I am trying to deploy an Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server in the region Germany West Central, but the deployment consistently fails.

Question

Hello, I am trying to deploy an Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server in the region Germany West Central, but the deployment consistently fails. Details:

• Service: Azure Database for MySQL – Flexible Server
• Region: Germany West Central
• Deployment status: Failed
• Error code: ProvisionNotSupportedForRegion
• Error message:

Provisioning in requested region is not supported. Your subscription might not have access to create a server in the selected region. (https://aka.ms/mysqlcapacity )

In the same subscription and region (Germany West Central) I can successfully create other resources (for example Azure Container Apps / other services), so the region itself appears to be available for my subscription. I

Any idea why and what I can do now?

Answer 1

Hi Markus,

Many popular regions have limited capacity. When there is limited capacity in the region they restrict which subscriptions are allowed to deploy MySQL Flexible Server. The error will usually be similar to below:

ProvisionNotSupportedForRegion Provisioning in requested region is not supported. Your subscription might not have access to create a server in the selected region.

You should be able to deploy to a different [much less popular] region or follow instructions below to request access to your preferred region.

Please carefully follow my instructions below to create a new Service and subscription limits (quotas) request to allow access to deploy Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server in your preferred region.

1. Navigate to this link to start the process:

https://portal.azure.com/#create/Microsoft.Support

2. Enter quota in the box and click Go

3. Select Others / Service and subscription limits (quotas) and click Next

4. Click Create a support request button, as shown

5. Select Issue type: Service and subscription limits (quotas), Subscription, Quota type: Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server, click Next

6. Now you should be on Additional details tab. Click Enter details

7. Select Region access or Region access with zonal dependency, select Location you need, enter number of cores needed, click Save and continue

8. Finish filling out Additional details tab, click Next, review and click Create. You should receive an automated email within a few minutes.

NOTE: It is possible that they will deny your request due to capacity limit or other reason, but at least you tried.

Please click Accept Answer and upvote if the above was helpful.

Thanks.

-TP

Answer 2

Hi Markus Bokowsky,

Thank you for reaching out to Microsoft QA. and I’m glad to hear that deployment succeeded in West US 3.

Since you have mentioned that EU data residency is critical for your workloads and customers.

1.Deploy a new MySQL Flexible Server in one of the available EU regions such as France Central or North Europe (Ireland), which currently have better availability compared to Germany West Central.

2.Migrate the data from your test server in West US 3 to the new EU-based server.

3.Once the migration is complete and tested, you can safely delete the US-based instance to ensure all data remains within the EU boundaries.

This approach ensures compliance with your data residency requirements.

Please let us know if you have any questions and concerns.