Upgrade Tableau Server Overview


The topics in this section help you upgrade an existing installation of Tableau Server on Linux. 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 Windows? See Upgrade Tableau Server Overview(Link opens in a new window).

Upgrading computer operating systems

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: RHEL 7.x to RHEL 8.x) 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 provide minimal downtime, but require a knowledgeable IT team and resources to implement. These are not appropriate for every organization, 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 steps to upgrade Tableau Server on Linux, see Upgrading from 2018.1 and Later (Linux).

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