Upgrade Tableau Server Overview


The topics in this section help you upgrade an existing installation of Tableau Server on Windows. They describe the recommended steps of planning and testing before actually performing the upgrade. There's information about best practices, and when you're ready to actually perform your upgrade, steps for upgrading a single node server and a multi-node installation. Where possible, we call out possible pitfalls and help you to avoid these.

Note: Use Tableau Release Navigator to search for features in Tableau Desktop, Server and Prep or to see a full list of features when comparing your current version of Tableau to a later one.

Looking for Tableau Server on Linux? See Upgrade Tableau Server on Linux(Link opens in a new window).

Upgrading computer operating systems

Important: Any major version operating system or Linux system kernel upgrade (for example: Windows 2019 to Windows 2022) must be done using Blue/Green guidelines. Do not do a major version upgrade directly on a machine already running Tableau Server. Even if you follow the steps below, Tableau Server will be in an unstable state if it starts at all.

Doing a major OS version upgrade directly on a machine that is running Tableau Server will render your Tableau Server installation unsupported.

For details on Blue/Green upgrades, see Using a Blue/Green approach for upgrading Tableau Server.

If you are upgrading the operating system of the Tableau Server computer, or nodes in a cluster, be sure to review and follow the best practices for upgrades. Major upgrades (for example: Windows 2019 to Windows 2022) must be done using Blue/Green guidelines. For details, see Best Practices for Updating Your Tableau Server Computer and Using a Blue/Green approach for upgrading Tableau Server.

Choose your upgrade path

Blue/Green upgrades

Blue/green upgrades are a special type of upgrade approach that provides minimal downtime, but requires a knowledgeable IT team and resources to implement. These are not appropriate for every organisation, but they can be the right upgrade solution for those with the appropriate technical knowledge and staff. For more information, see Using a Blue/Green approach for upgrading Tableau Server.

Upgrading in place

For instructions on upgrading Tableau Server on Windows, see Upgrading from 2018.2 and Later (Windows).

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