Install and Configure Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012

1. Install the Beta release of Microsoft Dynamics AX (Build 6.0.852.78).

2. Start the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.
3. Confirm that the configuration keys controlling deleted objects are not enabled:
a.
b.
c.
d.

Go to System Administration > Setup > Licensing > License Configuration.

Clear the Keep update objects 4.0 check box.
Clear the Keep update objects 5.0 check box.
Clear the Keep update objects 6.0 check box.

4. Select OK to close the License Configuration form, and synchronize the database, if necessary.
5. Close the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.

Restore from Backup

1. Stop the AOS:
a. Open a command prompt.
b. Enter net stop aos60$01
2. Copy 6.0.852.78-contoso-SI-Beta.bak to a local folder on the database server.
3. Open SQL Server Management Studio.
4. Right-click Local > Databases > AXDB in the Object Explorer.
5. Select Tasks | Restore | Database from the context menu.
6. Select From Device.
7. Click the ellipsis button.
8. Click the Add button.

9. Select the SQL Server backup of the CTP data (6.0.852.78-contoso-SI-Beta.bak).

10. Select OK.
11. In the Restore Database dialog, put a checkmark in the Restore column.
12. Click Options in the left pane.
13. In the Restore options section, select the Overwrite the existing database check box.

Start the AOS and Client

1. Start the AOS:
a. Open a command prompt.
b. Enter net start aos60$01
2. Start the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.
If you cannot log in, run a SQL command to update the USERINFO table to allow you to log in:
update userinfo
set
networkdomain = 'YourDomain',
networkalias = 'YourAlias',
SID = 'YourSID'
where ID = 'Admin'

Also check your client configuration, if you have customized it. If you have a client configuration that
includes a company that does not exist in the dataset, your client will not be able to connect to the AOS.
To connect the client to the AOS, remove the non-existent company from the client configuration.
3. Go to System Administration > Setup > System > System service accounts.
4. Enter the account to use for the Business Connector proxy.
5. Close the Microsoft Dynamics AX client.

Install Other Components

1. Install Enterprise Portal and other services after restoring the Contoso dataset.