What process enables you to access Tableau Services Manager (TSM) over HTTPS?

The Tableau Services Manager (TSM) Administration Controller (tabadmincontroller) is the core process that handles requests for TSM. This includes managing the business logic for configuration and topology changes initiated through both the TSM command-line interface (CLI) and the TSM Web UI. Since the TSM Web UI is accessed via a web browser over HTTPS (typically on port 8850), the Administration Controller is the process that directly enables this secure access. It serves as the entry point for all TSM administrative actions.

A. License Manager: This process is solely responsible for managing and enforcing Tableau Server licensing. It does not handle web traffic or administrative UI access.

C. Administration Agent: The Administration Agent runs on each node in a cluster to execute tasks (like starting/stopping services) as directed by the Administration Controller, but it does not serve the TSM Web UI.

D. Coordination Service: This service, based on Apache ZooKeeper, is responsible for maintaining state and ensuring consistency across a multi-node Tableau Server cluster. It is not involved in user-facing administrative access.

1. Tableau Server Help, "Tableau Server Processes":

Section: TSM Administration Controller (tabadmincontroller): "The TSM Administration Controller is the process that handles the TSM CLI and TSM Web UI requests... The TSM Administration Controller handles the business logic for TSM configuration and topology management. It handles API and CLI requests." This directly links the Controller to handling TSM Web UI access.

Section: TSM Administration Agent (tabadminagent): "The TSM Administration Agent is a process that is run on each node in a cluster. The agent is responsible for performing administrative tasks on the node..." This clarifies its role as a subordinate executor, not the primary access handler.

Section: License Manager (licenseservice): "The License Manager process is responsible for licensing Tableau Server." This defines its specific, non-UI-related function.

Section: Coordination Service (zookeeper): "The Coordination Service is the 'single source of truth' for server state..." This confirms its role in cluster state management.

Source Document: Tableau Server on Windows Help, Version: 2023.3, "Server Processes". (This information is consistent across recent versions and platforms).