Free Analytics-Arch-201 sample questions

Correct answer: A 3-node cluster with one active repository and two passive repositories distributed across the nodes.

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.

Correct answer: SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language).

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

Correct answer: tsm login -u

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'.

Correct answers: Configure Node 3 to have the 'Backgrounder' process only and remove it from Nodes 1 and 2.; Set the Node Role for Node 3 to 'Backgrounder' to prioritize it for refresh tasks.

Isolating the Backgrounder processes to a dedicated node ensures that the CPU and memory-intensive extract refresh tasks do not compete with the VizQL processes responsible for rendering views on the other nodes.

Using the 'Node Role' feature allows the architect to explicitly designate a node for specific types of workloads (like Backgrounder), preventing interactive traffic from being routed there or preventing background tasks from running elsewhere.

Correct answer: TabJolt

TabJolt is the official, purpose-built load testing tool for Tableau Server. It automates user traffic simulation to measure throughput and response times under load, helping architects verify if a hardware configuration can handle specific concurrency requirements.

Correct answer: True

Tableau Server backups (.tsbak files) are platform-independent. You can create a backup on Windows and restore it directly to a Linux server (and vice versa) as long as the target server version is the same or newer than the source server.