3 Replies Latest reply on Jul 21, 2016 4:03 AM by AJ AJ

    Need help with Server Node/Sizing for PDF reports

    AJ AJ
    AJ AJ Jul 20, 2016 1:12 PM

      Need some assistance in understanding to do my sizing for the Tableau. I have around 6000 reports that i would need to generate. When i say 6000 reports it will be a huge impact on the tableau server. The version i am using is 9.3 64 bit

       

      6000 reports with 10 sub-accounts with 1 MB of size  = 68 GB of total size. The 6000 reports are just for a single customer and will have reports as high as 100000 reports on a monthly basis.

       

      I am planning to go with 2 different approach

       

      1. tabcmd to generate the pdf

      2. batch script in share point which will gather the link from tableau and generate a png at the share point.

       

      Please suggest me how to do my sizing when i have this requirement. I know i have to increase the Nodes but dont know how many do i need, and should not impact my interactive reports. The batch will be run during of peak hours.

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        • 1. Re: Need help with Server Node/Sizing for PDF reports
          John Kuo
          John Kuo Jul 20, 2016 6:19 PM (in response to AJ AJ)

          I don't think sending out 6000 - 10000 reports during peak hours is practical. We have a dedicated 8 core backgrounder box and we see delays of HOURS with reports in the hundreds.

           

          Just curious, what kind of data source are these reports connected to? MS SQL? Oracle?

          • 2. Re: Need help with Server Node/Sizing for PDF reports
            AJ AJ
            AJ AJ Jul 20, 2016 8:51 PM (in response to John Kuo)

            Yes we are using Oracle Database.

             

            But i did some digging my self to figure how many cores do i need for 6000 reports, Curious to know how we can calculate the number of cores based on reports.

             

            I was calculating it as "each report" = "each user" since when a request is hit to generate a report at the backgrounder, it is similar to a single user.

             

            Please correct me if my assumption is right or wrong.

             

            So what I did was

            Tableau proposed solution : 100 concurrent users - 1 (8 cores) -.5 sec

            In my case - 6000 users = 600 concurrent users -  6 (8 Cores) - .5 Sec

             

            As per my requirement we need it in 5 Sec i.e. 6/10 =.6 which is close to 1 (8 Core), This assumption is only for backgrounder , and additionally i need another 8 core for VizQL.

             

            Please do current me if any of my assumptions are close by. Still i am not sure if this is the way to go when calculating the sizing for reports.

             

             

            Regards

            Ajay

            • 3. Re: Need help with Server Node/Sizing for PDF reports
              AJ AJ
              AJ AJ Jul 21, 2016 4:03 AM (in response to John Kuo)

              Hi John,

               

              I am doing the entire process in off-peak hours.

               

              Regards

              AJ