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 ofAX 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 resetup DEV, TEST and PRODUCTION Environment
Step 1 – Double Click the Setup.exe
Step 2 – Completed the Dyanmics AX 2012 Prerequisites software installation
Step 3 – Select Innstall –> Microsoft Dynamics AX Components
Step 4 – Select Database and Application Object Server (AOS) components to be installed.
Step 5 – Accept the License Term agreement then click Next
Step 6 – Select Custom Installation then Click Next
Step 7 – Select “Create new database” then click Next
Step 8 – Provide SQL Server 2008 R2 and click Next
Step 9 – Enter AOS Account Information
Step 10 – Click Finish













