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# Supported features of SQL Server on Linux

For Linux, SQL Server vNext CTP1 supports the SQL Server [database engine](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/ms187875.aspx). Exceptions and limitations are provided in the Unsupported features section. 

## Supported client tools

| Tool | Minimum version |
|-----|-----|
| [SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) for Windows](https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/mt238290.aspx) | 13.0.11000.78 |
| [SQL Server Data Tools for Visual Studio](https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt204009.aspx) | 14.0.60203.0 |
| [Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com) with the [vscode-mssql extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=sanagama.vscode-mssql) | Latest |

## Unsupported features and services

The following features and services are not available on Linux at this time.

| Area | Unsupported feature or service |
|-----|-----|
| **Database engine** | Full-text Search |
| | Replication|
| | Stretch DB|
| | Polybase|
| | Distributed Query|
| | Filestream|
| | XP_CMDSHELL|
| | Filetable|
| **High Availability** | Always On Availability Groups |
| | Clustering|
| | Database mirroring |
| **Security** | Active Directory authentication |
| **Services** | SQL Server Agent |
| | SQL Server Browser|
| | SQL Server R services|
| | StreamInsight|
| | Business Intelligence Suite|
| | Analysis Services|
| | Reporting Services|
| | Integration Services|
| | Data Quality Services|
| | Master Data Services |

## Limitations
TBD