TABLEAU SERVER PROFESSIONAL
PRACTICE TEST ITEMS ANSWER SHEET
CLARITY MEASUREMENT OUTCOME
REVIEW 2026
◉ Minimum Hardware Recommendations for Single Node
Installation (Processor, CPU, RAM, Free disk space)
Answer: 64-bit, 8 physical cores (16 vCPU) 2 GHz or higher, 64 GB
RAM, 500GB-1TB free disk space
◉ Multi-node Hardware requirements
Answer: Same as Single Node (64-bit, 8 physical cores (16 vCPU) 2
GHz or higher, 64 GB RAM, 500GB-1TB free disk space) for each
node, except in the following scenarios where a node can be
configured with 4 physical cores
- Dedicated node for Backgrounder
- Dedicated node for Tableau Prep Conductor
- Move all the licensed process from the initial node to additional
nodes
◉ Default number of instances for each TS Process
, Answer: VizQL Server - 2 instances (# physical cores / 4; 4
maximum)
Backgrounder, Cache Server, Data Server - 2 instances
All other processes - 1 instance, regardless of hardware
◉ Supported OS
Answer: Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2008 R2
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3+
CentOS 7.3+
Oracle Linux 7.3+
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS & 18.04 LTS on x64 chipsets
◉ Anti-virus Concerns
Answer: Antivirus software that scans directories used by TS can
interfere with installation and ongoing use of TS. In some cases, this
can result in installation failures, problems starting TS, or impacts
on performance
◉ User-Based Licensing
Answer: Tableau offers multiple types of user-based term licenses
that grant a range of capabilities at various price points, providing
flexibility for organizations to pay for the data analysis and
PRACTICE TEST ITEMS ANSWER SHEET
CLARITY MEASUREMENT OUTCOME
REVIEW 2026
◉ Minimum Hardware Recommendations for Single Node
Installation (Processor, CPU, RAM, Free disk space)
Answer: 64-bit, 8 physical cores (16 vCPU) 2 GHz or higher, 64 GB
RAM, 500GB-1TB free disk space
◉ Multi-node Hardware requirements
Answer: Same as Single Node (64-bit, 8 physical cores (16 vCPU) 2
GHz or higher, 64 GB RAM, 500GB-1TB free disk space) for each
node, except in the following scenarios where a node can be
configured with 4 physical cores
- Dedicated node for Backgrounder
- Dedicated node for Tableau Prep Conductor
- Move all the licensed process from the initial node to additional
nodes
◉ Default number of instances for each TS Process
, Answer: VizQL Server - 2 instances (# physical cores / 4; 4
maximum)
Backgrounder, Cache Server, Data Server - 2 instances
All other processes - 1 instance, regardless of hardware
◉ Supported OS
Answer: Microsoft Windows Server 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2008 R2
Amazon Linux 2
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.3+
CentOS 7.3+
Oracle Linux 7.3+
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS & 18.04 LTS on x64 chipsets
◉ Anti-virus Concerns
Answer: Antivirus software that scans directories used by TS can
interfere with installation and ongoing use of TS. In some cases, this
can result in installation failures, problems starting TS, or impacts
on performance
◉ User-Based Licensing
Answer: Tableau offers multiple types of user-based term licenses
that grant a range of capabilities at various price points, providing
flexibility for organizations to pay for the data analysis and
