Content Manager Java and .NET support history

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

In the following tables: 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):

.NET Framework5.35.3 SP120092009 SP120112011 SP1
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0YDNNNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP1NDNNNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SP2NYDDNN
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1NNYYYDr
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0NNNNYY
Java instance5.35.3 SP120092009 SP120112011 SP1
Java JDK 1.4DDNNNN
Java JDK 5.0YYYYYDr
Java JDK 6.0YYYYYY
Java JRE 1.4DDNNNN
Java JRE 5.0YYYYYDr
Java JRE 6.0YYYYYY

Content Manager server uses Java for two functionalities:

  • Publishing content: Content Manager server requires a 32-bit version of Java for this functionality.
  • Searching content: Content Manager server requires either a 32-bit version or a 64-bit version of Java for this functionality.