Health Check of Microsoft Dynamics AX

1. Sizing your Environment

Usage profile Infrastructure estimator in Life Cycle Service
http://Sizing.lcs.dynamics.com/usage/workspace/index/783132
Hardware :
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh500191.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/Hh881829.aspx
2. Things to Monitor
o SQL
o AOS
o Remote Desk top
o Dynamics AX
o SSRS
o Integration
3. Data Collection
No of users is not the main factor, but number of transactions and type of
transactions, Batch Processing, Reporting, ISVs / Customization
4. Tools
o Lifecycle services ( great tools must to check)
o Benchmark
Day in life
Hyper-V
Plan load test Analyze Data Make adjustments
Performance Benchmark Software Development Kit - Check for this tool

Lets Start with things to Monitor in SQL

1.SQL Design
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd309734.aspx
2. Analyze performance with Dynamics Performance Analyzer ( 1.20 version )
http://dynamicsperf.codeplex.com
Look at the blog by -- Brad
3.SQL Maintenance
o Backup Review
o Maintenance plan review
Things to Monitor on AOS

Performance counters monitoring

o Memory of ax32serv.exe (2 GB is normal and healthy, if more check other
counters)
o CPU utilization
o Number of user sessions; compare memory against number of users.
AX Server Configuration Settings Most of time needs restart for changes to
efect
Event log review - Daily
Never turn on in production, 3 check boxes - Microsoft Server configuration utility debug
Statement Cache 25 (New term of cursor)
Remote desk top:
Microsoft Server configuration utility
SSRS : Business connector General AX Health Check
o Security Review
o Batch setup and job history review ( Look in AX form Inquiries, Batch Job,
exceptions in Periodic, Data base Logging)
o Tools Managed Alert Rules
o Having latest Kernal ( whatever the version of AX we are) Easy to update from
CU. All components are on same version of Kernal

Test Plan Session

5. Unit testing Silo

6. Modeling
7. Conference Room Pilot (CRP)
8. System Test
9. UAT
10. Dry Run
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