
- #AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION HOW TO#
- #AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION UPGRADE#
- #AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION FULL#
- #AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION PASSWORD#
#AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION UPGRADE#
and you will be prompted to upgrade the PostgreSQL version if needed, during Tableau Server Upgrade. Tableau Server is built to use a specific version of PostgreSQL. You can specify the settings based on your requirements.ĭisable auto minor version upgrade. You can specify the settings that meets the requirements. This is for AWS's automated backups, not Tableau Server's backups. You can choose whether or not you want encryption. Leave the IAM DB authentication as disabled. Set the DB Parameter Group to the one created in Step 1. The port can be anything, but we recommend leaving it as the default 5432. The Database name should be left blank, as Tableau Server will create the needed databases in the RDS instance. This most often involves creating a security group that allows access from the nodes.ĭon't create an initial database. Make sure that the RDS instance can be reached by all the Tableau Server nodes.
#AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION PASSWORD#
Pick a password that meets AWS's requirements. This is a requirement for the external repository to work properly with Tableau Server. You must use rails as the master username. Storage type and Provisioned IOPS: leave default (recommendations may change depending on load testing).Use DB instance class that is db.m4.2xlarge or larger.
#AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION FULL#
For a full list of PostgreSQL versions compatible with Tableau Server versions, see Product Compatibility.

When you create a DB instance, the parameters in the associated DB parameter group are loaded.įrom the Tableau Server perspective, most of the parameters can be set to defaults. PostgreSQL parameters that you set for a local PostgreSQL instance in the nf file are maintained in the DB parameter group for your DB instance. Tableau Server 2020.4 uses PostgreSQL version 12.Ĭreate a PostgreSQL DB instance on Amazon RDS Step 1: Create a parameter group


This is the minimum recommended AWS RDS instance size to use for Tableau Server external repository, but the exact requirements will vary with your requirements and usage. Requirements and RecommendationsĪt a minimum use an instance with 8vCPUs and 32GB RAM. To see a full list of hosts that you can use for the your external repository, see Tableau Server External Repository.
#AWS POSTGRESQL VERSION HOW TO#
This topic describes how to create a AWS RDS PostgreSQL DB instance to use as your Tableau Server external repository. Beginning in version 2019.3, you can host your External Repository on the AWS Cloud Platform.
