Rahul Sharma: Use Lifecycle Services to deploy Dynamics AX on Azure

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Lets deploy Dynamics AX 2012 R3 on Microsoft Azure in less than 60 minutes.

Step 1)
Login to Lifecycle Services using your CustomerSource or PartnerSource account.

Step 2) Create LCS Project
A project is an umbrella to manage AX implementation. Customers and Partners can invite each other to participant in the implementation process.


Figure 1: Create ProjectFigure 2: Select product name, version, industry and methodology
Step 2) Map LCS Project with Azure
Configure Microsoft Azure for this project. This will connect the project with your Microsoft Azure subscription.

Figure 3: Map Azure subscription with LCS Project Fill out your Azure subscription and download the Management Certificate.

Figure 4: Your Azure subscription id
Figure 5: Download and saveUpload this certificate to your Microsoft Azure account.

Figure 6: Upload to your Azure subscriptionComplete the Microsoft Azure Setup wizard.

Step 3) Deploy AX to Azure
Once you have your Azure subscription connected to your LCS project, you can now deploy AX to Azure. As of this writing LCS tool only supports DEMO, DEVELOPMENT and TEST deployments to Azure.

Figure 7: Add environmentWe will deploy DEMO AX instance (Contoso) for now that will be deployed on one Virtual Machine.

Figure 8: Select topologySelect your AX version. Remember the selection will depend on the Project’s product version attribute.

Figure 9: Select AX versionProvide AX environment name and VM size.

Figure 10: Environment name and sizeClick finish to complete the setup. The process will take some time depending on VM size selected.

Figure 11Once finished, you can see you newly created VM in LCS or on your Azure account. You can click on VM link that will provide you RDC file to connect with Contoso\Administrator credentials.

Figure 12: LCS statusFigure 13: Azure status
More info: Lifecycle Services for Dynamics AX User Guide

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