

If you are running a distributed installation of Tableau Server data from all the nodes is backed up. When you use TSM to create a backup, all of this data is saved in a single file with a. Tableau Server data includes data extract files, as well as the Tableau PostgreSQL database, which contains workbook and user metadata, and configuration data. Looking for Tableau Server on Linux? See Back Up Tableau Server Data (Link opens in a new window). You can only restore from a backup that has the same type of identity store as the running server.įor example, a backup from a server using local authentication can be restored to a Tableau Server initialized with local authentication, but a backup from a server using Active Directory authentication cannot be restored to a server initialized with local authentication. Database backups made in other ways, and virtual machine snapshots are not valid sources for restoring Tableau Server, so it is critical that you have an up-to-date backup. You can use the tsm maintenance restore command to restore Tableau Server backups created using tabadmin backup and tsm maintenance backup.

Regularly backing up Tableau Server is an important step in proper administration and maintenance of your server.
