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Content Manager database server prerequisites

The Content Manager requires an Oracle or Microsoft SQL Server database. This topic lists the required and supported software for the Content Manager database.

Recommended prerequisites

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

If your implementation uses MSDTC, then you cannot use the Cloud database servers, that is, Azure or AWS RDS-MSSQL.

Supported Microsoft SQL Server databases

Content Manager 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 Manager 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 databases are deprecated.

Supported Cloud-based databases

Content Manager 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
PowerShell

To install SDL Web databases on a Windows machine requires Windows PowerShell 3.0 be installed on that machine.

You can download Microsoft Windows Management Framework 3.0, which includes Microsoft Windows PowerShell 3.0, from this location: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=34595

.NET

To install the Content Manager database on a Windows machine, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher must be installed on that machine.