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Content Manager .NET and Java deprecation status

The deprecation status of .NET Framework and Java releases on Content Manager. The deprecation status is different depending on whether you installed the hotfix rollup 1 or not.

.NET deprecation status

Recommendation: SDL recommends the following .NET version: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2, CLR 4.5 (if you have hotfix rollup 1 installed).

Supported .NET release: SDL supports the following .NET version: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0, CLR 4.0

Deprecated .NET release: Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5, CLR 4.5 is now deprecated. If you have hotfix rollup 1 installed, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.1, CLR 4.5 is also deprecated.

Java deprecation status

Content Manager server requires Java for the following functionalities:

  • Publishing content
  • Searching content

Content Manager requires a 64-bit version of Java.

Recommendation: SDL recommends the following version of Java: Java SE 8.0

Supported Java release: SDL supports the following version of Java: Java SE 7.0

Deprecated Java release: Java SE 6.0 is currently deprecated, and will probably be dropped in the next version release.