Content Manager database server support history
The Content Manager database in SDL Web 8.5 has a number of changed software prerequisites compared to the databases in SDL Tridion 2013 SP1 HR1 or SDL Web 8 with Cumulative Update 1 applied. If your current version of Oracle or SQL Server is not supported, you need to upgrade your Oracle or SQL Server before upgrading the Content Manager databases.
In the following table: N=not supported, Y=supported, Dr=Dropped (support is definitely dropped in the following version release), P=Probably dropped (support is probably dropped in the following version release):
| Database server | 2013 SP1 HR1 | v8 | v8.5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 | Y | N | N |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP1 | Y | N | N |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP2 | N | Y | N |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2012 SP3 | N | N | P |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 | N | Y | N |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP2 | N | N | Y |
| Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SP1 | N | N | Y |
| Microsoft Azure SQL database (only if your implementation does not use MSDTC) | N | Y | Y |
| AWS RDS-MSSQL 2012 (only if your implementation does not use MSDTC) | N | Y | P |
| AWS RDS-MSSQL 2016 (only if your implementation does not use MSDTC) | N | N | Y |
| Oracle Database 10g Release 2 patch set 10.2.0.5 | Dr | N | N |
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.2.0.3 with one of the following patches applied:
| Dr | N | N |
| Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.2.0.4 | Y | Y | Y |
| Oracle Database 12c patch set 12.1.0.1 | Y | N | N |
| Oracle Database 12c patch set 12.1.0.2 | N | Y | Y |
To install a database on a Windows machine, you also require the following:
- Windows PowerShell 3.0
- Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher