Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Installation and Configuration

Over the past weeks, I was involved in installing and configuring Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

I was thinking to document the series of post installing of all major components of
AX 2012 – Database, AOS,  EP (SharePoint 2010),  SSRS Reporting Services, SSAS, and Business Intelligence.

First, I setup several machines that running Window Server 2008 R2 with service pack 1.

·         Server  A - AOS

• Window Server 2008 R2 SP1
• RAM 8 GB
• Minimum Hard Drive 200 GB
• Installed the Prerequisite
• Microsoft Net Framework 4
• Hotfix for Net Fix 4.0
• Open XML SDK For Microsoft Office
• VC++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable (x64
• VC++ 2010 SP1 Redistributable (x86)
• VSTOR 40
• Window Identify Foundation 

·         Server B - Database

• Window Server 2008 R2 SP1
• Minimum Hard Drive 200 GB
• RAM 8 GB
• Installed Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1 

·         Server C – Enterprise Portal

• Window Server 2008 R2 SP1
• RAM 8 GB
• Minimum Hard drive 200 GB
• Installed Microsoft SharePoint 2010

Next, I  login into Server A and started  with Dynamics Installation AOS (Application Object Server) and Database.  I had captured the screenshots along the way as this will help me  when I re-setup DEV, TEST and PRODUCTION Environment

Step 1 – Double click the Setup.exe

 

Step 2 – Click on Validate System Requirements 

 

Step 3 – Completed the Dynamics AX 2012 Prerequisites software installation

Step 4 – Reselect Validate System Requirements and select Database and Application Object Server (AOS).  Then click on Validate

 

Step 5 – Select Install àMicrosoft Dynamics AX Components

 

Step 6 – Select Database and Application Object Server (AOS)

 

Step 7 -  Accept the License terms then click Next

Step 8 – Click Next

Step 9 -  Select Custom Installation then click Next

Step 10 – Click Next 

 

Step 11 – Select Create database

 

Step 12 – Click Install

 

 

 

Step 11 -   I select all the Microsoft Dynamic AX2012 application foundation model. Then click next

 

 

Step 12 -    Enter

• Instance Name: INDONESIA_AX2012_DB_Test
• TCP/IP Port: 2712

 

Step 13 -      Provide AOS Service Account:

·         SQLINDONESIA\AX2012AOSAdmin and password.   Then click Next.