Logshark - ACE for Administrators
Though Tableau Server is very stable in its functioning and it also depends on how the Administrator configures and reviews its vitals regularly to avoid any outages, but still there would be cases where we run into some issues and need to diagnose them. The tool named Logshark comes to the rescue in these cases. Logshark is a command-line tool that you have to run against Tableau Server logs which produce some workbooks that provide Tableau Server vital which can help for diagnostics. This not just helps with the reactive approach where the problem occurs and we can identify the reason but you can regularly run this to make sure your Tableau Server is not showing any sign of stress which can cause the problem in the future. At this moment Logshark can be executed on Windows and macOS and we will cover details of windows here. Windows operating system 64bit (2008R2 and higher). Tableau Desktop 10.5 (or higher) to visualize workbooks generated by Logshark. A performant system with a g