I am in the process of setting up Tableau server, but the client has an LDAP identity provider but we cannot connect to this in the configuration step of the Tableau server install as it does not yet exist. Can I continue with the installation past the Identity store selection point if the connection to the identity store is not available.
The main reason they do not yet have this is that it is generally set up as part of the SAML configuration, but this is only done later in the Tableau server environment once the configuration is complete.
Tableau Server needs the identity
store (Local or LDAP/AD) to be reachable during the initial setup, and this part can’t be changed later without reinstalling. So if you choose LDAP as the identity store, Tableau must be able to connect to it at install time.SAML, on the other hand, is an identity provider and is configured after the server is installed. So it’s fine if the IdP isn’t ready yet — you can set that up later once the environment is prepared.
