With SQL Server now being available (pre-release) on Linux, I think we will see many SQL DBA’s who previously did not have Linux experience being forced into a new area. I am lucky in that I have had my share of Linux experience over my career, it has come easy to me. I figured I would share some Linux nuggets …
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If you have just installed SQL Server on Ubuntu Linux and you are trying to connect remotely you may have some difficulty connecting if port 1433 is not available. Here is how you do it, using the UFW, or Uncomplicated Firewall on Ubuntu. sudo ufw enable sudo ufw allow 1433 While you are at it you may want to enable port …
With the recent public availability of the SQL Server Linux release, I figured I should give it a try, and it went well. Here is all that it took. Download and install to a VM Ubuntu Linux Server 16.04. (1 hour) Allow port 22 through the firewall to be able to connect to the server with Putty. (1 min) Follow …