If you want to install a different version of SQL Server, see the SQL Server 2019 (15.x) or SQL Server 2022 (16.x) versions of this article. To configure SQL Server on RHEL, run the following commands in a terminal to install the mssql-server package:ĭownload the SQL Server 2017 (14.x) Red Hat repository configuration file: sudo curl -o /etc//mssql-server.repo

# Configure python2 as the default interpreter using this command:įor more information, see the following blog on installing python2 and configuring it as the default interpreter. # If not configured, install python2 and openssl10 using the following commands: Before you begin the SQL Server install steps, execute the command and verify that python2 is selected as the interpreter: sudo alternatives -config python RHEL 8 doesn't come preinstalled with python2, which is required by SQL Server.

The following commands for installing SQL Server point to the RHEL 8 repository. For more information, see Configure Linux repositories for SQL Server.įor other system requirements, see System requirements for SQL Server on Linux. If you've previously installed a Community Technology Preview (CTP) or Release Candidate (RC) of SQL Server, you must first remove the old repository before following these steps. See Create and Manage Linux VMs with the Azure CLI, and use -image RHEL in the call to az vm create. You can also create RHEL virtual machines in Azure. To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux on your own machine, go to. You must have a RHEL 8.0 - 8.6 machine with at least 2 GB of memory. You can configure SQL Server on Linux with mssql-conf, using the following command: sudo /opt/mssql/bin/mssql-conf setup

SQL Server Azure VMs deployed on RHEL using the above Marketplace images, are fully supported by both Microsoft and Red Hat. When you use the above marketplace image, you avoid the installation step, and can directly configure the instance by providing the SKU and the sa password needed to get started with SQL Server. You can create your VM based on the following Azure Marketplace image:

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