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Containerize SQL Server workloads with Amazon EKS and DxOperator for Kubernetes

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This article demonstrates how to deploy a Microsoft SQL Server Always On Availability Group (AG) on Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (Amazon EKS) using DxOperator - SQL Server Operator for Kubernetes by DH2i.

Specifically, the article covers:

  • Prerequisites for setting up the environment
  • Installing and configuring DxOperator on Amazon EKS
  • Creating Kubernetes secrets for DxEnterprise and SQL Server
  • Deploying SQL Server containers in pods
  • Verifying connectivity to the cluster
  • Testing manual failover for the Availability Group
  • Cleanup steps

The article highlights the benefits of containerizing SQL Server workloads, such as improved scalability, faster deployment, and better management experience. It also showcases DxOperator's capability of providing fast, automatic failover for SQL Server Availability Groups running in Kubernetes.



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