Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Easing the road to Linux for SQL Server Database

Administrators

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 AGENDA

What we’ll discuss today

Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® 8

Web Console Demonstration

Red Hat Insights Demonstration

Moving forward

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 HYBRID CLOUD

Hybrid is the New Datacenter

Everything-as-
Modern apps Containers and microservices ISV
a-Service

PHYSICAL VIRTUAL PRIVATE PUBLIC CLOUD

CLOUD
RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX

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 RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 8

Introducing Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

The consistent foundation for

service-delivery ready infrastructure

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 provides an intelligent

OS that is the consistent foundation for the
enterprise hybrid cloud. It allows you to deliver
any application on any footprint at any time,
giving you control, confidence, and freedom.

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 WHAT’S NEW?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Easier adoption A consistent experience

for staff new to Linux® across bare-metal, virtual, and public and hybrid
cloud environments

More subscription value Eased transition

with Red Hat Insights, now included in all to and adoption of containerized workloads with
Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions community-driven, new container management tools

Increased speed and ease Broad ecosystem

of deployment of supported applications

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 RED HAT AND MICROSOFT

Why choose Red Hat and Microsoft?

Together, Red Hat and Microsoft offer flexible, open, hybrid cloud
solutions that help you digitally transform on your schedule.

Trusted global Integrated Co-located Engineering Advanced

partners solutions support collaboration security

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SQL Server on RHEL Background

System resource & latency

SQL Server 2017 shipping since Sept 25th 2017 sensitive code paths
All other systems

SQL Server 2019 in preview - coming soon

SQL Platform Abstraction Layer
SQL Platform Abstraction Layer (SQLPAL) (SQLPAL)
ensures engine compatibility
SQL Server on RHEL combines RHEL SQL OS API Win32-like APIs

performance, security, and manageability with the

most popular commercial database SQL OS v2

Host extension mapping to OS system calls

(IO, Memory, CPU scheduling)
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SQL Server on RHEL in Azure VM

CHOOSE BEST OF BREED
Get the performance, security and analytics of SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
backed by the flexibility, security and hybrid connectivity of Azure.

USE THE AZURE MARKETPLACE, OR BRING YOUR OWN

SQL Server on RHEL is available from Microsoft in the Azure marketplace
or you can bring your own subscriptions and take advantage of the SQL Server Azure Hybrid Benefit

DEVELOP SQL SERVER APPLICATIONS IN AZURE

Pre-configured SQL Server Developer edition images are available in the Azure marketplace

PROVIDE ENTERPRISE AVAILABILITY

Ensure high availability with fast failover enabled by Pacemaker support for RHEL in Azure
 WHAT YOU NEED

How we deliver it

● Web console

A simpler path to
Linux for SQL
Why you need it
Server DBAs ● Everyone, not just those
comfortable with the command line,
can participate in the process.

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RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX 8

The Red Hat Enterprise Linux Web Console

Browser-based interface
Offers remotely accessible user interface
using host security mechanisms

Consolidated view
Provides single view of tasks to speed
understanding and completion

Standard management tools

Uses system tools to change state, not
a separate workflow
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Web Console Demonstration by Louis Imershein

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 WHAT YOU NEED

How we deliver it

● Red Hat Insights (Software-as-a-Service/

artificial intelligence)

The intelligent
Why you need it
operating system ● Built-in management and advice let
you do more with less
● You benefit from the collective
knowledge of the largest Red Hat
Enterprise Linux distributor

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Red Hat Insights

Resolve potential issues before they impact business operations

PROACTIVE RISK IDENTIFICATION WITH

REMEDIATION GUIDANCE
for RHEL environments on-premises, on the cloud
or on private cloud

INCLUDED WITH ACTIVE SUBSCRIPTIONS

Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriptions,
versions 6.4 and higher

IDENTIFIES A VARIETY OF RISKS

Performance, security, availability, stability
plus application or platform-specific

ONE MANAGEMENT TOOL

One Red Hat Enterprise Linux management tool for all
RHEL deployments (multi-clouds, on premises)

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Actionable Red Hat knowledge

A GROWING RULES BASE CHECKS FOR POTENTIAL RISKS
INCLUDING RHEL-BASED WORKLOADS ON MICROSOFT

900+ GENERAL RULES

Performance, security, availability and stability checks,
including several rules for RHEL on Azure

MICROSOFT SQL SERVER TOPIC AREA AND RULES

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Insights Demonstration by Don Pinto

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 SQL SERVER RUNNING ON RHEL IN AZURE MARKETPLACE

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Operations guide link :https://azure.microsoft.com/en-au/resources/sql-server-on-rhel-azure-vms-operations-guide/
 LEARN MORE

To learn more more about…

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 visit :

https://www.redhat.com/helloworld

Microsoft SQL Server on Red Hat Enterprise Linux visit :

https://www.redhat.com/en/explore/microsoft-sql-server-rhel

Additional RHEL 8 demos :

https://lab.redhat.com
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