AX Performance

Tools Present and

Future
Eric Moos
Senior Support Escalation Engineer
Agenda

Key performance monitoring tools

Comparing Dynamics AX 2012 to new Dynamics AX
Open dialog / Q&A
Performance Monitoring Tools
Performance monitoring tools

Microsoft Dynamics AX Trace Parser

Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics
Performance Monitor (Perfmon)
Others
Microsoft Dynamics AX Trace Parser
Uses
Microsoft Dynamics AX client and AOS trace file analysis
Specific task analysis

Features
Drill down view of captured sessions
X++ methods
Captured SQL statements
Comparison between traces
Sub-trace creation

<see notes for troubleshooting, links and additional tips>

Performance Analyzer for Microsoft Dynamics
Uses
Database performance tuning
Microsoft Dynamics AX setup & best practices checks
General overview of database activity

Features
Database setup and settings
SQL query details and analysis
Missing indexes
Table setup and caching
Number sequence analysis
Hidden index scans
What’s New in DynamicsPerf 2.0 !!
Remote Data Collection
Scheduling Engine
Historical Tables
More QUERY Data
SSRS Analysis
Lots
Dynamics CRM collectors “It’s taken 6 months and almost 600 hours of coding time”
New Data collectors
FULLTEXT Indexes What has changed? EVERYTHING !!
Hub and Spoke of DynamicsPerf databases
SQL Server 2016 support
Microsoft Azure support
Refresh QUERY_PLANS
Stale QUERY_PLAN Removal
Performance Counter data on SQL
QUERY_ALERTS
SET_AX_TRACE
AOTEXPORT
Parsing of QUERY_PLANS
Extended Events
Parameters, Parameters, Parameters
Many, Many new sample queries
<see notes for references>
Performance Monitor (Perfmon)
Uses
Monitor local or remote system performance

Features
Real-time metrics from counters
Data collector sets
Reports
Others
Performance Analysis of Logs (PAL) Tool
SQL Activity Monitor
SQL Performance Dashboard Reports

<see notes for references>

Comparing Methods and Tools AX 2012 to
new Dynamics AX
 Identify bottlenecks for a specific process
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX
Collect application trace Collect application trace

Review with Trace Parser Review with Trace Parser

Tools/Options Performance timer

 &debug=develop, &debug=true

Browser options
 F12 > Network
All All

Environment
 Identify long running queries
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX
DynamicsPerf LCS Environment Monitoring
 SQL Insights (historical view)
SQL Server Query Store  SQL Now (current view)
 Activity > Raw logs > Slow queries
Tools/Options SQL Server Activity Monitor

SQL Statement Trace Log

All Production, Sandbox

Environment
 Optimize queries affected by parameter sniffing
Dynamics AX 2012
Identify with DynamicsPerf or Query
Store
 See all plans for a query over time
Tools/Options Resolve with
 DataAreaIdLiteral setting
 Force literals in code
 Plan guides in SQL
Environment All
new Dynamics AX
Identify with LCS Environment
Monitoring
 SQL Insights: Download current plan
Resolve with
 DataAreaIdLiteral setting
 Force literals in code
 Work with DSE if plan guide is
necessary
Production, Sandbox
 View currently executing SQL statements
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX
DynamicsPerf LCS Environment Monitoring
 Enable ConnectionContext on AOS  SQL Now
 Query for SQL/AX user details

Tools/Options SQL Server Activity Monitor

All Production, Sandbox

Environment
 Identify blocked SQL statements
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX
Identify with Identify with
 Blocked process report  LCS Environment Monitoring
 Deadlock graph  SQL Now > Blocking statements
 Activity > Raw logs > Deadlocks
Tools/Options
Resolve with Resolve with
 End blocking session from AX client <new features coming…>
 Kill blocking SPID from SSMS

All Production, Sandbox

Environment
 Identify resource bottlenecks
Dynamics AX 2012
Performance Monitor (Perfmon)
 Processor, memory, disk, and network
counters
Tools/Options
new Dynamics AX
LCS Environment Monitoring
 Activity
 Environment > Health Monitors
 Environment > Health Metrics

All Production, Sandbox

Environment
Identify SQL resource bottlenecks

Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX

Throughput/ SQLServer:SQL Statistics

 \Batch Requests/sec
Load

Processor Processor\% Processor Time

SQL Utilization based on
Memory SQL Server: Buffer Manager Database Transaction Units (DTUs)
 \Page life expectancy
 \Buffer cache hit ratio Blended measure of
Memory\Available MBytes  CPU
 Memory
Disk Logical Disk\Avg. Disk Sec/Read  Read and write rates
Logical Disk\Avg. Disk Sec/Write

Network Network Interface\Packets Outbound Errors,

Output Queue Length, Bytes Total/Sec,
Current Bandwidth
Identify AOS resource bottlenecks
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX

Throughput/ Microsoft Dynamics AX Object Server\Active Microsoft Dynamics Ax Services Session

Sessions Provider(w3wp)\# Active Sessions
Load

Processor Processor\% Processor Time Processor\% Processor Time

Process(AX32Serv)\% Processor Time Process(w3wp)\% Processor Time
Process(batch)\% Processor Time

Memory Memory\Available Mbytes Memory\Available MBytes

Process(AX32Serv)\Private bytes Process(w3wp)\Private bytes
Process(w3wp)\Private bytes

Disk Logical Disk\Avg. Disk Sec/Read Not available in LCS

Logical Disk\Avg. Disk Sec/Write

Network Network Interface\Packets Outbound Errors, Not available in LCS

Output Queue Length, Bytes Total/Sec,
Current Bandwidth
 Review form performance and usage patterns
Dynamics AX 2012 new Dynamics AX
Client access log Raw logs > All logs

Tools/Options

All Production, Sandbox

Environment
Q&A
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