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Sign in to your AWS account, and launch this Partner Solution, as described under Deployment options. The AWS CloudFormation console opens with a prepopulated template.
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Choose the correct AWS Region, and then choose Next.
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On the Create stack page, keep the default setting for the template URL, and then choose Next.
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On the Specify stack details page, change the stack name if needed. Review the parameters for the template. Provide values for the parameters that require input. For all other parameters, review the default settings and customize them as necessary. When you finish reviewing and customizing the parameters, choose Next.
Unless you’re customizing the Partner Solution templates or are instructed otherwise in this guide’s Predeployment section, don’t change the default settings for the following parameters: QSS3BucketName,QSS3BucketRegion, andQSS3KeyPrefix. Changing the values of these parameters will modify code references that point to the Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3) bucket name and key prefix. For more information, refer to the AWS Partner Solutions Contributor’s Guide. -
On the Configure stack options page, you can specify tags (key-value pairs) for resources in your stack and set advanced options. When you finish, choose Next.
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On the Review page, review and confirm the template settings. Under Capabilities, select all of the check boxes to acknowledge that the template creates AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) resources that might require the ability to automatically expand macros.
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Choose Create stack. The stack takes about 50 minutes to deploy.
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Monitor the stack’s status, and when the status is CREATE_COMPLETE, the Tableau Server deployment is ready.
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To view the created resources, choose the Outputs tab.
Postdeployment steps
Test the deployment
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In the AWS CloudFormation console, navigate to the Outputs tab of
TableauServerUrlfrom an IP address within the range you specified for theSourceCIDRparameter. -
Log in to Tableau Server using the administrator credentials you specified for both the
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Navigate to the Server Status tab, and verify that all processes have green checkmarks, as shown in Figure 2.
Troubleshooting
For troubleshooting common Partner Solution issues, refer to the AWS Partner Solution General Information Guide and Troubleshooting CloudFormation.
Resources
Tableau Server on Linux
Customer responsibility
After you deploy a Partner Solution, confirm that your resources and services are updated and configured—including any required patches—to meet your security and other needs. For more information, refer to the Shared Responsibility Model.
Feedback
To submit feature ideas and report bugs, use the Issues section of the GitHub repository for this Partner Solution. To submit code, refer to the Partner Solution Contributor’s Guide. To submit feedback on this deployment guide, use the following GitHub links:
Notices
This document is provided for informational purposes only. It represents current AWS product offerings and practices as of the date of issue of this document, which are subject to change without notice. Customers are responsible for making their own independent assessment of the information in this document and any use of AWS products or services, each of which is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind, whether expressed or implied. This document does not create any warranties, representations, contractual commitments, conditions, or assurances from AWS, its affiliates, suppliers, or licensors. The responsibilities and liabilities of AWS to its customers are controlled by AWS agreements, and this document is not part of, nor does it modify, any agreement between AWS and its customers.
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