The document provides an overview of SQL Server 2017 on Linux, detailing installation on various platforms, including physical machines, virtual machines, and Azure. It covers optional tools, how to connect and query using SQL commands, containerization with Docker, migration strategies, security features, and performance optimization techniques. Resources and new features of SQL Server on Linux are also highlighted, emphasizing its adaptability across different cloud ecosystems.

1. SQL Server
2017 on Linux
Benjamin Leroux
Data Platform Solution Architect @ Microsoft
Robert Luong
Technical Solution Professional @ Microsoft

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4. SQL Server on Linux: How? Introduction
A must read...
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5. Let's Get Started!
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6. Install Linux
Install Linux on a physical machine or a virtual machine (VM)
• VirtualBox
• VMware Workstation Player
• Parallel Desktop
• Hyper-V
Or create and use a pre-configured Linux VM in Azure. There is also a
VM image with SQL Server vNext CTP2.0 already installed, see Create a
Linux SQL Server 2017 virtual machine with the Azure portal
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7. Install SQL Server
Supported platforms (installation guide)
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.3 Workstation, Server, and Desktop
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server v12 SP2
• Ubuntu 16.04LTS and 16.10
• Docker Engine 1.8+ on Windows, Mac, or Linux
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8. Optional Packages
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu
• SUSE Enterprise Linux
• macOS
• Docker
Install SQL Server tools
sqlcmd: Command-line query utility
bcp: Bulk import-export utility
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9. Optional Packages
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Install SQL Server Agent
Run scheduled SQL Server jobs
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu
• SUSE Enterprise Linux

10. Optional Packages
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Install SQL Server Full-Text Search
full-text queries against character-based data
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu
• SUSE Enterprise Linux

11. Optional Packages
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Install SQL Server Integration Services
Run SSIS jobs using DTexec
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Ubuntu

12. Connect and query
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How-to's
• Sqlcmd [tutorial]
• Visual Studio Code (VS Code) [tutorial]
• SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) [tutorial]
• SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) [tutorial]
• PowerShell [tutorial]

13. Develop
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Use SQL Server Management Studio
• Install the newest version of SQL
Server Management Studio

14. Connect using sqlcmd on Linux
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# On your Linux box, open a command terminal
# Run sqlcmd with parameters for your SQL Server name (-S), the user name (-U), and the password (-P)
# The following command connects to the local SQL Server instance (localhost) on Linux
sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P '<YourPassword>’
# Connect to a remote instance, specify the machine name or IP address for the -S parameter
sqlcmd -S 192.222.2.222 -U SA -P '<YourPassword>'

15. Query SQL Server
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--Returns the name of all of the databases
SELECT Name from sys.Databases;
GO
--Create a database using the SQL Server default settings
CREATE DATABASE Sandbox;
GO
--Use the database
USE Sandbox;
GO
--Create a table in the current database
CREATE TABLE product (id INT, name NVARCHAR(50), quantity INT);
GO
--Insert some data
INSERT INTO product VALUES (1, 'Bottle', 250);
INSERT INTO product VALUES (2, 'Hat', 95);
INSERT INTO product VALUES (3, 'Shirt', 128);
GO
--Select from the table
SELECT * FROM product WHERE quantity > 100;
--End your sqlcmd session, type QUIT
QUIT

16. Demo
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17. SQL and Containers
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• Runs on Docker for Windows and
Linux
• Simply pull the “microsoft/mssql-
server-linux” image
• Need to accept the EULA!!!
• Port mapping is important
• Docker run example:
docker run
• -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y"
• -e "MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=<password>"
• -e "MSSQL_PID=<edition or product key>
• -p <port mapping>
• --name <dns name>
• -v <local path>:<Docker linux path>
• -d
• <Image name> Run the SQL Server 2017 container image with Docker

18. Demo
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19. SQL and Containers example
• sudo docker pull microsoft/mssql-server-linux
• sudo docker pull microsoft/mssql-server-linux:latest
• docker run -e "ACCEPT_EULA=Y" -e
"MSSQL_SA_PASSWORD=!Sqllinux1234" -e
"MSSQL_PID=Developer" --cap-add SYS_PTRACE -p 1501:1433 -
-name sqllinux01 -v C:Datadockersqllinux01:/Documents -d
microsoft/mssql-server-linux
• docker exec -it sqllinux01 /bin/bash

20. Develop
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Visual Studio Code
• Download and install VS Code on your machine
• Install the mssql extension
1. Press CTRL+SHIFT+P (or F1) to open the Command Palette in VS Code (for
macOS the Command key is equivalent to the CTRL key on Linux and
Windows)
2. Select Install Extension and type mssql
3. Click install mssql

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• Use SQL Server Data Tools
• Install Visual Studio and SQL Server Data Tools*

22. Manage
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• Configure SQL Server on Linux with mssql-conf
• Use SSMS to Manage SQL Server on Linux
• Use PowerShell to Manage SQL Server on Linux
• Create and run jobs
• Use log shipping

23. Migrate
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• Migrate from SQL Server on Windows
 Restore a SQL Server database from Windows to Linux
 Export and import a database with sqlpackage
 Export and import a database with SSMS
• Migrate from other database servers
 Use SSMA to migrate databases to SQL Server on Linux
• Migrate structured data
 Bulk copy data with bcp
 Extract , transform, and load data for SQL Server on Linux with SSIS

24. Business continuity
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Support high-availability and disaster recovery
• Availability Groups
• Database backup and restore
• Failover Cluster Instance

25. Security
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SQL Server on Linux currently has the following limitations:
• SQL Server authentication is available.
• Windows authentication is also supported. Yes Windows!!!
• A standard password policy is provided. MUST_CHANGE is the only option
you may configure.
• Extensible Key Management is not supported.
• Using keys stored in the Azure Key Vault is not supported.
• SQL Server generates its own self-signed certificate for encrypting
connections. Currently, SQL Server cannot be configured to use a user
provided certificate for SSL or TLS.
Get started with security features of SQL Server on Linux

26. Optimize Performance
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Not unique or specific to Linux, but worth exploring:
(Works in SQL Server on Linux!)
• Create a Columnstore Index
• Use In-Memory OLTP
• Use Query Store
• Query Dynamic Management Views

27. Summary
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SQL Server on Linux offers a broader range of choice for all
organizations, not just those who want to run SQL on
Windows. It enables SQL Server to run in more private, public,
and hybrid cloud ecosystems, to be used by developers
regardless of programming languages, frameworks or tools.

28. Resources
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• SQL Server on Linux Documentation
• SQL Server on Linux - Channel 9 (videos)
• SQL Server on Linux - TechNet Virtual Labs
• Developer Getting Started Tutorials
• SQL Server Samples Repository (GitHub)
• SQL developer tools
• Docker Hub - SQL Server on Linux for Docker Engine

29. SQL Server 2017 what’s new
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• Database Engine
• Graph DB
• Adaptive Query Processing
• Automatic tuning
• Support linux
• Scale out read
• SSIS
• Scale out
• Support linux
• SSAS
• New Get Data (Power Query) data sources
• DAX editor
• New Detail Rows end-user action to show details for aggregated info
• SSRS
• Collaboration: Comments are now available for reports including attachment
• ML
• Support Python

30. That's all Folks!
Thank you...
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