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Content Delivery database prerequisites

This topic lists the required and supported software for all Content Delivery databases.

The prerequisites below apply to all Content Delivery databases:
  • The Content Data Store (which contains published content)
  • The State Store
  • The Experience Manager database
  • The Discovery Service database
  • The UGC database
Recommended database servers

SDL recommends one of the following database servers:

  • Oracle Server 12.1.0.2 (Enterprise Edition)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP1 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • AWS RDS-MSSQL 2016
Supported Microsoft SQL Server databases

Content Delivery supports the following Microsoft SQL Server databases:

Supported:
  • SQL Server 2016 SP1 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
  • SQL Server 2014 SP2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
Deprecated:
  • SQL Server 2012 SP3 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
You can download Service Packs for SQL Server from the following locations:
Supported Oracle databases

Content Delivery supports the following Oracle databases:

Supported:

  • Oracle Database 12c patch set 12.1.0.2 (Enterprise Edition)
  • Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.2.0.4 (Enterprise Edition)

Deprecated: No Oracle database are deprecated.

Note that unlike for the Content Manager Oracle database, no specific Oracle configuration is needed. The database works with default settings.

Supported Cloud-based databases

Content Delivery supports the following Cloud-based databases.

Supported:

  • Microsoft Azure

  • AWS RDS-MSSQL 2016

Deprecated:
  • AWS RDS-MSSQL 2012

Cloud hosting
To host SDL Web databases in the Cloud, you can use the following hosting services:
  • Amazon RDS (Relational Database Services) (for Microsoft SQL Server)
  • Microsoft Azure

The Content Delivery databases can reside on any operating system that supports the specific DBMS you choose to use. Refer to your database vendor documentation to learn which operating systems are supported.

Licenses

Your Content Delivery system requires a license. To obtain a license, contact Customer Support.