6 Replies Latest reply on Dec 13, 2016 11:13 AM by Russell Christopher

    vizql and redis interaction

    learner always
    learner always Dec 5, 2016 12:03 PM

      In general i am trying to understand the cache usage in tableau. Btw i see the following numbers reported from cache servers. There are 2 cache servers and both have ~43% cache utilization. What is the community seeing in general on your servers. Also why would total_net_output_bytes be reported as '0'.

       

      # Stats

      total_connections_received:151

      total_commands_processed:92529

      instantaneous_ops_per_sec:0

      total_net_input_bytes:404010920

      total_net_output_bytes:0

      instantaneous_input_kbps:0.00

      instantaneous_output_kbps:0.00

      rejected_connections:0

      sync_full:0

      sync_partial_ok:0

      sync_partial_err:0

      expired_keys:3233

      evicted_keys:0

      total_net_output_bytes
      keyspace_hits:19541

      keyspace_misses:25595

      pubsub_channels:0

      pubsub_patterns:0

      latest_fork_usec:0

       

       

      # Replication

      role:master

      connected_slaves:0

      master_repl_offset:0

      repl_backlog_active:0

      repl_backlog_size:1048576

      repl_backlog_first_byte_offset:0

      repl_backlog_histlen:0

       

       

      # CPU

      used_cpu_sys:12.18

      used_cpu_user:7.00

      used_cpu_sys_children:0.00

      used_cpu_user_children:0.00

       

       

      # Keyspace

      db0:keys=21614,expires=21614,avg_ttl=31739976

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        • 1. Re: vizql and redis interaction
          lenaic.ridinger Dec 13, 2016 5:44 AM (in response to learner always)

          Hello learner always,

           

          I'm not well versed into Cache and Server, however I'm sure how community could help you on that matter.

           

          Does anyone knows why the why would total_net_output_bytes is reported as '0'?

          • 2. Re: vizql and redis interaction
            learner always
            learner always Dec 13, 2016 8:57 AM (in response to lenaic.ridinger)

            Along the same lines i see the following parameter set to true, i.e. disabled, what does this parameter mean:

            backgrounder.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            backgrounder.properties:external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            backgrounder.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            backgrounder.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            dataserver.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            dataserver.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            dataserver.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            filestore.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            filestore.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            filestore.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            tabadminservice.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            tabadminservice.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            tabadminservice.properties:vizqlserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            tabadminservice.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizportal.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizportal.properties:external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizportal.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizportal.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizql.properties:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizql.properties:external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizql.properties:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            vizql.properties:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable=true

            workgroup.yml:backgrounder.external_native_query_cache_disable: true

            workgroup.yml:vizportal.external_native_query_cache_disable: true

            workgroup.yml:vizqlserver.external_native_query_cache_disable: true

            workgroup.yml:wgserver.external_native_query_cache_disable: true

             

            Thanks,

            • 3. Re: vizql and redis interaction
              learner always
              learner always Dec 13, 2016 10:11 AM (in response to learner always)

              Another parameter that is confusing:

              backgrounder.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              dataserver.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              dataserver.properties:external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              filestore.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              tabadminservice.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              vizportal.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              vizql.properties:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable=true

              workgroup.yml:dataserver.external_abstract_query_cache_disable: true

               

              Whats the difference between external_abstract_query_cache_disable and external_native_query_cache_disable

              Thanks,

              • 4. Re: vizql and redis interaction
                Russell Christopher
                Russell Christopher Dec 13, 2016 10:53 AM (in response to learner always)

                Hey Learner!

                 

                Glad you're having fun with the YAML files! However, the settings which aren't documented....well, they aren't documented. You generally won't get much additional help with them here because we frankly don't want you messing with them and potentially breaking something

                 

                You should also keep in mind that some of the settings you see may not even apply to your "On-prem" Tableau Server - some of them are used for Tableau Online or Public.

                 

                SO, if you're really curious about these, my advice would be to change them (on a QA server) and see what happens! 60% of the time, you probably won't be able to detect a difference. 20% of the time ou'll break something, the other 20% might yield some interesting results.

                 

                FYI, the difference between the abstract and native cache  is the TYPE of data they hold. The abstract cache is a more generalized cache that can often be re-used many times to answer slightly different questions. Entries in the Native cache are tried directly to a specific querystring & connect string combination. 

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                • 5. Re: vizql and redis interaction
                  learner always
                  learner always Dec 13, 2016 11:10 AM (in response to Russell Christopher)

                  Thanks Russell,

                  Understood, do these settings impact "on-perm" tableau server or are they for online only.

                  • 6. Re: vizql and redis interaction
                    Russell Christopher
                    Russell Christopher Dec 13, 2016 11:13 AM (in response to learner always)

                    Don't know - I'd never be interested in these settings because turning the cache off would be bad for all-around performance. I'm sure there's a reason why they're in there, but I don't know it