Microsoft SQL Server Images

IONOS Cloud provides Microsoft (MS) SQL Server images as Public Images, which you can set up and run an SQL Server in a Virtual Data Center (VDC). The MS SQL Server images are based on Microsoft Windows Server systems, which are in mssql-<Edition>-<Version>-server-upd-<Update-Version> format.

Example: mssql-std-2022-server-upd-2024-01.

These images contain all the pre-installed components of an IONOS Cloud Windows Data Center server with a pre-installed MS SQL Server instance, SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS), and SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). The SQL Server installation has a default instance named MSSQLSERVER.

Note: The MS SQL images IONOS Cloud offers are in English only. Changing the operating system language does not affect the SQL Server instance's language.

To add more features to your MSSQL instance, you can use the ISO files provided by IONOS Cloud. These are available for selection when you create a new CD-ROM drive for your server. Example: Microsoft-SQL-2022-full-trial-english.iso. For more information, see Public Images.

Quick Links

DCD How-Tos

Learn how to select and configure the MS SQL Server image provided by IONOS and log in to SQL Server.

Log in to the SQL Server

Learn various ways to log in to the SQL Server.

Set Up Network and Firewalls

Learn how to configure firewall and TCP/IP binding.

Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server Images

Learn about the advanced features of Microsoft SQL Enterprise Server Images.