Verify the prerequisites for each component that will be installed. For more information, see the following topics:

• Install the database on SQL Server or Install the database on Oracle

• Install an Application Object Server (AOS) instance

• Install application files

• Install the Microsoft Dynamics AX client

• Install the .NET Business Connector

• Install the debugger

We recommend that you use a uniform naming convention for all aspects of the installation, including the database name, the AOS name, and the application file instance name. For example, you might use a name like Fabrikam_DYNAX09_Dev, which includes a shortened form of your business name, the Microsoft Dynamics AX version, and a code for the purpose of the installation.

1. Start Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup.

2. Step through the initial wizard pages.

3. On the Select installation type page, click Developer installation, and then click Next.

4. On the Select database type page, select the type of database to connect to and then click Next.

   For SQL Server, determine whether you want to connect to a new database or an existing database. If you choose Oracle, you must connect to an existing database.

5. On the Install files page, type the location or click Browse to navigate to the location where you want to install the Microsoft Dynamics AX files. Click Next.

   Note
   By default, the files are installed to <Drive>:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics AX\50.

6. Depending on the database type you selected, enter additional database information as shown in the following table. Then click Next.

   If you chose this option	Enter this information
   Create a SQL Server database	On the Database: Create new SQL Server database page, in the Server name box, type or select the name of the SQL Server to connect to. In the Database name box, type a name for the new database.
   Connect to an existing SQL Server database	On the AOS: Connect to a SQL Server database page, in the Server name box, type or select the name of the SQL Server to connect to. In the Database name box, type or select the name of the database to which you want to connect.
   Connect to an existing Oracle database	On the AOS: Connect to an Oracle database server page, select the connection type you plan to use. If you select Use a net service (TNS) to connect, type the net service name. If you select Use custom settings to connect, type in the host name, database service name, and TCP/IP port to connect to. In the Schema (user) name box, specify a name for the schema under which the Microsoft Dynamics AX objects will be created in the database. You can accept the default value of DBO. If you enter a schema name that does not already exist, Setup creates it for you. In the Password box, specify a password for the schema.

7. On the Application files: Set an instance name page, enter a name for this instance of the application files and then click Next. The location for the files is set to InstallationPath\Application\Appl\instancename.

8. On the Application files: Select a country or region page, choose a country or region to install and then click Next.

   Regions provide country-specific tax and financial functionality. For more information, see Install regional functionality.

9. On the AOS: Create an instance page, assign a name to the AOS instance, and optionally, a TCP/IP port. The default port is 2712.

10. Optional: To send information to Microsoft about any fatal error in the AOS instance, select Participate in error reporting.

    Note
    This option applies only if you are installing on Windows Server 2003. If you are installing on Windows Server 2008, you must use Server Manager to set error reporting options.

    If you enable error reporting, information is sent over a secure (https) connection to Microsoft, where it is stored with limited access. Microsoft uses the reports only to improve Microsoft Dynamics AX, and treats all information as confidential.

    Click Next.

11. On the AOS: Select an account page, choose whether to use the Network Service account of the local computer or a domain account to run the AOS service, and then click Next.

    Setup configures permissions of the AOS account as follows:

    • Adds the AOS account to the database as a user, and makes it a member of the db_ddladmin, db_datareader, and db_datawriter database roles.

    • Grants the user execute rights on the createserversessions and createusersessions stored procedures.

    • Grants the AOS account Full Control permissions on the application files directory.

12. On the Client: Select a display language page, select the language to view the Microsoft Dynamics AX client in and then click Next. If you later decide to use a different language, you can modify the user settings in the client.

13. On the Client: Select Help languages page, select the languages to view Microsoft Dynamics AX Help in and then click Next. We recommend that you install all the Help languages required for the client during initial installation.

    Note
    To view the Help in a different language, you can change the user settings in the Microsoft Dynamics AX client. If you do not install the Help files for the languages you need during initial installation, you can install additional Help files by running Setup again, selecting the Client component, and then selecting any additional languages you require.

14. On the Ready to install page, click Install. If you want the AOS service to start after it has been installed, mark Start the AOS instance after installation is completed.

    Note
    The AOS Windows service can take several minutes to start the first time after installing. To determine whether it has started, go to Administrative tools > Services, and review the status of the Dynamics AX Object Server<$InstanceNumberAOSInstanceName> service.