Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Installation notes - axapta

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Needs help with Microsoft Dynamics Ax 2012, installation and configuration.
Any info will be helpful, totally new to this technology.

Answer 1

My Personal notes:
You need to download the Dynamics ax on a Windows server 2008 r2 or windows server 2012.
While checking requisites, if you have an error with a configure check box enabled, use this check box to let the system automatically solve the issue for you.
When installing SQL server, note to enable the following features:
-Data Base engine services
-Full text search
-Analysis services
-Reporting services
-Business Intelligence
-Management tools basic
-Management tools Complete
-SQL client connectivity SDK
-Microsoft Sync features
Installing Core System:
A core Microsoft Dynamics AX system consists of
-an instance of an Application Object Server (AOS),
-an application file server,
-a database,
-and at least one client.
These components can be installed on computers arranged in a variety of topologies, but without all elements your system will not run.
For more info http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa548645(v=ax.10).aspx
In order to install Dynamics ax 2012 you need to have:
Database: DB server can be on a dedicated box or on the same machine. For production purposes recommended to have a dedicated machine.
I installed Microsoft SQL server 2008 r2 as the database engine.
Prerequisites check:
When checking the prerequisites, the SQL Full text search service is required.
If not installed on your SQL server, you have to add this feature to the existing SQL instance, to do so, please follow the steps in the link below:
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/data-center/adding-sql-full-text-search-to-an-existing-sql-server/
Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX databases [AX 2012]:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee355075.aspx
Server Components
-Application Object Server (AOS)
-Web server components
-Enterprise Portal (EP)
-Enterprise Search
-Helper Server
You need to have the server components; you can have one AOS or multiple AOSs, which will speed up the operation, and allows you to have more clustered environment.
EP gives you similar functionality to the client application over the web
Enterprise Search gives you the capability to find different info in your environment using a client utility or enterprise portal
Help server to get the latest info from Microsoft
Prerequisites check:
Download: Microsoft Search Server 2010 Express
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=18914
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa497037(v=ax.10).aspx
Business intelligence components
-Reporting Services extensions
-Analysis Services configuration
Reporting Services extensions: to create reports using visual studio or report builder, modify the existing reports, package them and upload to Dynamics ax
Analysis Services configuration: to use AOL app and AOL TP, Dynamics ax automatically creates OAL app cubes to analyze the business data.
Client components
-Client
-Office add-ins
-Remote desktop services integration
Client components very important to Dynamics ax users to be able to access Dynamics ax features.
You can add to the client app the office add-ins such as excel. Fully integrated with Dynamics ax 2012
you can also add remote connection to the client app.
Developer tools
-Debugger
-Visual studio tools: Note, You need VS2010 (Only 2010 will work) with Dynamics 2012
-Trace Parser
Integration components
-Web services on IIS: Based on WCF
-NET Business Connector: Gate way between Dynamics ax and Visual studio or any other 3ed party languages
-Synchronization proxy for Microsoft Project Server
-Synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server : these 2 components necessary to update info project server 2010 and dynamics as
Management utilities: uses windows power shell
 
Microsoft Dynamics ax 2012
Flowchart: Installation processes
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa496434(v=ax.10).aspx
Hardware and software requirements
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa548679(v=ax.10).aspx
Installing a core system – Very important link
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa548645(v=ax.10).aspx