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
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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
- Supported Microsoft SQL Server databases
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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:- Service Pack 2 for SQL Server 2016: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=56836
- Supported Oracle databases
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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
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Content Manager supports the following Cloud-based databases.
Supported:
- Microsoft Azure
- AWS RDS-MSSQL 2017
Deprecated: No Cloud-based databases are deprecated.
- Cloud hosting
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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
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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
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To install the Content Manager database on a Windows machine, Microsoft .NET Framework 4.0 or higher must be installed on that machine.