Monday, December 10, 2012

AX 2012 R2 in 25 Clicks

Hi All,
      As you know the much awaited AX 2012 R2 is launched so lets have a install/upgrade overview on AX 2012 R2 in just 25 clicks :

1) Start the Setup Program.

 2) Click "Microsoft Dynamics AX Components" under Install.
 3) Click Next.
 4) Select "I accept the license terms" *.
 5) Choose Appropriate Option.
 6) Processing will start.

 7) Choose "Add or modify components".
 8) Select Options to install/upgrade.
 9) Review the Errors/warnings and click on "Configure" check box for the applicable errors. and click "Configure".
 10) Click "Start" to start configuring components as per AX needs.
 11) Select "Configure existing database (for upgrade scenarios)".
 12) Specify your existing databases.
 13) Choose models to upgrade.
 14) Specify the "Temp" location for setup files.
 15) Specify the SSAS details.
 16) Specify credentials (we just have used the dummy account) for learning purpose only. Use your AD authenticated account details.
 17) Specify .net BC account (if its not already there in AX)
 18) Choose your Languages (en-US) in this demo.
 19) Specify Data Crawler Account details.

 20) SSRS Database details.
 21) User Account for SSRS Access.

22) Click Install.
23) Verify the installation.

Enjoy DAX !!!