What occurs if the Backgrounder process fails?

When the Backgrounder process fails, one of the key behaviors of Tableau Server is the ability to retry refresh and subscription jobs once the system is back up and running. This is an essential feature designed to provide robustness and reliability in data processing and delivery.

When Tableau Server detects that the Backgrounder process has failed, it will not simply discard the jobs that were scheduled to run during that failure. Instead, it logs these jobs and will automatically attempt to rerun them after recovery. This ensures that important data updates and scheduled deliveries are not permanently lost and provides a level of fault tolerance that is vital for users relying on consistent data availability.

The retry mechanism helps maintain workflow continuity, allowing users to set up their dashboards and reports without worrying about missing data updates, as the system will handle the re-execution of the jobs seamlessly.