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Published inDec 2019

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Connecting to an existing SQL Server

You can instruct the container to connect to an existing SQL Server and database instead of using the SQL Server inside the container, which will also mean that the SQL Server inside the container will not be started. This is needed if you want to connect multiple instances to the same database, but also makes a lot of sense if you want to run a lot of containers on the same host. Otherwise, you will have one SQL Server running per container, which will need a lot of resources.

In this section, I am assuming there is a SQL Server (in a container or not) called sqlserver running in your local environment where the Business Central container can reach it. I have a SQL user called sqluserwith a password of 1SuperSecretPwd!, who has the necessary rights to access a Business Central database called FinancialsW1 on that server. For this scenario...

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Stefano Demiliani

Stefano Demiliani is a Microsoft MVP on Business Applications and Azure, MCT, Microsoft Certified Solution Developer (MCSD), Azure Certified Architect, and an expert in other Microsoft related technologies. His main activity is architecting and developing enterprise solutions based on the entire stack of Microsoft technologies (mainly focused on ERP and serverless applications). He has worked with Packt Publishing on many IT books related to Azure cloud applications and Dynamics 365 Business Central and is a frequent speaker at IT conferences around Europe. In his free time Stefano is also a runner and a cyclist.
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Duilio Tacconi

Duilio Tacconi is a Microsoft Dynamics NAV/Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central Escalation Engineer at Microsoft EMEA Customer Support & Services (CSS). He joined Microsoft in 2008 after working in a customer IT department with a focus on system administration and development. Despite graduating with the highest score in Agricultural Science in 1996, he is in the ERP circuit since 1998 as developer and system implementer for several companies with Microsoft and non-Microsoft technologies. Currently, he is a subject matter expert in EMEA for RDLC Report development and one of Microsoft EMEA CSS reference for Managed Service for Partners (MSfP). Three times IronMan finisher, Duilio lives in Cernusco Sul Naviglio (Italy) with his beloved wife Laura and his 2 years old son Leonardo.
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