Microsoft SQL Server

This role installs, configures, and starts Microsoft SQL Server.

The role also optimizes the operating system to improve performance and throughput for SQL Server by applying the mssql Tuned profile.

The role currently works with SQL Server 2017 and 2019.

Requirements

• SQL Server requires a machine with at least 2000 megabytes of memory.
• You must configure the firewall to enable connections on the SQL Server TCP port that you set with the mssql_tcp_port variable. The default port is 1443.
• Optional: If you want to input T-SQL statements and stored procedures to SQL Server, you must create a file with the .sql extension containing these SQL statements and procedures.

Role Variables

mssql_accept_microsoft_odbc_driver_17_for_sql_server_eula

Set this variable to true to indicate that you accept EULA for installing the msodbcsql17 package.

The license terms for this product can be downloaded from https://aka.ms/odbc17eula and found in /usr/share/doc/msodbcsql17/LICENSE.txt.

Default: false

Type: bool

mssql_accept_microsoft_cli_utilities_for_sql_server_eula

Set this variable to true to indicate that you accept EULA for installing the mssql-tools package.

The license terms for this product can be downloaded from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=746949 and found in /usr/share/doc/mssql-tools/LICENSE.txt.

Default: false

Type: bool

mssql_accept_microsoft_sql_server_standard_eula

Set this variable to true to indicate that you accept EULA for using Microsoft SQL Server.

The license terms for this product can be found in /usr/share/doc/mssql-server or downloaded from https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2104078&clcid=0x409. The privacy statement can be viewed at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=853010&clcid=0x409.

Default: false

Type: bool

mssql_version

The version of the SQL Server to configure. The role currently supports versions 2017 and 2019.

Default: 2019

Type: int

mssql_upgrade

If you want to upgrade your SQL Server 2017 to 2019, set the mssql_version variable to 2019 and this variable to true.

Note that the role does not support downgrading SQL Server.

Default: false

Type: bool

mssql_password

The password for the database sa user. The password must have a minimum length of 8 characters, include uppercase and lowercase letters, base 10 digits or non-alphanumeric symbols. Do not use single quotes ('), double quotes ("), and spaces in the password because sqlcmd cannot authorize when the password includes those symbols.

This variable is required when you run the role to install SQL Server.

When running this role on a host that has SQL Server installed, the mssql_password variable overwrites the existing sa user password to the one that you specified.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_edition

The edition of SQL Server to install.

This variable is required when you run the role to install SQL Server.

Use one of the following values:

• Enterprise
• Standard
• Web
• Developer
• Express
• Evaluation
• A product key in the form #####-#####-#####-#####-#####, where # is a number or a letter. For more information, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-configure-environment-variables?view=sql-server-ver15.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_tcp_port

The port that SQL Server listens on.

If you define this variable, the role configures SQL Server with the defined TCP port.

If you do not define this variable when installing SQL Server, the role configures SQL Server to listen on the SQL Server default TCP port 1443.

If you do not define this variable when configuring running SQL Server, the role does not change the TCP port setting on SQL Server.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_ip_address

The IP address that SQL Server listens on.

If you define this variable, the role configures SQL Server with the defined IP address.

If you do not define this variable when installing SQL Server, the role configures SQL Server to listen on the SQL Server default IP address 0.0.0.0, that is, to listen on every available network interface.

If you do not define this variable when configuring running SQL Server, the role does not change the IP address setting on SQL Server.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_input_sql_file

You can use the role to input a file containing SQL statements or procedures into SQL Server. With this variable, enter the path to the SQL file containing the database configuration.

When specifying this variable, you must also specify the mssql_password variable because authentication is required to input an SQL file to SQL Server.

If you do not pass this variable, the role only configures the SQL Server and does not input any SQL file.

Note that this task is not idempotent, the role always inputs an SQL file if this variable is defined.

You can find an example of the SQL file at tests/sql_script.sql.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_enable_sql_agent

Set this variable to true or false to enable or disable the SQL agent.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_install_fts

Set this variable to true or false to install or remove the mssql-server-fts package that provides full-text search.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_install_powershell

Set this variable to true or false to install or remove the powershell package that provides PowerShell.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_enable_ha

Set this variable to true or false to install or remove the mssql-server-ha package and enable or disable the hadrenabled setting.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_tune_for_fua_storage

Set this variable to true or false to enable or disable settings that improve performance on hosts that support Forced Unit Access (FUA) capability.

Only set this variable to true if your hosts are configured for FUA capability.

When set to true, the role applies the following settings:

• Set the traceflag 3979 on setting to enable trace flag 3979 as a startup parameter
• Set the control.alternatewritethrough setting to 0
• Set the control.writethrough setting to 1

When set to false, the role applies the following settings:

• Set the traceflag 3982 off parameter to disable trace flag 3979 as a startup parameter
• Set the control.alternatewritethrough setting to its default value 0
• Set the control.writethrough setting to its default value 0

For more details, see SQL Server and Forced Unit Access (FUA) I/O subsystem capability at https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-performance-best-practices?view=sql-server-ver15.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_tls_enable

Use the variables starting with mssql_tls to configure SQL Server to encrypt connections using TLS certificates.

You are responsible for creating and securing TLS certificate and private key files. It is assumed you have a CA that can issue these files. If not, you can use the openssl command to create these files.

You must have TLS certificate and private key files on the Ansible control node.

When you use this variable, the role copies TLS cert and private key files to SQL Server and configures SQL Server to use these files to encrypt connections.

Set to true or false to enable or disable TLS encryption.

When set to true, the role performs the following tasks:

1. Copies TLS certificate and private key files to SQL Server to the /etc/pki/tls/certs/ and /etc/pki/tls/private/ directories respectively
2. Configures SQL Server to encrypt connections using the copied TLS certificate and private key

When set to false, the role configures SQL Server to not use TLS encryption. The role does not remove the existing certificate and private key files if this variable is set to false.

Default: null

Type: bool

mssql_tls_cert

Path to the certificate file to copy to SQL Server.

Default: null

Type: str

mssql_tls_private_key

Path to the private key file to copy to SQL Server.

Default: null Type: str

mssql_tls_version

TLS version to use.

Default: 1.2

Type: str

mssql_tls_force

Set to true to replace the existing certificate and private key files on host if they exist at /etc/pki/tls/certs/ and /etc/pki/tls/private/ respectively.

Default: false

Type: bool

mssql_rpm_key

The URL or path to the Microsoft rpm gpg keys.

Default: https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

Type: string

mssql_server_repository

The URL to the Microsoft SQL Server repository. See vars/ for default values based on operating system.

Default: {{ __mssql_server_repository }}

Type: string

mssql_client_repository

The URL to the Microsoft production repository. See vars/ for default values based on operating system.

Default: {{ __mssql_client_repository }}

Type: string

Example Playbooks

This section outlines example playbooks that you can use as a reference.

Setting up SQL Server

This example shows how to use the role to set up SQL Server with the minimum required variables.

- hosts: all
  vars:
    mssql_accept_microsoft_odbc_driver_17_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_cli_utilities_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_sql_server_standard_eula: true
    mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
    mssql_edition: Evaluation
  roles:
    - microsoft.sql.server

Setting up SQL Server with Custom Network Parameters

This example shows how to use the role to set up SQL Server and configure it to use custom IP address and TCP port.

- hosts: all
  vars:
    mssql_accept_microsoft_odbc_driver_17_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_cli_utilities_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_sql_server_standard_eula: true
    mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
    mssql_edition: Evaluation
    mssql_tcp_port: 1433
    mssql_ip_address: 0.0.0.0
  roles:
    - microsoft.sql.server

Setting Up SQL Server and Enabling Additional Functionality

This example shows how to use the role to set up SQL Server and enable the following additional functionality:

• Enable the SQL Agent
• Install FTS
• Install PowerShell
• Configure SQL Server for FUA capability
• After SQL Server is set up, input an SQL file to SQL Server

- hosts: all
  vars:
    mssql_accept_microsoft_odbc_driver_17_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_cli_utilities_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_sql_server_standard_eula: true
    mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
    mssql_edition: Evaluation
    mssql_enable_sql_agent: true
    mssql_install_fts: true
    mssql_install_powershell: true
    mssql_tune_for_fua_storage: true
    mssql_input_sql_file: mydatabase.sql
  roles:
    - microsoft.sql.server

Setting Up SQL Server with TLS Encryption

This example shows how to use the role to set up SQL Server and configure it to use TLS encryption.

- hosts: all
  vars:
    mssql_accept_microsoft_odbc_driver_17_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_cli_utilities_for_sql_server_eula: true
    mssql_accept_microsoft_sql_server_standard_eula: true
    mssql_password: "p@55w0rD"
    mssql_edition: Evaluation
    mssql_tls_enable: true
    mssql_tls_cert: mycert.pem
    mssql_tls_private_key: mykey.key
    mssql_tls_version: 1.2
    mssql_tls_force: false
  roles:
    - microsoft.sql.server

License

MIT