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Tableau Server on AWS
In AWS Build a Cloud Create your Virtual Private Cloud (VPC): Log in to your AWS console. Under Compute & Networking, select VPC. In the upper-right, use the region selector to choose the location nearest to you. Click Get started creating a VPC, choosing VPC with a Single Public Subnet Only. 1 Confgure Networking & Security Allow inbound trafc to reach your VPC via three standard ports: Select your VPC. Under Security, select Network ACLs. - Choose the Inbound tab. - In the Create a rule drop-down, select HTTP, add a Rule # and click Add Rule. Repeat for HTTPS and RDP. Repeat with Security Groups selected. 2 3 Allocate an AWS EIP Address Allocate a static, public IP address to your VPC (which you will later assign to your EC2 instance) by selecting your VPC, selecting Elastic IPs on the left, then clicking Allocate New Address. 4 Launch an EC2 Instance Switch to your EC2 Dashboard, click Launch Instance, and follow the prompts. See the Tableau Server specications for guidance on supported operating systems. At the Security Group step, choose Select an existing security group and select what you congured in step 2, above. Optional: Install Tableau Worker If you are running a Tableau Server cluster, install a Tableau Server Worker. 7 Explore Views On Tableau Server, click a view to open it, then explore the view by ltering data, saving your changes, advertising it to others, and more. See the Tableau Server help for tips on other ways to explore Tableau. 8 Install Tableau Server Connect to your rst EC2 instance via RDP and install Tableau Server. If you plan to run a cluster, this will be your primary Tableau Server. After you create a Tableau Server administrator account and sign in, you can add and license users. 6 In Tableau Server Optional: Add More EC2 Instances If you plan to run a single Tableau Server using its default settings, skip to step 6 below. To run a Tableau Server cluster, use Active Directory (AD) with Tableau Server, or both, you need to add two more EC2 instances: One to run an AD domain controller and DNS server. See Directory Services on Amazon EC2 for conguration steps. One (or more) to run as a Tableau Server Worker. 5 You dont need your own on-premise infrastructure and server hardware to create an enterprise-level Tableau Server installation. You can build and scale Tableau Server in the cloud, using EC2 instances within Amazon Web Services (AWS). This Quick Start describes how to get started with this type of cloud-based deployment. Before beginning, you should be familiar with AWS, and have the following: - AWS account - AWS access keys - Tableau Server Setup le - Tableau Server product key