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One of the ways to get the IP address of the container is by using the docker inspect command:ĭocker inspect –format='’ To connect from SSMS installed on the host, you’ll need the following information:
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You can install and use SSMS either on the host or on another machine that can remotely connect to the host. One of the ways to access SQL Server 2016 from outside the container is by installing SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). SQL authentication using the system administrator (SA) accountĭocker exec -it sqlcmd -S.
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Windows authentication using container administrator account You can connect to SQL Server by using either Windows or SQL Authentication. You can use the docker exec -it command to create an interactive command prompt that will execute commands inside of the container. Running a Hyper-V Container (Windows Server 2016 or Windows 10):ĭocker run -d -p 1433:1433 ––env sa_password= –– isolation=hyperv microsoft/mssql-server-2016-express-windows Connecting to SQL Server 2016 From within the containerĪn easy way to connect to the SQL Server instance from inside the container is by using the sqlcmd utility.įirst, use the docker ps command to get the container ID that you want to connect to and use it to replace the parameter placeholder ‘’ in the commands below. Running a Windows Server Container (Windows Server 2016 only):ĭocker run -d -p 1433:1433 ––env sa_password= microsoft/mssql-server-2016-express-windows
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Make sure that the mandatory sa_password environment variable meets the SQL Server 2016 Password Complexity requirements.ĭocker pull microsoft/mssql-server-2016-express-windows Pulling and Running SQL Server 2016 in a Windows Containerīelow are the Docker pull and run commands for running SQL Server 2016 Express instance in a Windows Container.
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This image can be used in both Windows Server Containers as well as Hyper-V Containers. We are excited to announce the public availability of SQL Server 2016 Express Edition in Windows Containers! The image is now available on Docker Hub and the build scripts are hosted on our SQL Server Samples GitHub repository.
