| title | Install SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux - SQL Server vNext CTP1 | Microsoft Docs |
|---|---|
| description | Describes how to install SQL Server vNext CTP1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.2. |
| author | rothja |
| ms.author | jroth |
| manager | jhubbard |
| ms.date | 11/15/2016 |
| ms.topic | article |
| ms.prod | sql-linux |
| ms.technology | database-engine |
| ms.assetid | 92503f59-96dc-4f6a-b1b0-d135c43e935e |
This topic provides a walkthrough of how to install SQL Server vNext CTP1 on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.2.
To install the mssql-server package on RHEL, follow these steps:
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Enter superuser mode.
sudo su
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Download the Microsoft SQL Server Red Hat repository configuration file:
curl https://packages.microsoft.com/config/rhel/7/mssql-server.repo > /etc/yum.repos.d/mssql-server.repo -
Exit superuser mode.
exit -
Run the following commands to install SQL Server:
sudo yum install -y mssql-server
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After the package installation finishes, run the configuration script and follow the prompts.
sudo /opt/mssql/bin/sqlservr-setup
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Once the configuration is done, verify that the service is running:
systemctl status mssql-server
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You may need to open a port on the firewall on RHEL. If you are using firewalld as your firewall you can use these commands.
sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=1433/tcp --permanent sudo firewall-cmd --reload
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If you already have SQL Server tools, connect to the SQL Server.