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Best Practices for Patching or Upgrading the OS That is Hosting Tableau Server


Published: 08 Jun 2018
Last Modified Date: 10 Aug 2023

Question

How to safely upgrade or patch an Operating System 'in-place' that is hosting Tableau Server.

Environment

Tableau Server
Windows & Linux

Answer

Patch the OS
1. Use TSM to stop the Tableau Server.
2. Patch the operating system as instructed by your IT Team or operating system vendor for all nodes in the cluster.
3. If the patch requires a reboot of the operating system, make sure that all hosts in the Tableau Server cluster complete the reboot before restarting Tableau Server.
4. Start Tableau Server with TSM.
Upgrade the OS or Kernel
When performing an major upgrade to the operating system or Linux kernel, please follow the process outlined in the Blue/Green upgrade

 
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