Table of Contents

1. Challenge

   Pull the SQL Server 2017 Linux Container Image

   1. Pull the latest SQL Server 2017 image from Microsoft Container Registry:

       sudo docker pull mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest
      

2. Challenge

   Run the SQL Server 2017 Image

   1. Run the container using the following command. Set the SA password to anything, being careful to follow the SQL Server default password policy. By default, this creates a container running Developer edition.

      sudo docker run -e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y' -e 'SA_PASSWORD=AwesomePassword!' 
      -p 1433:1433 --name sql1 
      -d mcr.microsoft.com/mssql/server:2017-latest
      

   2. Verify the container is running.

       sudo docker ps -a
      

3. Challenge

   Connect To and Administer the Container

   1. Start an interactive bash shell inside the SQL Server container, using the name specified at creation.

      sudo docker exec -it sql1 "bash"
      

   2. Once inside, connect locally using SQLCMD. We must use the full path as SQLCMD is not in the path by default.

       /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U SA -P 'AwesomePassword!'
      

   3. Create a new database for our flagship application.

       CREATE DATABASE AwesomeCompany;
       go
      

   4. Verify this database now exists.

       SELECT Name from sys.Databases;
       go
      

   5. Create a login the application can use to connect.

       CREATE LOGIN AwesomeLogin WITH PASSWORD = 'AwesomePassword!';
       go
      

   6. Create a user for the new database and associate it with the login.

       USE AwesomeCompany;
       go
       CREATE USER AwesomeUser FOR LOGIN AwesomeLogin;
       go
      

   7. Give the new user permission to manage the database.

       exec sp_addrolemember 'db_owner', 'AwesomeUser';
       go
      

4. Challenge

   Verify Your Application Can Connect and Manage the Image

   1. Exit out of SQLCMD. quit

   2. Connect using the new login.

       /opt/mssql-tools/bin/sqlcmd -S localhost -U AwesomeLogin -P 'AwesomePassword!'
      

   3. Create a table and insert values into the new database. USE AwesomeCompany; go CREATE TABLE Inventory (id INT, name NVARCHAR(50), quantity INT) INSERT INTO Inventory VALUES (1, 'widget', 100); go

   4. Select data from the new table.

       SELECT * FROM Inventory;
       go