Richie Lee explains how to get the SQL Tool Service running on Linux:
So, to briefly sum up, to use SMO on Linux, you need to do the following:
- Install .NET Core 2.0
- Install PowerShell beta 2
- Install SQL Tool Service
You can use PowerShell from the Terminal, but I prefer something like an IDE so this is optional:
Download Visual Studio Code
Install PowerShell plugin
Change settings file to point explicitly to PowerShell beta 2.
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