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Content Manager Java and .NET support history

SDL Tridion Sites 9.5 Content Manager has a number of changed Java and .NET prerequisites compared to SDL Web 8.5, SDL Tridion Sites 9 or SDL Tridion Sites 9.1.

In the following tables: N=not supported, Y=supported, D=Deprecated (support may be dropped in the following version release), Dr=Dropped (support is definitely dropped in the following version release), P=Probably dropped (support is probably dropped in the following version release):

.NET Framework support history:
.NET Framework8.599.19.5
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5.2DrNNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2YDNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.7.2NYNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.8NNYY
Java support history:
Java instance8.599.19.5
AdoptOpenJDK OpenJDK 11 (18.9 LTS release) using the HotSpot JVMNNYY
AdoptOpenJDK OpenJDK 8 using the HotSpot JVMNYNN
Oracle Java JDK 11.0NNYY
Oracle Java JDK 8.0YYNN

Content Manager server requires a 64-bit version of Java.

If you want to use Oracle JDK 11, you must do the following before running the Content Manager installer:
  • Install Oracle JDK 11 on your Content Manager server machine.
  • Add the bin\ subdirectory of your Java folder (for example, c:\Program Files\Java\jdk-11.0.4\bin) to your PATH environment variable on your Content Manager server machine.

If you do not have Java 11 installed, the installer installs AdoptOpenJDK OpenJDK 11 (18.9 LTS release) using the HotSpot JVM.