Merge pull request #2434 from rothja/crosslinking

rothja · web-flow · commit fa597fd2f154 · 2017-07-12T20:08:35.000-04:00
Fixed redirections and added better cross linking
diff --git a/.openpublishing.redirection.json b/.openpublishing.redirection.json
@@ -2,32 +2,32 @@
     "redirections": [
         {
             "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-get-started-tutorial.md",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-overview.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-overview",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
             "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-connect-and-query-sqlcmd.md",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-tools",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
-            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-suse-linux-enterprise-server",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse.md",
+            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-suse-linux-enterprise-server.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
-            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-red-hat",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md",
+            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-red-hat.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-red-hat",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
-            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-ubuntu",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md",
+            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-ubuntu.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
-            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-linux-quickstart-connect-docker",
-            "redirect_url": "docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker.md",
+            "source_path": "docs/linux/sql-linux-quickstart-connect-docker.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/sql/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },                                        
         {
diff --git a/docs/linux/TOC.md b/docs/linux/TOC.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 ### [Install SQL Server tools](sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md)
 ### [Install SQL Server Agent](sql-server-linux-setup-sql-agent.md)
 ### [Install SQL Server Full-Text Search](sql-server-linux-setup-full-text-search.md)
+### [Provision a SQL Server VM in Azure](sql-server-linux-azure-virtual-machine.md)
 
 ## Configure
 ### [Configure with mssql-conf](sql-server-linux-configure-mssql-conf.md)
diff --git a/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker.md b/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-docker.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.topic: article
 ms.prod: sql-linux
 ms.technology: database-engine
 ---
-# Get started with SQL Server 2017 on Docker
+# Run the SQL Server 2017 container image with Docker
 
 In this quick start tutorial, you use Docker to pull and run the SQL Server 2017 RC1 container image, [mssql-server-linux](https://hub.docker.com/r/microsoft/mssql-server-linux/). Then connect with **sqlcmd** to create your first database and run queries.
 
diff --git a/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md b/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md
@@ -29,17 +29,19 @@ In this quick start tutorial, you first install SQL Server 2017 RC1 on Red Hat E
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- You must have a RHEL 7.3 machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory.
+You must have a RHEL 7.3 machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory. 
 
-  > [!TIP]
-  > To install RHEL, go to [http://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/evaluation](http://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/evaluation). You can also create RHEL virtual machines in Azure. For the basic process, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
+To install Red Hat Enterprise Linux, go to [http://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/evaluation](http://access.redhat.com/products/red-hat-enterprise-linux/evaluation). You can also create RHEL virtual machines in Azure. For the basic process, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
 
-- For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
+For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
 
 ## <a id="install"></a>Install SQL Server
 
 To configure SQL Server on RHEL, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package:
 
+> [!TIP]
+> These commands involve user input and assume a connection to the internet. If you are interested in the unattended or offline installation procedures, see [Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md).
+
 1. Enter superuser mode.
 
    ```bash
diff --git a/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse.md b/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-suse.md
@@ -29,19 +29,19 @@ In this quick start tutorial, you first install SQL Server 2017 RC1 on SUSE Linu
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- You must have a SLES v12 SP2 machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory.
+You must have a SLES v12 SP2 machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory. The file system must be **XFS** or **EXT4**. Other file systems, such as **BTRFS**, are unsupported.
 
-  > [!TIP]
-  > To install SLES, go to [https://www.suse.com/products/server](https://www.suse.com/products/server). You can also create SLES virtual machines in Azure. For the basic process, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
+To install SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, go to [https://www.suse.com/products/server](https://www.suse.com/products/server). You can also create SLES virtual machines in Azure. For the basic process, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
 
-- The file system must be **XFS** or **EXT4**. Other file systems, such as **BTRFS**, are unsupported.
-
-- For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
+For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
 
 ## <a id="install"></a>Install SQL Server
 
 To configure SQL Server on SLES, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package:
 
+> [!TIP]
+> These commands involve user input and assume a connection to the internet. If you are interested in the unattended or offline installation procedures, see [Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md).
+
 1. Download the Microsoft SQL Server SLES repository configuration file:
 
    ```bash
diff --git a/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md b/docs/linux/quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md
@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ In this quick start tutorial, you first install SQL Server 2017 RC1 on Ubuntu 16
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- You must have a Ubuntu machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory.
+You must have a Ubuntu machine with at least 3.25 GB of memory.
 
-  > [!TIP]
-  > To install Ubuntu, go to [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server). You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. For instructions, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
+To install Ubuntu, go to [http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server](http://www.ubuntu.com/download/server). You can also create Ubuntu virtual machines in Azure. For instructions, see [Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure CLI](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/linux/quick-create-cli).
 
-- For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
+For other system requirements, see [System requirements for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md#system).
 
 ## <a id="install"></a>Install SQL Server
 
-To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package:
+To configure SQL Server on Ubuntu, run the following commands in a terminal to install the **mssql-server** package.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> These commands involve user input and assume a connection to the internet. If you are interested in the unattended or offline installation procedures, see [Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-setup.md).
 
 1. Import the public repository GPG keys:
 
diff --git a/docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md b/docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup-tools.md
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@ Install the tools for your platform:
 - [macOS](#macos)
 - [Docker](#docker)
 
+> [!TIP]
+> This topic describes how to install the command-line tools. If you are looking for examples of how to use **sqlcmd** or **bcp**, see the [links](#next-steps) at the end of this topic.
+
 ## <a id="RHEL"><a/>Install tools on RHEL
 
 Use the following steps to install the **mssql-tools** on Red Hat Enterprise Linux. 
@@ -261,9 +264,11 @@ To manually install these packages, use the following steps:
 
 ## Next steps
 
-After installation, connect to the SQL Server instance to create and manage databases. For examples, see the following quick start tutorials:
+For an example of how to use **sqlcmd** to create a database, see one of the following quick start tutorials:
 
 - [Install on Red Hat Enterprise Linux](quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md)
 - [Install on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server](quickstart-install-connect-suse.md)
 - [Install on Ubuntu](quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md)
-- [Run on Docker](quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md)
+- [Run on Docker](quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md)
+
+For an example of how to use **bcp** to bulk import and export data, see [Bulk copy data to SQL Server on Linux](sql-server-linux-migrate-bcp.md).
diff --git a/docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup.md b/docs/linux/sql-server-linux-setup.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 # required metadata
 
-title: Install SQL Server on Linux | Microsoft Docs
-description: SQL Server 2017 RC1 now runs on Linux. This topic provides an overview on how to install SQL Server on Linux with links to the guides for specific platforms. 
+title: Install SQL Server 2017 on Linux | Microsoft Docs
+description: Install, update, and uninstall SQL Server on Linux. This topic covers online, offline, and unattended scenarios. 
 author: rothja 
 ms.author: jroth 
 manager: jhubbard
@@ -24,13 +24,16 @@ ms.assetid: 565156c3-7256-4e63-aaf0-884522ef2a52
 # ms.custom: ""
 
 ---
-# Install SQL Server on Linux
+# Installation guidance for SQL Server on Linux
 
-SQL Server 2017 RC1 is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Ubuntu. It is also available as a Docker image, which can run on Docker Engine on Linux or Docker for Windows/Mac. The topics in this section provide tutorials and general guidance for installing SQL Server 2017 RC1 on Linux.
+This topic explains how to install, update, and uninstall SQL Server 2017 on Linux. SQL Server 2017 RC1 is supported on Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), and Ubuntu. It is also available as a Docker image, which can run on Docker Engine on Linux or Docker for Windows/Mac.
+
+> [!TIP]
+> To get started quickly, jump to one of the quick start tutorials for [RHEL](quickstart-install-connect-red-hat.md), [SLES](quickstart-install-connect-suse.md), [Ubuntu](quickstart-install-connect-ubuntu.md), or [Docker](quickstart-install-connect-docker.md).
 
 ## <a id="supportedplatforms"></a> Supported platforms
 
-SQL Server 2017 RC1 is supported on the following platforms:
+SQL Server 2017 is supported on the following Linux platforms:
 
 | Platform | Supported version(s) | Get
 |-----|-----|-----
@@ -45,11 +48,11 @@ SQL Server 2017 has the following system requirements for Linux:
 
 |||
 |-----|-----|
-| **Memory** | Minimum 3.25 GB |
+| **Memory** | 3.25 GB |
 | **File System** | **XFS** or **EXT4** (other file systems, such as **BTRFS**, are unsupported) |
-| **Disk space** | Minimum 1 GB |
-| **Processor speed** | Minimum 1.4 GHz |
-| **Processor cores** | Minimum 2 |
+| **Disk space** | 6 GB |
+| **Processor speed** | 2 GHz |
+| **Processor cores** | 2 cores |
 | **Processor type** | x64-compatible only |
 
 > [!NOTE]
@@ -96,7 +99,7 @@ sudo rm -rf /var/opt/mssql/
 
 You can perform an unattended installation in the following way:
 
-- Follow the initial steps in the quick start tutorials to register the repositories and install SQL Server.
+- Follow the initial steps in the [quick start tutorials](#platforms) to register the repositories and install SQL Server.
 - When you run `mssql-conf setup`, set [environment variables](sql-server-linux-configure-environment-variables.md) and use the `-n` (no prompt) option.
 
 The following example configures the Developer edition of SQL Server with the **MSSQL_PID** environment variable. It also sets the SA user password with the **SA_PASSWORD** environment variable. The `-n` parameter pulls in these values for a simple unattended install:
