SQL Server on Amazon EC2 Server:

Most of the administrators might face issue with the space on C drive after restoring a Windows Image. I found that the image file is restricted and so it is creating only 10 GB on C drive.

When we restore an image of SQL Server 2005 with Windows 2003 in Amazon EC2 environment, then still the size of the C drive 10 GB and free space might be around 1-2 GB. This free space is not enough for any server that is handling live applications.

To free up more space I suggest few things:

1. Take only Windows OS image and restore it.
2. If you require any other application on the server, then purchase the license of it separately and install it on the server on a different drive other than C drive.
3. If you are restoring an image that includes SQL Server then try to move the system database to a different, which will free up some space.

For now, I have only these things to share with you, and will update more on this.