Installation


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Prerequisites

To use the Tableau Data Acceleration client, you need the following:

Tableau Server Configuration

When using this feature, it is recommended to increase the size of the Tableau Server external cache to 2 GB or larger.

View your current Tableau Server external cache size setting:

Set the Tableau Server external cache size to 2 GB:

Running the Setup Script

Download the scripts from https://github.com/tableau/tableau-data-acceleration-client/releases.

The setup.py script verifies and installs the dependencies of the accelerate_workbooks.py script. The script requires internet connectivity to download the libraries if they are not already installed.

To run the script on Windows type, setup.py. To run the script on Linux, type sudo setup.py.

These Python-based dependencies will be installed under python\lib\site-packages:

Troubleshooting Installation

Error: No module named pip

An earlier version of Python that doesn’t include the Python Package Installer (pip) might be installed on your server.

Error: SSL CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED

The setup.py installation script requires internet connectivity to download the dependencies. You might see the errors, Unable to download Tableau Server Client or SSL CERTIFICATE_VERIFY_FAILED.

To Install the Dependencies Manually

Optionally, you can manually install the dependencies without using setup.py. To do that, use the following commands: