MS SQL Server on Linux

MS SQL Server on Linux quickstarts:

• RHEL quickstart
• SLES quickstart
• Ubuntu quickstart
• Docker quickstart

https://www.mssqltips.com/sql-server-tip-category/226/sql-server-on-linux/

https://hub.docker.com/_/microsoft-mssql-server

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-2017

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu?view=sql-server-ver15

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup?view=sql-server-ver15

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-overview?view=sql-server-ver15

Install

To get started, install SQL Server on Linux using one of the following quickstarts:

• Install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Install on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
• Install on Ubuntu
• Run on Docker
• Provision a SQL VM in Azure

Connect

After installation, connect to the SQL Server instance on your Linux machine. You can connect locally or remotely and with a variety of tools and drivers. The quickstarts demonstrate how to use the sqlcmd command-line tool. Other tools include the following:

TABLE 1

Tool	Tutorial
Visual Studio Code (VS Code)	Use VS Code with SQL Server on Linux
SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)	Use SSMS on Windows to connect to SQL Server on Linux
SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT)	Use SSDT with SQL Server on Linux

Explore

SQL Server 2019 (15.x) has the same underlying database engine on all supported platforms, including Linux. Therefore, many existing features and capabilities operate the same way on Linux. This area of the documentation exposes some of these features from a Linux perspective. It also calls out areas that have unique requirements on Linux.

If you are already familiar with SQL Server on Linux, review the Release notes for general guidelines and known issues for this release. Then look at what's new for SQL Server 2019 on Linux.

 Tip

For answers to frequently asked questions, see the SQL Server on Linux FAQ.