servers with compatibility problems must be excluded before the deployment can proceed. windows server 2012 r2. RDS, unable to connect to the server by using windows powershell remoting

while setting up RDS for AX on Widows Server 2012 r2, I got the below error
"servers with compatibility problems must be excluded before the deployment can proceed. windows server 2012 r2.To exclude the servers with compatibility problems, click Exclude." as below.

try to run below command on elevated PowerShell command.
"Enable-PSRemoting -Force"
in addition make sure, your server is joined to domain and the account you are using is a domain account and has local admin rights.


hope this will help.


Regards,
Yes.Sudhanshu

Install the version of the Data Import/Export Framework that is available in AX 2012 R3, things to know

Install the version of the Data Import/Export Framework that is available in AX 2012 R3

1. The Data Import/Export Framework service must be installed on a computer that is running SQL Server Integration Services.
2. The Data Import/Export Framework server must be installed on a computer that is running an instance of Microsoft Dynamics AX Application Object Server (AOS).
3. The Data Import/Export Framework client must be installed on a computer that is running the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.

follow https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn720760.aspx to do installation and configuration.

for error "Assembly containing type Microsoft.Dynamics.AX.Framework.Tools.DMF.ServiceProxy.DmfEntityProxy is not referenced " follow http://msdynamicsaxtips.blogspot.sg/2015/01/assembly-containing-type.html article.

Hope this helps.

Regards,
yes.sudhanshu

 

Microsoft Dynamics AX Client weird screen with MMANDBA and File Menu, AGE_LINK

suddenly I got my ax client screen with weird menus and it did not respond properly.

then I restarted the AOS but no help.
then I deleted all the auc files from C:\Users\<user name>local and then remove the Dynamics AX folders from C:\Users\axdevadmin\AppData\Local and C:\Users\axdevadmin\AppData\Local\Microsoft folder then restarted the server and then all worked fine.

hope this will help some...

Regards,
Yes.sudhanshu
 

Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\SetupSupport\Sharepoint15.config' Dynamics AX 2012 R3 failed

while doing installation I got below error.
before that my team has installed only AOS and then uninstalled it.
by any chance he just removed the Dynamics AX folder from Program Files folder, but the setup files were listed in Programs list.
so I doubt it was cause of this and below error message was in log file.

2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Setup could not find a required file in the source location '\SetupSupport\TraceProviderCrimson.man'.   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      ****************************************************************************************************** 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Common Property Install Path set to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60'. 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Common Property Install Path set to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60'. 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Common Property Install Path set to 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60'. 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      ******************************************************************************************************   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\SetupSupport\Sharepoint15.config'.   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      ****************************************************************************************************** 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Exception: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      Message: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\SetupSupport\Sharepoint15.config'.   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      FullText: System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\60\SetupSupport\Sharepoint15.config'. 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at System.IO.__Error.WinIOError(Int32 errorCode, String maybeFullPath) 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at System.IO.File.InternalCopy(String sourceFileName, String destFileName, Boolean overwrite) 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at Microsoft.Dynamics.Setup.Support.EPSetupSupport.CopyAxSetupConfigurationFile(String srcFile, String configFileName, Boolean deleteOldFile) 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at Microsoft.Dynamics.Setup.Support.EPSetupSupport.ConfigureAxSetupForSharePointInstalled() 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at Microsoft.Dynamics.Setup.Driver.LaunchAxSetup() 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at Microsoft.Dynamics.Setup.S018InstallProgressInfo.PerformPostInstallActions() 2016-02-16 14:28:26Z         at Microsoft.Dynamics.Setup.S018InstallProgressInfo.s018Timer_Tick(Object sender, EventArgs e)   2016-02-16 14:28:26Z      ==== Setup encountered an unhandled exception and could not be completed. For details see the previous messages in the log. ===

 

then just uninstall the setup support files from program files list and then proceed with installation.
this time it should be ok.

Regards,
yes.sudhanshu

Microsoft RDS , change password for RDS users

while setting RDS for dynamics AX, I got one requirement for password policy, password should expire in 90 days and then users should be able to change the password by their own.

here is how.
1st you can the policy in AD as usual it happens for policy of 90 days.

then use RDS setting to allow users to change password.

in your RD Web server, open IIS and then Sites->Default Web Site->RDWeb->Pages , then on right side, open Application Settings
now change the value "PasswordChangeEnabled" to true, if it was false.

then only the user will be able to browse the page https://<URL.local>/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/password.aspx

you need to send the link in email before their password expires.
also you can set the link in login page by a minor change in the code, so that user can change password at any time.
the page look like below

 

hope this helps someone surely...

 

Regards,

Sudhanshu

Hide the Remote Desktops tab of Remote Desktop Web Access RDS

here is how you can Hide the Remote Desktops tab of Remote Desktop Web Access while configuring RDS. make sure you follow NOTE section at the end.

this I was doing for AX. so a common requirement from security angle is that users should be able to access remote desktop.

this you can do , by just changing some configuration as below in IIS.

open IIS and traverse RDWeb -> Pages -> Application Settings -> change "ShowDesktops" value to false from True.

below is the before and after screen

 

NOTE

below is the main trick. I think not many posts mention this.

if I browse the URL https://<URL.com.local>/RDWeb/Pages/en-US/desktops.aspx means just page desktops.aspx, then user can go in. so be careful and change the page name , so the default page can not be used by users.

 

hope this will help some one.

 

Regards,

Sudhanshu

 

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