Want to understand why MSSQL and MySQL is still Experimental Configuration in the docs

[JeganNa]

Hi Team 

As per the below document it says the below url string and Driver is Experimental. What that supposed to mean here. Though it is working just want to understand any risk or experimentation still going on. If so Please let us know what kind of experimentation it is. is it Safe to use. 

• jdbc:mysql://localhost:3306/databasename for MySQL and MariaDB (experimental);
• jdbc:sqlserver://localhost:1453;databaseName=name for Microsoft SQL Server (experimental).
• com.mysql.jdbc.Driver for MySQL and MariaDB (experimental);
• com.microsoft.sqlserver.jdbc.SQLServerDriver for Microsoft SQL Server (experimental).

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/implementing/deploying/depl...

And in the technical requirements document it says.Microsoft® SQL Server 2016 is supported. why postgres is not in the list. What type of rdbms supported here ? 

https://experienceleague.adobe.com/en/docs/experience-manager-65/content/implementing/deploying/intr...

Platform Description Support Level

File system with TAR files [1]	Repository	A: Supported
File system with Datastore [1]	Binaries	A: Supported
Store binaries in TAR files on file system [1]	Binaries	Z: Not supported for production
Amazon S3	Binaries	A: Supported
Microsoft® Azure Blob Storage	Binaries	A: Supported
MongoDB Enterprise 6.0	Repository	A: Supported [3, 4]
MongoDB Enterprise 5.0	Repository	A: Supported [3, 4]
MongoDB Enterprise 4.4	Repository	A: Supported [2, 3, 4, 7]
MongoDB Enterprise 4.2	Repository	A: Supported [2, 3, 4, 7]
MongoDB Enterprise 4.0	Repository	Z: Not supported
MongoDB Enterprise 3.6	Repository	Z: Not supported
MongoDB Enterprise 3.4	Repository	Z: Not supported
IBM® DB2® 10.5	Repository & Forms Database	R: Restricted Support [5]
Oracle Database 12c (12.1.x)	Repository & Forms Database	R: Restricted Support
Microsoft® SQL Server 2016	Forms Database	A: Supported

[EstebanBustamante]

Hi, 

The documentation you referred to is for AEM 6.4. I suggest you open a support ticket directly with Adobe and inquire about the support they provide for AEM versions 6.5 and higher.

[JeganNa]

It says 6.4 once it is redirected it will be sub page of 6.5. I referred in 6.5 as well same was written. 

[Jörg_Hoh · Accepted solution]

In the end for any production environment you need to have a supported setup; that mans that you should follow the table on the page "technical requirements", which only lists Mongo, DB2 and Oracle DB as supported to use as storage for the repository (DB2 and Oracle as restricted).

That means that you don't get production support for a postgres-based AEM setup. That does not necessarily mean that it does not work (I believe that it actually works quite well), but in the end it is a question of being on a supported level or not.

[kautuk_sahni]

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