Tableau Server 2018.2 comes with a new web-based server configuration utility called Tableau Services Manager (TSM). Upgrading to this version requires special steps. Please see this article for instructions on what has changed to ensure your upgrade goes smoothly.
Accessing Published ExtractsIn Tableau Server 2018.2, users may experience an issue with published extracts when the OS locale does not match one of the supported Tableau languages. Please see this article for more information.
Installation Guide
Install and Configure Tableau Server
Planning to upgrade?
Tableau Server Upgrade Page
Release Notes for Tableau 9.0.17
Note: Tableau Desktop customers in environments with Product Updates enabled will be prompted to upgrade a few days after a maintenance release is made available. For more information, see the Tableau Knowledge Base.
Various changes were applied to improve security. See Security Bulletins for more details.
