The Quick Start provides three licensing options for SQL Server Enterprise edition. You can:

• Install a trial version of SQL Server 2014, 2016, or 2017 Enterprise edition from the Microsoft download site.
• Use the Amazon Machine Image (AMI) with license costs for SQL Server Enterprise edition included. This option supports SQL Server 2016 and 2017 only.
• Use your volume licensing software and mobilize the license. For details, see the Microsoft License Mobility through Software Assurance program. For development and test environments, you can leverage your existing MSDN licenses for SQL Server using Amazon EC2 Dedicated Instances. For details, see the
  MSDN on AWS webpage.

This Quick Start launches one of the following Windows Server AMIs, depending on which version of SQL Server you choose to deploy, and includes the license for the Windows Server operating system:

• AMI for Windows Server 2012 R2, if you choose to deploy SQL Server 2014 or 2016
• AMI for Windows Server 2016, if you choose to deploy SQL Server 2017

The AMI is updated on a regular basis with the latest service pack for the operating system. You are responsible for the cost of the AWS services used while running this Quick Start reference deployment. There is no additional cost for using the Quick Start.

The AWS CloudFormation template for this Quick Start includes configuration parameters that you can customize. Some of these settings, such as instance type, volume size, or opting to use the Amazon-provided AMI for SQL Server, will affect the cost of deployment. See the pricing pages for each AWS service you will be using for cost estimates.