Cannot open "C:\Support\PrerequisitesBin\AxPrereqChecker.exe" Dynamics AX 2012 installatoin

whilw doing dynamcis ax installation, I got the below when clicking "Validate System requirements" got the error message Cannot open "C:\Support\PrerequisitesBin\AxPrereqChecker.exe"
so to get rid of this, just close the installer window and then run again with admin right and it should be fine.


hope this will help.
Regards,
Yes.Sudhanshu

The AOS "AOSHostName" cannot be reached, Setup cacnot continue. Verify that you entered the correct server information and that the AOS service is running. AX 2012

Hi,

one of my team was installing AOS report extension for AX 2012 RTM and got the below error message and screen (right)
"The AOS "AOSHostName" cannot be reached, Setup cacnot continue. Verify that you entered the correct server information and that the AOS service is running."

ideally the folder location screen should come and then AOS server details screen should come after below screen, but it throws directly to the right side screen and with error message.

























Observation
 I have checked all the point and did not leave any stones untouched, like n/w, ports, services running, SQL etc.
all were very fine.
finally I have noticed that the installer team was using was AX 2012 R2, but the AOS installed was RTM. so the old dll (RTM) was not able to communicate to AX 2012 R2, hence it was unable to communicate.

Though it was stupid to use R2 for report extension installation, but it was provided by the client and team did not think to chk the version.

hope this will help some one, though STUPID.

Regards,
Yes.Sudhanshu

 

Why is my Kernel build version not changing after installing CU-8 ? AX 2012 R3 CU8

while installing CU 8 for Dynamics AX 2012 R3, I have noticed that, the AX version and Kernel Version are different. AX was 6.3.1000.437 , but kernel was 6.3.164.x.
here is the link for to resolve...
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axsupport/archive/2014/12/31/ax-2012-r3-why-is-my-kernel-build-version-not-changing-after-installing-cu-8-or-the-latest-binary-hotfix.aspx

Regards,
Yes.Sudhanshu

How to set the Help Server, service URL in AX

this can be done in the AX client UI.
you must have admin right to make changes in it.
login to AX client. then follow below

1. Click System administration > Setup > System > Help system parameters to open the form.
2. In the Help service URL: field, type the URL. (ex: http://myserver.come:8080/DynamicsAX6HelpServer/HelpService.svc )
3. Click Close.
4. then access help(?)

Regards,
Yes.Sudhanshu

AX Demo Data Load

Hi All,

I was doing one installation for AX.
I got to load the demo data.
below are the steps and guidance how to do so...
this is easy to show any demo, with the sample data that MS gives, also you can do minor change to the data as per your requirements...

1. down load the sample data (an exe, called MicrosoftDynamicsAXR3DemoDatav2.exe) from partner source
2.  now extract the file to a location (say D:\DemoData). just double click and it will ask the location. (This takes quite long time, so have patience). make sure your drive has around 15 GB free space.

3. then install the tool[Test Data Transfer Tool (beta)] that will help to import from download section https://lcs.dynamics.com/v2

4. now stop the AX AOS service, from control panel -> Services (this is in imp)
5. go to the drive installed the above tool
6. run command prompt and run the below command
dp.exe import location_of_demo_data Name_of_AX_business_database_Servername\InstanceName

location_of_demo_data  : is the location where the data has been extracted (in our case suppose D:\DemoData)
Name_of_AX_business_database_Servername\InstanceName : DB server name \ the DB instance name (in general it is SERVERNAME\MicrosoftDynamicsAX).

so in our case the command can be dp.exe import D:\DemoData MicrosoftDynamicsAX

now, in your command prompt you will see the progress in command...
1234 items remains 0 error. like this...
then it will finish and you got your demo data....

NOTE: must do it in SQL server itself...

hope this will help

Regards,
yes.sudhanshu