Microsoft sql BYOL

Hello,

You can launch any Amazon owned AMI with Windows without SQL and install your BYOL SQL on it using the License Mobility feature [1][2]. Please note, you will need to complete a license verification check with Microsoft to ensure eligibility [3] which should not be an issue if you currently have a Software Assurance arrangement with Microsoft. Then you could then restore the backed-up databases to the new server. Please follow the following steps below:

1.Please create a backup of the instance in a non-production environment[4]. 2.Launch new Windows Server base EC2 instance 3.Download and Install your BYOL SQL Server Edition 4.Restore the backed-up databases to the new server. 5. Once migration is completed, the old EC2 instance can be terminated leaving only the new Windows Server base EC2 instance running.

Have a great day!

[1] License Mobility - https://aws.amazon.com/windows/resources/licensemobility/

[2] SQL License Mobility- https://aws.amazon.com/windows/resources/licensemobility/sql/

[3] Software Assurance - https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/licensing/licensing-programs/software-assurance-default

[4] How to simplify Microsoft SQL Server backup using AWS Backup and VSS - https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/storage/how-to-simplify-microsoft-sql-server-backup-using-aws-backup-and-vss/