3.5. Database License (MS SQL)¶

Database License (MS SQL) is a service that provides a Microsoft license for Microsoft SQL Server on Virtual Machines created in Compute Resource.

Note

In Database License (MS SQL), NTT Communications provides database licenses as its own service, based on a contract signed under Microsoft’s SPLA license agreement.

3.5.1. Available Features¶

You can use the following features in Database License (MS SQL).

Feature	Overview
Provision of a Database License	A feature for using a Database License to run Microsoft SQL Server on a Virtual Machine in Compute Resource.
Provision of a Public Catalog	A feature that uses a template of the Microsoft SQL Server-installed Virtual Machine to provide the above license.

3.5.2. Provision of a Database License¶

The following licenses are provided by Database License (MS SQL).

OS	Database
Windows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise	SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Standard (64bit) Japanese/English SQL Server 2012 SP1 Standard (64bit) Japanese/English
Windows Server 2012 Standard	SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard (64bit) Japanese/English SQL Server 2014 Standard (64bit) Japanese/English
Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard	SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard (64bit)Japanese/English SQL Server 2014 SP1 Standard (64bit)Japanese/English

3.5.3. Provision of a Public Catalog¶

You can use the templates provided by Database License to create a Virtual Machine. You can use templates from the Customer Portal when creating a Virtual Machine in Compute Resource or Compute Resource (Dedicated Device).

Important

A Database license is only provided for a Virtual Machine created using the provided template (called a “Virtual Machine created with Database License (MS SQL)” below).
One Database License and one OS License are provided as a set for one Virtual Machine created using Database License (MS SQL).

For details regarding the conditions for providing an OS license, refer to “3.4.OS License”.
SQL Server is installed the first time that you start a Virtual Machine created with Database License (MS SQL). It will therefore take approximately two hours before the login screen is displayed for the first time. Do not perform operations that suspend processing (power off, reset, shutdown, suspend, or restart the Virtual Machine) while you are waiting for the login screen to appear.

Note

Templates exist for each Data Center and are stored in the Public Catalog, which can be accessed by all users of that Data Center.

3.5.4. Important Points¶

You cannot save a Virtual Machine created with Database License (MS SQL) to the Private Catalog in Data Centers where the service for creating a Virtual Machine from a Private Catalog is not provided.
The Disk capacity required to SQL Server is shown below.

SQL Server Type	Required Disk Capacity
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Standard Japanese 64bit version	Approximately 7 GB
SQL Server 2012 SP1 Standard Japanese 64bit version	Approximately 13 GB
SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard Japanese 64bit version	Approximately 11GB
SQL Server 2014 Standard Japanese 64bit version	Approximately 6GB
SQL Server 2014 SP1 Standard Japanese 64bit version	Approximately 9GB
SQL Server 2008 R2 SP2 Standard English 64bit version	Approximately 7 GB
SQL Server 2012 SP1 Standard English 64bit version	Approximately 13 GB
SQL Server 2012 SP2 Standard English 64bit version	Approximately 11GB
SQL Server 2014 Standard English 64bit version	Approximately 6GB
SQL Server 2014 SP1 Standard English 64bit version	Approximately 9GB

Numbers of vCPUs that can be used with SQL Server Standard Edition comply with specifications of Microsoft.

SQL Server 2008R2 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/ms143760(v=sql.105).aspx

SQL Server 2012 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/ms143760(v=sql.110).aspx

SQL Server 2014 http://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/library/ms143760(v=sql.120).aspx

Please set the number of socket under 4 and over 2 cores per socket when over 5 vCPU will be set on Virtual Server.
Set the memory size to 32 GB or less when SQL Server is started for the first time. If you start with a memory size larger than that, the installation of SQL Server may fail. It is possible to increase the memory size after the installation of SQL Server.
You cannot change the SQL Server type for a Virtual Machine created with Database License (MS SQL).
If you reinstall SQL Server, create the Virtual Machine again from the template.
The template specifications may change.
Some initial parameters cannot be changed by Customer.

Prohibited Acts

The acts listed below violate the agreement between the user and Microsoft, or are considered incorrect usage of NTT Communications services. Users engaged in such acts may be subject to penalties imposed by NTT Communications such as suspension of service, or incorrect usage penalties imposed by Microsoft.

The following acts are specific examples. The acts that may be subject to penalties are not limited to the acts below.

Using licensed products provided through Database License (MS SQL) outside of the cloud environment specified by NTT Communications.
Using the Customer Portal features to create and save another template of the Virtual Machine image, using the export feature to store the template outside of the NTT Communications cloud environment, creating a new Virtual Machine based on that file, and running licensed products that have been provided by NTT Communications.
Duplicating and using the software without notifying NTT Communications.
Using Database License (MS SQL) to duplicate the image of the Virtual Machine that you are running and then running it as another Virtual Machine without notifying NTT Communications.

3.5.5. Initial State of Microsoft SQL Server¶

For SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard Japanese

For SQL Server 2012 Standard Japanese

For SQL Server 2008 R2 Standard English

For SQL Server 2012 Standard English

For SQL Server 2014 Standard Japanese

For SQL Server 2014 Standard English

3.4. OS License

3.6. Database License (Oracle SE One)