
- MS SQL SERVER ON MAC INSTALL
- MS SQL SERVER ON MAC PASSWORD
- MS SQL SERVER ON MAC WINDOWS 7
- MS SQL SERVER ON MAC DOWNLOAD
- MS SQL SERVER ON MAC WINDOWS
Note: DO NOT Delete this volume since we are going to use to store sql server data.ĭocker volume ls -> view all the volumes on docker hostĭocker volume rm -> remove volume Create SQL containerĭocker run -e 'ACCEPT_EULA=Y' -e -name sqlmusic -p 11433:1433 -v mssqldata:/var/opt/mssql/data -d /mssql/server:2017-latest Copy. However, we can delete sql container which will not delete the data if you have mounted this volume. If we remove the volume, it will remove all the data that is inside the volume. Since external location is not allowed for MS SQL server on mac, we need to create a volume inside docker host Lets connect SQL server using Azure Data Studio
MS SQL SERVER ON MAC INSTALL
Install freetds using homebrew, in the Mac terminal: brew update In order to connect to MS SQL, we need to install the necessary libraries in our Mac.
MS SQL SERVER ON MAC PASSWORD
Set User Name and Password as created previously.Set Initial Database to the DB created previously e.g.If you have an application that can connect to MS SQL on the Mac, I recommend testing the connection from there first before going to Rails. If you get a timeout double check the network settings and firewall in Windows.

Note that the IP address will most likely be different on your machine.
MS SQL SERVER ON MAC WINDOWS
In the mac terminal test the connection to the Windows VM: ping 192.168.0.11 Test the connection from the Mac terminal The Network should be set to 'Home network'

On the Home network settings, click on Turn off Windows Firewall.Click on Turn Windows Firewall on or off on the left.Search for firewall and open the Windows Firewall settings.We can now close SQL Server Configuration Manager. Right click on SQL Server on the right and select Restart.Click on SQL Server Network Configuration.In Windows, open SQL Server Configuration Manager. Enable SQL Server and Windows Authentication mode.Right click on the root of the tree e.g.Connect using the provided defaults, then: In Windows, open SQL Server Management Studio.

Accept the defaults in all other screens. Run the installer and just install the default components. If you are using Fusion you can simply drag and drop the installer to Windows. If you downloaded MS SQL Express on your Mac, you will need to make it accessible to your Windows VM.

MS SQL SERVER ON MAC DOWNLOAD
Go to and download MS SQL Express 2012, make sure to get the version with tools (named something like ENU\x86\SQLEXPRWT x86ENU.exe).
MS SQL SERVER ON MAC WINDOWS 7
I will be using Windows 7 (the version of IE doesn't matter).Īs you download the Windows VM you can also download the free version or MS SQL.Īt the time of writing the tiny_tds gem - the gem needed to access MS SQL - only supports MS SQL up to version 2012. Go to and download a VM (Virtual Machine) for your Mac. In this post I am using VMWare Fusion for virtualisation, but you could use something else and the instructions should be mostly portable. I recently had to set up a MS SQL database on my Mac for a client project, if you ever have to do this here is a mini tutorial.
