# AWS Launch Wizard for SQL Server AWS Launch Wizard is a service that guides you through the sizing, configuration, and deployment of Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon EC2. It supports both SQL Server single instance and high availability (HA) deployments on Amazon EC2. Launch Wizard is a free service. You pay only for the AWS resources provisioned to run your application, such as Amazon EC2, Amazon EBS, and Amazon VPC resources. You input your application requirements, including performance, number of nodes, and connectivity, on the Launch Wizard console. Launch Wizard identifies the right AWS resources to deploy and run your SQL Server application. It also provides an estimated cost of deployment, and you can modify your resources and instantly view the updated cost assessment. When you confirm your selections and initiate deployment, Launch Wizard provisions and configures the selected resources in a few hours to create a fully functioning, production-ready SQL Server application. You can access your deployed SQL Server application from the Amazon EC2 console. Here are some of benefits of using Launch Wizard for SQL Server: + **Simple deployment** – You can simplify the provisioning of your SQL Server resources on AWS by answering questions based on your requirements. A Launch Wizard deployment is faster than a manual deployment, so it eliminates the time to provision and configure your application on AWS. + **Automated sizing and cost estimation** – Launch Wizard provides built-in instance selection based on your requirements. It selects the instance type, EBS volumes, and other resources that best suit your SQL Server requirements. Launch Wizard also provides you with a cost estimate before it provisions the AWS resources. + **Time savings with repeatable automation templates** – You can redeploy SQL Server with reusable CloudFormation templates that are created by Launch Wizard. These templates serve as a baseline and save you time. Launch Wizard supports the following operating systems, SQL Server versions, and features. For the latest information, see the [AWS Launch Wizard documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/launchwizard/latest/userguide/what-is-launch-wizard.html#launch-wizard-os). **** - **Deployment on Windows** - **Use case or feature:** Single SQL node deployment / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes - **Use case or feature:** HA deployment: Always On availability groups / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** HA deployment: Always On Failover Cluster Instances (FCIs) with FSx for Windows File Server / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** HA deployment: Dedicated Hosts / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Reusable code templates / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Deployment on Linux** - **Use case or feature:** Single SQL node deployment / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes - **Use case or feature:** HA deployment on Ubuntu / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Reusable code templates / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Sizing** - **Use case or feature:** Instance type recommendation / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Cost estimation / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Configuration** - **Use case or feature:** Automatically created AWS Systems Manager resource group / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** One-click Amazon SNS notification / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** One-click Amazon CloudWatch monitoring / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Connecting to existing Active Directory (both on-premises and managed) / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Early input validation / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No - **Use case or feature:** Managed IAM policy / **Launch Wizard support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-yes.png) Yes / **[Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/) support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No / **Amazon EC2 console support:** ![](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/prescriptive-guidance/latest/migration-sql-server/images/icon-no.png) No For more information about Launch Wizard for SQL Server, see the following: + [AWS Launch Wizard for SQL Server documentation](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/launchwizard/latest/userguide/launch-wizard-sql.html) + [Simplify SQL Server Always On deployments with AWS Launch Wizard and Amazon FSx](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/simplify-sql-server-always-on-deployments-with-the-aws-launch-wizard-and-amazon-fsx/) blog post + [Accelerate SQL Server Always On Deployments with AWS Launch Wizard](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/aws/accelerate-sql-server-always-on-deployments-with-aws-launch-wizard/) blog post