Finally, the first time ever SQL Server on Linux is publicly available to explore the new power of SQL Server. With this release of SQL Server, you can develop applications with SQL Server on Linux, Windows, Docker, or macOS (via Docker) and then deploy to Linux, Windows, or Docker, on-premises or in the cloud.
Operating System media
SQL Server on Linux CTP1 is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Ubuntu. It is also available as a Docker image which can run on Docker Engine on Linux or Docker for Windows/Mac.You can download the operating system images from below link
Platforms
Red Hat Enterprise Linux – https://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/evaluation
Ubuntu – https://www.ubuntu.com/download/server
Docker Engine – http://www.docker.com/products/overview
SQL Server on Linux (SSOL) media
You can directly download SQL Server on Linux Media from below link;
https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/evalcenter/evaluate-sql-server-vnext-ctp
It is 1.9GB in size.
Installation steps
You can refer the below links to install SSOL on the respective operating system.
Install SQL Server on Ubuntu – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-ubuntu
Install SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-red-hat
Install SQL Server on Docker – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-docker
SQL Server tools
Once you are done with the SQL Server installation on the platforms, you use SQL Server Management Studio, Native command-line tools, SQL Server Powershell, SQL Server Data tool to connect SQL Server on Linux.
Migration of other databases on SQL Server
The new release of SSMA can help you quickly convert Oracle, MySQL, Sybase, and DB2 databases to SQL Server on both Linux and Windows – https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/datamigration/2016/11/16/released-sql-server-migration-assistant-ssma-v7-1/
Hope, you enjoyed exploring SQL Server on Linux!
