If you're connecting from a computer running Linux, you can use rdesktop (Link opens in a new window) to connect to your Azure VM running Microsoft Windows.

If you use a Mac, you can install Remote Desktop as a client from the Microsoft Download Center (Link opens in a new window). Remote Desktop is pre-installed on Windows-based operating systems. You use Remote Desktop to sign in to the VM that is hosting Tableau Server. Microsoft Remote Desktop installed on your computer. To obtain a product key, contact sales (Link opens in a new window).įor more information about Tableau Server licensing options, see Licensing Overview (Link opens in a new window). After 14 days, you’ll need to purchase a Tableau Server license and activate the associated product key.įor a cluster-based deployment, you need a user-based license (which covers all authorized users of Tableau Server), a core-based license (with a minimum of 16 cores), or a Tableau Server subscription license. If you don't already have a subscription, you can sign up for a free trial on the Microsoft Azure Free Trial (Link opens in a new window) website.įor a standalone deployment, you can use a 14-day trial version of Tableau Server, which doesn’t require the use of a product key. Before deploying Tableau Server on Microsoft Azure, you must have the following:Ī Microsoft Azure subscription.

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