7. Microsoft Azure#GlobalAzure #ViseoSpirit
• Scalability in time for an ERP : finest
infrasctructure from kickoff to end deployment
(cluster of AOS, SQL, IIS, Sharepoint farm...)
• Always On
• Multiple Locations (Internalization of services)
Dynamics on Azure : Functional Benefits
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Typically for Dynamics AX
• Development platform (1/solution) + TFS on Azure = Sandbox
• Build plateform (compilation, merging settings and development)
• Unit test plateform
• Users test and training plateform
• Pre-production plateform
• Production plateform (14 Virtual Machines for high availibility - Dynamics
already installed with Azure
• Qualification plateform (Day-1 data dumping from production SQL
database/AOS)
many servers and many maintenance for an own hosted IT
Dynamics on Azure : Architecture
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Pre-requisite
• Microsoft Licence
– LifeCycle Services
– Windows Azure
– MS Dynamics AX 2012
– Pre-requisite of Dynamics (SQL Server, Sharepoint...)
• A good MS Dynamics Partner (like Viseo!)
Dynamics on Azure : Deploy
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• Dev : All in one environment with AD (one option exist to share
SQL Server
• Test : 5 VMs :DC, AOS, SQL Server, EP, Client, RDS Server
• Retail (& retail mobility) : exist !
• High Availbility :
– credentials to extend corporate network with Azure
– VPN Creation
– Topology choice
– Domain management (creation or extension) + service account
– Customize VM name, AX Dynamics version, SQL customization, Virtual Network
– Clic “Deploy” ! (replication on other AOS are included...)
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Dynamics on Azure : Deploy
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• Log on Dynamics throught Azure
• Compile, synchronize, install data (parameters)
• Give users Access on Dynamics
• Init your environment (DMF, RapideStart),
SSRS/SSAS for MS BI
• Option to optimize high availability configuration
(SQL, AD, Remote Desktop)
Dynamics on Azure : Deploy
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• Change size of VMs
• Printing by Remote Desktop
• Add or recycle Virtual Machines (one by one
sandbox, by group : old development line, old
production line !)
• Load balancer : all 15’’ check : AOSLoadBalancer
New AOS is automatically added on Azure Internal
Load Balancer (ILB) which use RPC and WCF
Dynamics ports.
Dynamics on Azure : Manage
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New release AX 7 – « Rainier »
• Full Visual Studio 2013 integrated (TFS, third party integration with azure...)
Dynamics on Azure : Future