SQL Server on Linux

Learn how to add a data file to a SQL Server on Linux database and how to move the file location for database files running SQL Server on Linux.

In this tip, we're going to look at the steps to backup SQL Server on Linux databases using SQL Server Agent on a Windows server.

In this article we cover the steps on how to move SQL Server system databases to a new location when SQL Server is running on Linux.

In this article we look at how to change the host name for a Linux server running on Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux or Ubuntu.

Learn how to configure and enable SQL Server Agent for SQL Server 2019 running on a Linux system.

This tip will walk you through installing and using the dbatools PowerShell module to start managing SQL Server on Linux.

This tip will walk you through installing the SQL Server PowerShell modules to start managing SQL Server on Linux.

In this tip we look at leveraging PowerShell Core on Linux together with the SQL Server PowerShell modules and dbatools to manage SQL Server.

In this article we look at how you can install a specific version of SQL Server when installing on Linux.

Learn about pipes and redirection when developing bash scripts when working on Linux to support SQL Server.

In the first part of this tip we created a new virtual machine using Oracle VirtualBox with Red Hat Linux installed. In this tip we will install SQL Server 2017 and SQL Server Agent.

In this tip we look at how to setup a virtual machine using Oracle VirtualBox and install Red Hat Linux to prepare a machine for the next tip where we will install SQL Server 2017 on Linux.

In this tip I will show you how to download and run the latest SQL Server 2019 container image on Docker for macOS.

In this tip learn how to use parameter expansions when working with Bash scripts.

In this tip we continue the series on learning bash scripting and look at getting started with functions.

In this tip we continue the series on learning bash scripting and look at how to use For Loop, Until Loop and While Loop.

Since SQL Server now runs on Linux, it is helpful to understand how to write Linux scripts to help administer SQL Server, similar to what you do with Windows batch scripts. In this tip we cover how to use conditional logic in bash scripts.

In this tip I will show you the different ways you can use Bash scripting to display messages and also how to catch user input.

Learn how to write Bash scripts when using SQL Server on Linux to help you will some administrative tasks.

In this tip we look at some basics to introduce you to using bash scripts on Linux to assist with managing SQL Server.

In this tip we look at how to send emails when scheduling tasks for SQL Server on Linux using Cron.

In this tip we look at some additional commands that you can use to manage cron jobs that you setup on Linux to manage SQL Server tasks and other tasks.

In this tip we look at several Linux commands that can be used to help you with checking file contents before importing the data into SQL Server.