The document provides steps to install Microsoft SQL Server on Linux. It begins with downloading the repository configuration file and then running commands to install SQL Server. The SQL Server service is then started and its status is checked. Issues are encountered when trying to install the SQL Server tools due to conflicts with the unixODBC package. Workarounds are demonstrated to address the issue by removing unixODBC and importing an additional key.

1. 1
Current Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2016
Abstract: Microsoft for the first time has issued a SQL Server database solution for Linux. The purpose of this document is
to simply step thru, with examples, the SQL Server install and setup on Linux. This software is a public preview, and is not
meant for production critical work loads.
Intended Audience: Anyone interested in the newly released Microsoft SQL Server designed for Linux.
Author:
Roger Eisentrager
Technical Solutions Manager - Cloud
ProActive Solutions, Inc.
http://www.proactivesolutions.com/
Technical Details/Assumptions completed before MS SQL Server install:
• Centos version 7 (el7.x86_64) installed and fully patched
• Disabled SELinux
• Disabled Firewall
• Centos installed on Mac OS X utilizing Oracle Virtualbox v5.1.10
• Hostname of Linux OS is “rogercen7” but could be any name in your own environment
Steps and output of Microsoft SQL Server install on Linux:
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ uname -a
Linux rogercen7 3.10.0-327.36.3.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Oct 24 16:09:20 UTC 2016 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
-- I created a "mssql" Linux OS end user, but it is not a requirement:
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ id
uid=1002(mssql) gid=54324(mssql) groups=54324(mssql),10(wheel)

2. 2
-- Download the RH Linux configuration file (repository) for MS SQL Server
[root@rogercen7 /]# curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/mssql-server.repo >
/etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 220 100 220 0 0 292 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 292
--
-- Run MS SQL Server Install
--
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sudo yum install -y mssql-server
[sudo] password for mssql:
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
packages-microsoft-com-mssql-server | 2.9 kB 00:00:00
packages-microsoft-com-mssql-server/primary_db | 2.4 kB 00:00:00
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mssql-server.x86_64 0:14.0.1.246-6 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
===========================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
===========================================================================================================
Installing:
mssql-server x86_64 14.0.1.246-6 packages-microsoft-com-mssql-server 138M
Transaction Summary
===========================================================================================================
Install 1 Package
Total download size: 138 M
Installed size: 138 M
Downloading packages:
warning: /var/cache/yum/x86_64/7/packages-microsoft-com-mssql-server
/packages/mssql-server-14.0.1.246-6.x86_64.rpm: Header V4 RSA/SHA256 Signature, key ID be1229cf: NOKEY
Public key for mssql-server-14.0.1.246-6.x86_64.rpm is not installed
mssql-server-14.0.1.246-6.x86_64.rpm | 138 MB 00:00:23

3. 3
Retrieving key from https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
Importing GPG key 0xBE1229CF:
Userid : "Microsoft (Release signing) <gpgsecurity@microsoft.com>"
Fingerprint: bc52 8686 b50d 79e3 39d3 721c eb3e 94ad be12 29cf
From : https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : mssql-server-14.0.1.246-6.x86_64
1/1
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
| Please run /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup to complete the setup of |
| Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R). |
+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
Verifying : mssql-server-14.0.1.246-6.x86_64
1/1
Installed:
mssql-server.x86_64 0:14.0.1.246-6
Complete!
--
-- Run MS SQL Server Setup
--
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sudo /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup
[sudo] password for mssql: PASSWORD
Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Setup
You can abort setup at anytime by pressing Ctrl-C. Start this program
with the --help option for information about running it in unattended
mode.
The license terms for this product can be downloaded from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746388 and found
in /usr/share/doc/mssql-server/LICENSE.TXT.
Do you accept the license terms? If so, please type "YES": YES
Please enter a password for the system administrator (SA) account:
Please confirm the password for the system administrator (SA) account:
Setting system administrator (SA) account password...
Do you wish to start the SQL Server service now? [y/n]: y
Do you wish to enable SQL Server to start on boot? [y/n]: n
You can use sqlservr-setup --enable-service to enable SQL Server to start

4. 4
at boot.
Setup completed successfully.
--
-- Check Status
--
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ systemctl status mssql-server
● mssql-server.service - Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mssql-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-11-30 09:12:21 CST; 4min 9s ago
Main PID: 3195 (sqlservr)
CGroup: /system.slice/mssql-server.service
├─3195 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
└─3208 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
Nov 30 09:12:25 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:25.60 Server Dedicated admin connection
support was established for l...rt 1434.
Nov 30 09:12:25 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:25.60 spid17s SQL Server is now ready for
client connections. This is ...equired.
Nov 30 09:12:25 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:25.63 spid6s Polybase feature disabled.
Nov 30 09:12:25 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:25.63 spid6s Clearing tempdb database.
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.04 spid6s Starting up database 'tempdb'.
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.27 spid6s The tempdb database has 1 data
file(s).
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.29 spid20s The Service Broker endpoint is in
disabled or stopped state.
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.29 spid20s The Database Mirroring endpoint
is in disabled or stopped state.
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.37 spid20s Service Broker manager has
started.
Nov 30 09:12:26 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:12:26.42 spid5s Recovery is complete. This is an
informational message o...equired.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
--
-- Install MS Server tools on Red Hat Linux
-- BUT I RAN INTO A SMALL ISSUE and easilty Found a Workaround
--

5. 5
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sudo su
[sudo] password for mssql:
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/prod.repo >
/etc/yum.repos.d/msprod.repo
% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 193 100 193 0 0 410 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 410
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# exit
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sudo yum install mssql-tools
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
packages-microsoft-com-prod
| 2.9 kB 00:00:00
packages-microsoft-com-prod/primary_db
| 4.6 kB 00:00:00
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* extras: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mssql-tools.x86_64 0:14.0.1.246-1 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: msodbcsql for package: mssql-tools-14.0.1.246-1.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package msodbcsql.x86_64 0:13.0.1.0-1 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: unixODBC-utf16 for package: msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package unixODBC-utf16.x86_64 0:2.3.1-1 will be installed
--> Processing Conflict: unixODBC-utf16-2.3.1-1.x86_64 conflicts unixODBC
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Error: unixODBC-utf16 conflicts with unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
You could try using --skip-broken to work around the problem
You could try running: rpm -Va --nofiles --nodigest
-- mssql-tools fails with unixODBC-utf16 conflicts with unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64 (see above)

6. 6
--
-- Attempt to address “Error: unixODBC-utf16 conflicts with unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64”
--
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sudo su
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# yum-config-manager --add-repo https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/yumrepos/mssql-rhel7-
release/
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
adding repo from: https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/yumrepos/mssql-rhel7-release/
[apt-mo.trafficmanager.net_yumrepos_mssql-rhel7-release_]
name=added from: https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/yumrepos/mssql-rhel7-release/
baseurl=https://apt-mo.trafficmanager.net/yumrepos/mssql-rhel7-release/
enabled=1
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# yum-config-manager --enable mssql-rhel7-release
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# wget "http://aka.ms/msodbcrhelpublickey/dpgswdist.v1.asc"
--2016-11-30 09:29:15-- http://aka.ms/msodbcrhelpublickey/dpgswdist.v1.asc
Resolving aka.ms (aka.ms)... 23.200.222.48
Connecting to aka.ms (aka.ms)|23.200.222.48|:80... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 301 Moved Permanently
Location: https://meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net/contianerhd/dpgswdist.v1.asc?st=2016-09-
07T01%3A12%3A00Z&se=2017-12-08T02%3A12%3A00Z&sp=rl&sv=2015-04-
05&sr=b&sig=EtoVOodJgGlu8gpK6qhBLCFpVHZ7C%2BouKYHw%2F%2FkEBFg%3D [following]
--2016-11-30 09:29:20-- https://meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net/contianerhd/dpgswdist.v1.asc?st=2016-09-
07T01%3A12%3A00Z&se=2017-12-08T02%3A12%3A00Z&sp=rl&sv=2015-04-
05&sr=b&sig=EtoVOodJgGlu8gpK6qhBLCFpVHZ7C%2BouKYHw%2F%2FkEBFg%3D
Resolving meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net (meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net)... 13.88.144.248
Connecting to meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net (meetsstorenew.blob.core.windows.net)|13.88.144.248|:443...
connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 3153 (3.1K) [application/pgp-signature]
Saving to: ‘dpgswdist.v1.asc’
100%[=================================================================>] 3,153 --.-K/s in 0s
2016-11-30 09:29:21 (506 MB/s) - ‘dpgswdist.v1.asc’ saved [3153/3153]

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[root@rogercen7 mssql]# rpm --import dpgswdist.v1.asc
[root@rogercen7 mssql]#
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# yum remove unixODBC
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package unixODBC.x86_64 0:2.3.1-11.el7 will be erased
--> Processing Dependency: libesoobS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libmimerS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libnn.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbccr.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbcdrvcfg1S.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbcdrvcfg2S.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbcminiS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbcnnS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbctxtS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: liboplodbcS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: liboraodbcS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libsapdbS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtdsS.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libtemplate.so.2()(64bit) for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: unixODBC(x86-64) = 2.3.1-11.el7 for package: unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package unixODBC-devel.x86_64 0:2.3.1-11.el7 will be erased
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
apt-mo.trafficmanager.net_yumrepos_mssql-rhel7-release_
| 2.9 kB 00:00:00
apt-mo.trafficmanager.net_yumrepos_mssql-rhel7-release_/primary_db
| 4.2 kB 00:00:00
Dependencies Resolved
==============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==============================================================================================================
Removing:
unixODBC x86_64 2.3.1-11.el7 @base 1.2 M
Removing for dependencies:
unixODBC-devel x86_64 2.3.1-11.el7 @base 186 k
Transaction Summary
==============================================================================================================
Remove 1 Package (+1 Dependent package)
Installed size: 1.4 M

8. 8
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading packages:
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Erasing : unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
1/2
Erasing : unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
2/2
Verifying : unixODBC-devel-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
1/2
Verifying : unixODBC-2.3.1-11.el7.x86_64
2/2
Removed:
unixODBC.x86_64 0:2.3.1-11.el7
Dependency Removed:
unixODBC-devel.x86_64 0:2.3.1-11.el7
Complete!
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# yum update
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
No packages marked for update
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# yum install msodbcsql
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package msodbcsql.x86_64 0:13.0.1.0-1 will be installed
--> Processing Dependency: unixODBC-utf16 for package: msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64
--> Processing Dependency: libodbcinst.so.2()(64bit) for package: msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64
--> Running transaction check
---> Package unixODBC-utf16.x86_64 0:2.3.1-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

9. 9
Dependencies Resolved
=============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
=============================================================================================================
Installing:
msodbcsql x86_64 13.0.1.0-1 aptmo.trafficmanager.net_yumrepos_mssql-rhel7-release_ 3.8 M
Installing for dependencies:
unixODBC-utf16 x86_64 2.3.1-1 apt-mo.trafficmanager.net_yumrepos_mssql-rhel7-release_ 330 k
Transaction Summary
=============================================================================================================
Install 1 Package (+1 Dependent package)
Total download size: 4.2 M
Installed size: 4.2 M
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
(1/2): unixODBC-utf16-2.3.1-1.x86_64.rpm
| 330 kB 00:00:00
(2/2): msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64.rpm
| 3.8 MB 00:00:01
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
2.2 MB/s | 4.2 MB 00:00:01
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded
Running transaction
Installing : unixODBC-utf16-2.3.1-1.x86_64
1/2
The license terms for this product can be downloaded from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746838 and found in
/usr/share/doc/msodbcsql/LICENSE.TXT . By entering 'YES',
you indicate that you accept the license terms.
Do you accept the license terms? (Enter YES or NO)
YES
Installing : msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64
2/2
Verifying : msodbcsql-13.0.1.0-1.x86_64
1/2
Verifying : unixODBC-utf16-2.3.1-1.x86_64
2/2
Installed:
msodbcsql.x86_64 0:13.0.1.0-1

10. 10
Dependency Installed:
unixODBC-utf16.x86_64 0:2.3.1-1
Complete!
--
-- NOW reattempt install of MS SQL Server tools for Linux
--
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# sudo yum install mssql-tools
Loaded plugins: fastestmirror, langpacks
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
* base: repos.dfw.quadranet.com
* extras: centos.mirrors.tds.net
* updates: mirror.cs.uwp.edu
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package mssql-tools.x86_64 0:14.0.1.246-1 will be installed
--> Finished Dependency Resolution
Dependencies Resolved
============================================================================================================
Package Arch Version
Repository Size
============================================================================================================
Installing:
mssql-tools x86_64 14.0.1.246-1 packages-
microsoft-com-prod 249 k
Transaction Summary
============================================================================================================
Install 1 Package
Total download size: 249 k
Installed size: 249 k
Is this ok [y/d/N]: y
Downloading packages:
mssql-tools-14.0.1.246-1.x86_64.rpm
| 249 kB 00:00:00
Running transaction check
Running transaction test
Transaction test succeeded

11. 11
Running transaction
The license terms for this product can be downloaded from
http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746949 and found in
/usr/share/doc/mssql-tools/LICENSE.txt . By entering 'YES',
you indicate that you accept the license terms.
Do you accept the license terms? (Enter YES or NO)
YES
Installing : mssql-tools-14.0.1.246-1.x86_64
1/1
Verifying : mssql-tools-14.0.1.246-1.x86_64
1/1
Installed:
mssql-tools.x86_64 0:14.0.1.246-1
Complete!
--
-- Test the SQL Server Command Tool:
--
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sqlcmd
Microsoft (R) SQL Server Command Line Tool
Version 14.0.0001.246 Linux
Copyright (c) 2012 Microsoft. All rights reserved.
usage: sqlcmd [-U login id] [-P password]
[-S server or Dsn if -D is provided]
[-H hostname] [-E trusted connection]
[-N Encrypt Connection][-C Trust Server Certificate]
[-d use database name] [-l login timeout] [-t query timeout]
[-h headers] [-s colseparator] [-w screen width]
[-a packetsize] [-e echo input] [-I Enable Quoted Identifiers]
[-c cmdend]
[-q "cmdline query"] [-Q "cmdline query" and exit]
[-m errorlevel] [-V severitylevel] [-W remove trailing spaces]
[-u unicode output] [-r[0|1] msgs to stderr]
[-i inputfile] [-o outputfile]
[-k[1|2] remove[replace] control characters]
[-y variable length type display width]
[-Y fixed length type display width]
[-p[1] print statistics[colon format]]
[-R use client regional setting]

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[-K application intent]
[-M multisubnet failover]
[-b On error batch abort]
[-D Dsn flag, indicate -S is Dsn]
[-X[1] disable commands, startup script, environment variables [and exit]]
[-x disable variable substitution]
[-? show syntax summary]
[mssql@rogercen7 ~]$ sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P '< sa password >'
(4 rows affected)
1> SELECT Name from sys.Databases;
2> go
Name
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
master
tempdb
model
msdb
(4 rows affected)
--
-- NOTE that the Version of SQL Server is listed as 14.0.1.246
--
1> Select @@version;
2> go
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Microsoft SQL Server vNext (CTP1) - 14.0.1.246 (X64)
Nov 1 2016 23:24:39
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation
on Linux (CentOS Linux 7 (Core))
(1 rows affected)
1> SELECT SERVERPROPERTY('productversion'), SERVERPROPERTY ('productlevel'), SERVERPROPERTY ('edition');
2> go
+------------+------+----------------------------+
| | (2) | (3) |
+------------+------+----------------------------+
| 14.0.1.246 | CTP1 | Developer Edition (64-bit) |
+------------+------+----------------------------+
1 rows in set (0.01 sec)
1> SELECT name, database_id, create_date FROM sys.databases ;

13. 13
2> go
name
database_id create_date
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
master
1 2003-04-08 09:13:36.390
tempdb
2 2016-11-30 15:12:26.280
model
3 2003-04-08 09:13:36.390
msdb
--
-- As Root restart and stop MS SQL Server
--
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# systemctl status mssql-server
● mssql-server.service - Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mssql-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2016-11-30 10:23:17 CST; 5min ago
Process: 3195 ExecStart=/opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 3195 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Nov 30 09:19:14 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 15:19:14.96 spid51 Using 'xplog70.dll' version
'2016.140.01' to execute extended stored procedure 'xp_ms...s required.
Nov 30 10:23:16 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Stopping Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine...
Nov 30 10:23:16 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 16:23:16.54 spid5s SQL Server is terminating in
response to a 'stop' request from Service Control Manage...s required.
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 16:23:17.14 spid20s Service Broker manager has shut
down.
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 16:23:17.20 spid5s SQL Server shutdown has been
initiated
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[3195]: 2016-11-30 16:23:17.21 spid5s SQL Trace was stopped due to
server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an informationa...s required.
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Stopped Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine.
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Unit mssql-server.service entered failed state.
Nov 30 10:23:17 rogercen7 systemd[1]: mssql-server.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.

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[root@rogercen7 mssql]# systemctl start mssql-server
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# systemctl status mssql-server
● mssql-server.service - Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mssql-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: active (running) since Wed 2016-11-30 10:30:13 CST; 4s ago
Main PID: 10857 (sqlservr)
CGroup: /system.slice/mssql-server.service
├─10857 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
└─10859 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
Nov 30 10:30:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:17.97 spid17s Server is listening on [ 0.0.0.0
<ipv4> 1433].
Nov 30 10:30:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:17.98 Server Server is listening on [
127.0.0.1 <ipv4> 1434].
Nov 30 10:30:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:17.98 Server Dedicated admin connection
support was established for listening locally on port 1434.
Nov 30 10:30:17 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:17.98 spid17s SQL Server is now ready for
client connections. This is an informational message; no...s required.
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.17 spid6s Starting up database 'tempdb'.
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.32 spid6s The tempdb database has 1 data
file(s).
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.33 spid20s The Service Broker endpoint is
in disabled or stopped state.
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.33 spid20s The Database Mirroring endpoint
is in disabled or stopped state.
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.36 spid5s Recovery is complete. This is an
informational message only. No user action is required.
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.38 spid20s Service Broker manager has
started.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# ps -ef | grep 10857
mssql 10857 1 0 10:30 ? 00:00:00 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
mssql 10859 10857 19 10:30 ? 00:00:04 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
root 10975 10799 0 10:30 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto 10857
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# ps -ef | grep sqlservr
mssql 3374 1 0 09:17 ? 00:00:00 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-telemetry /var/opt/mssql/.system
mssql 10857 1 0 10:30 ? 00:00:00 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
mssql 10859 10857 14 10:30 ? 00:00:04 /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr
root 10978 10799 0 10:30 pts/0 00:00:00 grep --color=auto sqlservr

15. 15
top - 10:33:36 up 1:41, 2 users, load average: 0.02, 0.06, 0.06
Tasks: 183 total, 3 running, 180 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
%Cpu(s): 0.2 us, 0.2 sy, 0.0 ni, 99.7 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st
KiB Mem : 4942336 total, 2246808 free, 1112844 used, 1582684 buff/cache
KiB Swap: 7180280 total, 7180280 free, 0 used. 3528900 avail Mem
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
10859 mssql 20 0 2489844 517952 3944 S 2.3 10.5 0:08.70 sqlservr
669 dbus 20 0 30268 3108 1384 S 0.1 0.1 0:00.76 dbus-daemon
10843 root 20 0 0 0 0 R 0.1 0.0 0:00.05 kworker/0:4
1 root 20 0 123336 3892 2416 S 0.0 0.1 0:01.20 systemd
2 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd
3 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.06 ksoftirqd/0
7 root rt 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0
8 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcu_bh
9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcuob/0
10 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.36 rcu_sched
-- Shutdown SQL Server instance:
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# systemctl stop mssql-server
-- After shutdown of SQL Server instance:
top - 10:36:38 up 1:44, 2 users, load average: 0.03, 0.06, 0.05
Tasks: 180 total, 3 running, 177 sleeping, 0 stopped, 0 zombie
%Cpu(s): 0.0 us, 0.2 sy, 0.0 ni, 99.8 id, 0.0 wa, 0.0 hi, 0.0 si, 0.0 st
KiB Mem : 4942336 total, 2776988 free, 582880 used, 1582468 buff/cache
KiB Swap: 7180280 total, 7180280 free, 0 used. 4059368 avail Mem
PID USER PR NI VIRT RES SHR S %CPU %MEM TIME+ COMMAND
11076 root 20 0 157692 2320 1544 R 0.2 0.0 0:00.01 top
1 root 20 0 123336 3892 2416 S 0.0 0.1 0:01.22 systemd
2 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 kthreadd
3 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.06 ksoftirqd/0
7 root rt 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 migration/0
8 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcu_bh
9 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.00 rcuob/0
10 root 20 0 0 0 0 S 0.0 0.0 0:00.36 rcu_sched
--
-- Check Status
--
[root@rogercen7 mssql]# systemctl status mssql-server
● mssql-server.service - Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine

16. 16
Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/mssql-server.service; disabled; vendor preset: disabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Wed 2016-11-30 10:35:51 CST; 3min 2s ago
Process: 10857 ExecStart=/opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Main PID: 10857 (code=exited, status=1/FAILURE)
Nov 30 10:30:18 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:30:18.38 spid20s Service Broker manager has
started.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Stopping Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine...
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:35:51.12 spid5s SQL Server is terminating in
response to a 'stop' request from Service Control Manag...s required.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:35:51.22 spid20s Service Broker manager has shut
down.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:35:51.25 spid5s SQL Server shutdown has been
initiated
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 sqlservr[10857]: 2016-11-30 16:35:51.25 spid5s SQL Trace was stopped due to
server shutdown. Trace ID = '1'. This is an information...s required.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 systemd[1]: mssql-server.service: main process exited, code=exited, status=1/FAILURE
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Stopped Microsoft(R) SQL Server(R) Database Engine.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 systemd[1]: Unit mssql-server.service entered failed state.
Nov 30 10:35:51 rogercen7 systemd[1]: mssql-server.service failed.
Hint: Some lines were ellipsized, use -l to show in full.
Helpful web links:
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-red-hat
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-release-notes
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-get-started-tutorial
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-management-overview
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-configure-mssql-conf
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/sql-server/sql-server-vnext-including-Linux#resources
Interesting web links:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2016/11/18/microsoft_running_windows_apps_on_linux/
http://www.infoworld.com/article/3041450/sql/8-no-bull-reasons-why-sql-server-on-linux-is-huge-for-microsoft.html
Conclusion:
The install process was straightforward and rather easy. I only ran into one small issue, but it had an easy workaround.