Content Data Store database server support history

The Content Data Store of SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 has a number of changed software prerequisites compared to version 5.3, 5.3 SP1, 2009, 2009 SP1 and 2011. If your current version of Oracle or SQL Server is not supported, upgrade Oracle or SQL Server before upgrading the database.

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

Database server5.35.3 SP120092009 SP120112011 SP1
Microsoft SQL Server 2000 SP4YYNNNN
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP2YDNNNN
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP3NYYYYDr
Microsoft SQL Server 2005 SP4NNNNNP
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP1NNYYNN
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2NNNNYDr
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1NNNNNY
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1NNNNNY
Oracle Database 9i Release 2 patch set 9.2.0.8YYNNNN
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 patch set 10.2.0.2YDNNNN
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 patch set 10.2.0.3YDNNNN
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 patch set 10.2.0.4NYYYNN
Oracle Database 10g Release 2 patch set 10.2.0.5NNNNYY
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.1.0.7NNYYNN
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.2.0.1NNNNYDr
Oracle Database 11g Release 2 patch set 11.2.0.2NNNNNY
IBM DB2 Server 8.1YYNNNN
IBM DB2 Server 9.5NNYYNN
IBM DB2 Server 9.7NNNNYP