Issue
When refreshing an extract on Tableau Server, the extract might fail with the following error:TableauException: Communication with the Tableau Protocol Server process was lost.
Last Modified Date: 19 Apr 2018
Environment
Tableau ServerResolution
- Verify that the computer hosting Tableau Server meets hardware requirements. For more information, see Before you install...
- Create a smaller extract or break large extract into subset extracts if needed.
Cause
The data extract is too large and the refresh exhausts available system resources.Additional Information
The following error might appear in the log files:
ExternalProtocol::PipeMessageSink::WriteBytes: Insufficient system resources exist to complete the requested service.\n - IPC_NamedPipe::Send(WriteFile)
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