Trying to use a free sql managed session but fails when I select East region

Question

Trying to use a free sql managed session but fails when I select East region, if I change it to east 2 it fails central works

Answer 1

Hi Aaron Cassity,
The community answer shared above is correct,regional availability for Azure SQL Managed Instance can be limited depending on subscription and current capacity.

To add a bit more context, what you’re seeing with East US is most likely due to temporary capacity constraints in that region for free/managed offerings. This can result in deployment failures even though the region is generally supported.

Since Central is working for you, I’d recommend continuing with a region that provisions successfully for now. You can also retry East US after some time, as availability may change.

Hope this helps clarify the behavior!

Answer 2

Hi Aaron,

I assume you are referring to Azure SQL Managed Instance free for 12 months offer. If my assumption is wrong please correct me.

Due to regional resource limitations, SQL Managed Instance may not be available to your subscription in certain regions by default. For example, if you attempt to create SQL Managed Instance in East US using the portal you may see message similar to below screenshot and text excerpt:

Managed Instance is not available for the chosen subscription and region. Please try again with some other subscription, region, or use Microsoft Support to request region access. Learn more

In above case it means you cannot create SQL Managed Instance in East US region. As an alternative you may choose a different region, or, you can submit a free support request asking for access to the region. Your request may be denied.

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

Thanks.

-TP