Software Provision Service

This service provides a virtual server with software installed.

Provided Software

Table 1. Software Provision Service
Software Version Provided Available Regions

Japan East1

Japan East2

Japan West1

Japan West2
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SE SP4 64bit Japanese Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SE SP3 64bit Japanese Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit Japanese Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 EE 64bit Japanese Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit English Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit Japanese Version ✓
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit English Version ✓

Combinations of Virtual Server Type and Software That Cannot Be Used

The following combinations of virtual server type and software cannot be used because they do not meet the operating requirements of the software.

Table 2. List of Combinations of Virtual Server Type and Software That Are Inoperable
Software Version Provided Inoperable virtual server type
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit Japanese Version P-1, P2-1
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 EE 64bit Japanese Version P-1, P2-1
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit English Version P-1, P2-1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit Japanese Version P-1, P2-1
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit English Version P-1, P2-1
Note: Depending on the OS, the maximum number of sockets (number of CPUs) and the maximum memory size may be limited. Therefore, you may not be able to use the full CPU resources and memory of the OS, even if you select a virtual server type that can be operated on the OS.

Because of the specifications of the software, the number of virtual CPUs is limited to 4 for the virtual server types listed in the following table. Note that you cannot use the full virtual CPU resources depending on the virtual server type.

Table 3. Virtual Server Type with Limited Number of Virtual CPUs
Software Version Provided Virtual Server Type
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SE SP4 64bit Japanese Version

S-8, S-16, M-8, M-16, C-8, C-16, LM-8, L-12, L-24

S2-8, S2-16, M2-8, M2-16, C2-8, C2-16, LM2-8, L2-12, L2-24
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SE SP3 64bit Japanese Version
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit Japanese Version
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit English Version
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit Japanese Version
Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit English Version

Required Number of Licenses

Table 4. List of Required Number of Licenses by Virtual Server Type
Software Name of Virtual Server Type Required Number of Licenses
Microsoft SQL Server T-1 / T2-1 1
C-1 / C2-1 1
C-2 / C2-2 1
C-4 / C2-4 1
C-8 / C2-8 2
C-16 / C2-16 4
S-1 / S2-1 1
S-2 / S2-2 1
S-4 / S2-4 1
S-8 / S2-8 2
S-16 / S2-16 4
M-1 / M2-1 1
M-2 / M2-2 1
M-4 / M2-4 1
M-8 / M2-8 2
M-16 / M2-16 4
XM-4 / XM2-4 1
LM-1 / LM2-1 1
LM-2 / LM2-2 1
LM-4 / LM2-4 1
LM-8 / LM2-8 2
L-12 / L2-12 3
L-24 / L2-24 6

How to Use This Service

You can create a virtual server from one of the image types included in the software shown below:

Table 5. Software Provision Service, List of Images
Image Name OS and Software
Windows Server 2008 R2 SE SP1 + SQL Server 2008 SE SP4 (Japanese)

OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 SE SP1 64bit Japanese version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SE SP4 64bit Japanese Version
Windows Server 2008 R2 SE SP1 + SQL Server 2008 R2 SE SP3 (Japanese)

OS: Windows Server 2008 R2 SE SP1 64bit Japanese version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SE SP3 64bit Japanese Version
Windows Server 2012 R2 SE + SQL Server 2014 SE (Japanese)

OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 SE 64bit Japanese Version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit Japanese Version
Windows Server 2012 R2 SE + SQL Server 2014 EE (Japanese)

OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 SE 64bit Japanese Version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 EE 64bit Japanese Version
Windows Server 2012 R2 SE + SQL Server 2014 SE (English)

OS: Windows Server 2012 R2 SE 64bit English Version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SE 64bit English Version
Windows Server 2016 SE + SQL Server 2016 SE (Japanese)

OS: Windows Server 2016 SE 64bit Japanese Version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit Japanese Version
Windows Server 2016 SE + SQL Server 2016 SE (English)

OS: Windows Server 2016 SE 64bit English Version

Software: Microsoft SQL Server 2016 SE 64bit English Version
Tip: For OS password policies, refer to Details of Changes from Password Policy Default Values.

After creating a virtual server, refer to the following information for how to use the software:

Table 6. Software Provision Service Usage Guide
Software Reference
Microsoft SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server Usage Guide