Content Manager database client support history

SDL Tridion 2011 SP1 Content Manager has a number of changed database client prerequisites compared to version 5.3, 5.3 SP1, 2009, 2009 SP1 and 2011.

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):

Database client5.35.3 SP120092009 SP120112011 SP1
MDAC 2.8 SP1YYNNNN
MDAC 2.8 SP2YYNNNN
Oracle ODAC 9.2.0.7YYNNNN
Oracle ODAC 10.2.0.2YYNNNN
Oracle ODAC 10.2.0.4NNYDNN
Oracle ODAC 11.1.0.6NYNNNN
Oracle ODAC 11.1.0.7NNYYNN
Oracle ODAC 11.2.0.1.2NNNNYDr
Oracle ODAC 11.2.0.2NNNNNY