Azure Database for MySQL: Restoration in France Central Fails Due to Region Support Limitations

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Azure Database for MySQL: Restoration in France Central Fails Due to Region Support Limitations

Informática AEC 20

Problem description

I am trying to restore a backup of an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server in the France Central region because my database is corrupted. The restore operation fails with the error 'ProvisionNotSupportedForRegion' and a message indicating that provisioning in the requested region is not supported, which I believe is due to regional support limitations.

Environment

Service: Azure Database for MySQL flexible server; Requested region: France Central; Deployment method: ARM; Scenario: restoration of a backup without geo-redundancy.

What I've already tried

I attempted to restore the backup using an ARM template. I checked the availability of Azure Database for MySQL flexible server in France Central and confirmed that the service is available there. I also verified the subscription quotas and capacity in France Central and found that the SKU and configuration requested are not available due to capacity restrictions or that the region does not support provisioning for this subscription.

Current status

The last status indicates a provisioning failure in France Central, and I am seeking guidance on whether the region supports this operation for my subscription or if I need to consider alternative solutions or regions.

SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI 3,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-26T18:17:33.37+00:00

Hi @Informática AEC ,

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 region (e.g. West US 3) 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.

Hope this helps. If you have any follow-up questions, please let me know. I would be happy to help. if the above was helpful.

Answer accepted by question author

David Aniebo 80

@Informática AEC

The ProvisionNotSupportedForRegion error does not mean the service is unavailable in France Central. It means your subscription is not currently enabled to provision new Azure Database for MySQL flexible servers in that region because of capacity restrictions. A point-in-time restore always creates a new server, so it is subject to the same restriction.

Since geo-redundant backup is not enabled on your server, the restore can only be performed in France Central, the same region as the source server.

To resolve this, submit a region access request in the Azure portal. Go to Help + support > Create a support request, select Service and subscription limits (quotas) as the issue type and Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Server as the quota type. Then choose Region access, select France Central, and enter the vCores needed. Please mention that this is for recovering a corrupted database so the request can be prioritized.

In the meantime, you can also try the restore with a smaller compute size or the Burstable tier, with no availability zone preference. You can scale the server back up once the restore succeeds. Also, check that your required restore point is still within the backup retention period, and increase retention on the source server if needed.

For additional information, please refer to the following Microsoft documentation:
Backup and restore in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server | Microsoft Learn
Point-in-time restore in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server | Microsoft Learn
Request quota increases for Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server | Microsoft Learn

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI 3,650 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2026-09-26T18:17:33.37+00:00

Hi @Informática AEC ,

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 region (e.g. West US 3) 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.

Hope this helps. If you have any follow-up questions, please let me know. I would be happy to help. if the above was helpful.

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Informática AEC 20

Thanks for your answers, both have being useful, specially the detailed one of SAI JAGADEESH KUDIPUDI.

I've submited a region access request in the Azure portal.

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