How to Install SQL Server on Linux CentOS 7 - SQL Server on Linux

# Let's check if mssql-server repository already exists?

sudo ls /etc/yum.repos.d | grep mssql-server.repo

# If it does, we need to check contents of this repository and remove that, otherwise we will face issues during the install

sudo cat/etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo

sudo rm -rf /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo

# Configure and Download SQL Server Repository

sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo https://packages.microsoft.com/config...

# Install SQL Server using below commands

sudo yum install -y mssql-server

# Configure SQL Server and Setup SA password

sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup

# Restart SQL Server Services

systemctl restart mssql-server

# Configure repository and install Sqlcmd and other Tools to internally connect to newly installed SQL Server

sudo curl -o /etc/yum.repos.d/msprod.repo https://packages.microsoft.com/config...

sudo yum install -y mssql-tools unixODBC-devel

#Set Environment Tools to your Path Environment


# Connect to SQL Server using sqlcmd tool

sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P Pass@123


# Connect to SQL Server Remotely using SQL Server Authentication

SSMS - Error and Resolution

# Enable Firewall port 1433


sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=1433/tcp --permanent
sudo firewall-cmd --reload



# Enable and start SQL Server Agent services
sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf set sqlagent.enabled true


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