Analytics-Arch-201 Tableau Architect Practice Questions
Prepare for Analytics-Arch-201 with more than an answer.
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You are managing a Tableau Server environment and notice that the disk space on the primary node is filling up rapidly due to log files. You need to perform a cleanup operation that removes log files older than 7 days and temporary files, but you must keep the http_requests table data for analysis. Which TSM command should you execute?
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Correct answer: D
The 'tsm maintenance cleanup' command allows you to remove old log files. By specifying '--log-files-retention 7', you instruct TSM to delete logs older than 7 days. Running it without '--http-requests-table-retention' ensures the repository data is preserved.
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A company requires an air-gapped installation of Tableau Server on Linux. The server has absolutely no internet access. Which step is unique to this installation scenario compared to a standard installation?
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Correct answer: C
In an air-gapped environment, the Tableau Server cannot contact the Tableau licensing servers. The administrator must perform an offline activation: 1. Generate a request file (.tlq) on the server. 2. Move it to a connected machine and upload to Tableau to get a response file (.tlr). 3. Move the .tlr file back to the server and activate.
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The security team has mandated that all database credentials embedded in Tableau Workbooks must be updated annually. An architect needs to identify all workbooks that connect to the 'Sales_DB' database to notify the owners. Which feature or tool is most efficient for this discovery task?
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Correct answer: C
The Tableau Metadata API allows you to query the lineage and relationships between content and data assets. You can write a GraphQL query to find all databases with name 'Sales_DB' and list the downstream workbooks that depend on them.
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A global financial institution is planning to migrate its on-premises Tableau Server infrastructure to a cloud-based architecture on AWS. The current deployment serves 5,000 users with a strict 99.9% uptime SLA. The architect must design a High Availability (HA) cluster that ensures no single point of failure and supports automatic failover for the repository. Which topology design meets these requirements while minimizing the minimum number of nodes required?
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Correct answer: D
To support automatic repository failover, Tableau Server requires a minimum of three nodes. This allows for a quorum in the Coordination Service (Ensemble) and enables having one active repository and at least one passive repository (often two are recommended for redundancy) to ensure seamless failover without manual intervention. A 2-node cluster cannot support automatic repository failover.
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The Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) requires that all user authentication for the new Tableau Server deployment utilizes the corporate Okta Identity Provider (IdP). The environment must support Single Sign-On (SSO) for web users and strictly enforce MFA through Okta. Which authentication method should the Tableau Architect configure?
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Correct answer: B
SAML is the standard protocol for integrating Tableau Server with external Identity Providers (IdPs) like Okta to achieve Single Sign-On (SSO). It delegates the authentication process to the IdP, allowing Okta to handle MFA policies before passing the assertion back to Tableau.
sequenceDiagram participant User participant Tableau participant Okta_IdP User->>Tableau: Access URL Tableau->>Okta_IdP: Redirect (SAML Request) Okta_IdP->>User: Prompt Credentials & MFA User->>Okta_IdP: Submit Credentials Okta_IdP->>Tableau: SAML Response (Assertion) Tableau->>User: Grant Access - 6
A server administrator is deploying Tableau Server on Linux and needs to initialize the TSM (Tableau Services Manager) for the first time. Which command must be executed to log in to TSM and begin the configuration process?
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Correct answer: D
The 'tsm login' command is used to authenticate the session with the Tableau Services Manager. After installation, the administrator must authenticate before running any configuration commands like 'tsm initialize'.
