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 19c (19.3)
  • Microsoft SQL Server 2017 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
  • Microsoft Azure SQL Database
  • AWS RDS-MSSQL 2017
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 2017 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)
  • SQL Server 2016 SP2 (Standard Edition or Enterprise Edition)

Deprecated: No Microsoft SQL Server databases are deprecated.

You can download the Service Pack for SQL Server from the following location:
Supported Oracle databases

Content Manager supports the following Oracle databases.

Supported:

  • Oracle Database 19c (19.3)
  • Oracle Database 12c patch set 12.2.0.1 (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 2017

Deprecated: No Cloud-based databases are deprecated.

Cloud hosting
To host SDL Tridion Sites 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 Tridion Sites 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.