Windows Server Recommendations For AWS
Windows Server Recommendations for AWS.md Windows Server Recommendations for AWS Overview This document gives a high-level recommendation for building a Windows Server EC2 host in AWS. It also covers support for Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC). Table of Contents Table of Contents Overview EC2 Host Recommendations EC2 Network Recommendations EC2 Security Recommendations Security Group 1: Internal Region Traffic Security Group 2: Inbound Windows and SQL Server Access Security Group 3: Outbound Access Security Group 4: Cross-Region WSFC and AG Traffic EC2 O/S Recommendations Operating System Image Network Configuration Drive Configuration Patching and Drivers Backups EC2 Host Recommendations This section gives recommendations for an EC2 host in AWS. It covers instance type and storage. Use the r6idn or i3en instance type for a SQL Server host in AWS. Both instance types come with NVMe SSD storage. Use the NVMe SSD storage for te...