--- schema_version: "1" id: 210e5d807d6599cd5268dafbac46a9008935bcc9b89035e2dd11f75821f38567 title: Selecting a Google Compute Engine Virtual Machine Type and Size collection: tableau version: next locale: en-us portal_url: https://docs.salesforce.com/tableau/next/en-us/server-linux/ts_gcp_virtual_machine_selection.md canonical_url: https://help.tableau.com/v0.0/server-linux/en-us/ts_gcp_virtual_machine_selection.htm source_site: help.tableau.com content_type: documentation content_hash: 7c9013f6480aac5053f761181e480bc048c92fb23527589cc369a5a06561bb3e description: Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated --- [Skip to main content](#main-content) # Selecting a Google Compute Engine Virtual Machine Type and Size ## This is archived content Deployments on public clouds continue to be supported but the content for third-party public cloud deployments is no longer updated. For the latest Tableau Server deployment content, see the [Deploy](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-us/install.htm) section of Tableau Server help. For those customers who have access, we recommend Tableau Cloud. For more details, see: - [Tableau Cloud Manual Migration Guide](https://help.tableau.com/current/guides/migration/en-us/emg_intro.htm) - [Tableau Cloud Trial for Admin](https://help.tableau.com/current/server-linux/en-us/install.htm) - [Tableau Cloud: Get Started for Admin](https://www.tableau.com/learn/get-started/online-admin) ## Introduction The Google Cloud Platform offers many types of Google Compute Engine (GCE) virtual machines (VMs) in various sizes. Choosing the right VM for your workload is an important factor for a successful Tableau Server deployment. You can choose from a wide range of VMs. For a complete list of all available VM types and sizes, see the [Machine Types](https://cloud.google.com/compute/docs/machine-types) page at the Google website. It is important to select a VM that can run Tableau Server. The VM must meet the Tableau Server hardware guidelines (a minimum of 8 cores and 128 GB of RAM). At minimum, a 64-bit Tableau Server requires a 4-core CPU (the equivalent of 8 Google Compute Engine vCPUs) and 64 GB RAM. However, a total of 8 CPU cores (16 Google Compute Engine vCPUs) and 128 GB RAM are strongly recommended for a single production Google Compute Engine VM. ## Typical VM types and sizes for development, test, and production environments - n2-standard-16 ## Recommended specifications for a single production instance

Component/Resource

Google Cloud Platform

CPU

16+ vCPU

Operating System

	2023.1.8+	2023.3.0	2023.3.1 - 2024.2.11	2024.2.12+	2025.1.x - 2025.3.0	2025.3.1+	2026.2.x
AlmaLinux 8.x
AlmaLinux 9.x
AlmaLinux 10.x
Amazon Linux 2
Amazon Linux 2023
CentOS 7.9+ (not 8.x)
CentOS Stream 8.x
CentOS Stream 9.x
CentOS Stream 10.x
Oracle Linux 7.3+
Oracle Linux 8.x
Oracle Linux 9.x
Oracle Linux 10.x
RHEL 7.3+
RHEL 8.3+
RHEL 9.x
RHEL 10.x
Rocky Linux 8.x
Rocky Linux 9.x
Rocky Linux 10.x
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS

Memory

128+ GB RAM (4GB RAM per vCPU)

Storage

Two volumes:

30-50 GiB volume for the operating system

100 GiB or larger volume for Tableau Server

Storage type

SSD persistent disk, 200GB++

For more information about SSD persistent disks, see Storage Options at the Google Cloud Platform website.

Disk latency

Less than or equal to 20ms as measured by the iostat command in Linux.