Transcript AX 7 Deployment architecture

Microsoft Dynamics AX in
Azure
Paul Wu
CLD231
• AX2012 in Azure
• AX7
• Azure Machine Learning and AX
• Cloud Based Integration with AX
• Q&A
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 on Microsoft Azure
Cloud computing
Elastic/agile
Ease of deployment
Security/compliance
Huge infrastructure scale
24 x 7 x 365 support
140 markets
worldwide
2x Compute and
storage every six
months
OPERATIONAL
ANNOUNCED
Hosting models
Azure hosting models
Host +
infrastructure
Host
IaaS
Build
PaaS
Consume
SaaS
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 hosting models
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 hosting models
On-premises
host and operate
Host
IaaS
Build
PaaS
Consume
SaaS
Applications
Data
Runtime
Middleware
O/S
Virtualization
Servers
Storage
Networking
Manual setup
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Procure hardware
Set up hardware / networking
Windows Server 2012, including:
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Active Directory
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Domain Name Services (DNS)
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Internet Information Services (IIS)
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Remote Desktop Services
Microsoft Visual Studio
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 components:
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Database Engine Services
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Reporting Services
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Analysis Services
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Management Studio
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Developer tools
Microsoft SharePoint Server 2013
Microsoft Project Server
Office
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Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 components:
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Databases
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Server components:
 Application Object Server (AOS)
 Web server components:
 Enterprise Portal (EP)
 Enterprise Search
 Help Server
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Business intelligence components:
 Reporting Services extensions
 Analysis Services configuration
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Management Reporter components:
 Management Reporter server
components
 Management Reporter Report Designer
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Client components:
 Client
 Office add-ins
 Remote Desktop Services integration
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Developer tools:
 Debugger
 Visual Studio Tools
 Trace Parser
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Integration components:
 Web services on IIS
 .NET Business Connector
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Management utilities
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Retail components:
 Retail POS
 Retail Headquarters
 Commerce Data Exchange components:
 Synch Service
 Real-time Service
 Async Server
 Async Client
 Retail Channel Configuration Utility
 Retail SDK
 Retail online channel
 Retail Server
 Retail Mass Deployment Toolkit
 Retail Modern POS
 Retail channel database
 Retail hardware station
RapidStart Connector
Data Import/Export Framework components:
 Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF) service
 AOS component
 Client component
Warehouse Mobile Devices Portal
VSS Writer
Connector for Microsoft Dynamics
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Demo Data for Industries
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Lifecycle Services helps you be:
Predictable
Automated
Proactive
LCS enables predictable, repeatable,
high-quality implementations
By delivering the right information, at the right time, to the right people
2..n VMs
Enterprise Portal (EP) with
Sharepoint Server.
Azure
Remote App
with AX
Client / O365
Remote
App/Desktop(browser)
AX Client (apps)
AX App Object Server (AOS)
2..n VMs
Azure Traffic
Manager
2..n VMs
SQL Server
2014
AlwaysON
2..n VMs
Premium
Storage
required
Azure Load
Balancer
Remote
App/Desktop(browser)
AX Client (apps)
Azure Active
Directory
SSRS / SSAS
with SQL Server 2014
Remote
App/Desktop(browser)
Sync to On-Prem
Directory or
ADFS
AX Client (apps)
Optional: Retail POS
On-Premise
Active
Directory
2..n VMs
Active Directory
Redirect to Azure Site
Recovery instance
Customer VNet
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Azure BLOB Storage
Build/Instance Storage
Investments in deployment services
Developer
Production
deployment
Post
deployment
automation
Microsoft
Dynamics
Devices (Cross platform: Windows, Android, iOS, OS X)
(based on the AX 2012 R3 CU9 App)
‘AX 7’ Platform
Client
Server
Integration
Analytics &
Reporting
Visual Studio developer experience
‘AX 7’ ERP application
Partner Apps
Office (Office 365, Sharepoint, Skype etc)
Lifecycle Services
Trial & signup
Provisioning
Deployment
Diagnostics, Telemetry &
Monitoring
Microsoft Platform (including Azure/AAD/Commerce/Marketplaces)
Configuration
Implementation
Experience
Upgrade Experience
Support Experience
2..n VMs
Office365 E3 w/ SPO, Power
BI, Exchange
Azure App
Gateway
Optional: Azure BizTalk App Services
Odata/AAD
Azure
DNS
2..n VMs
AX7 (browser)
AX7 (apps)
Azure Traffic
Manager
Azure SQL Database Service Premium SKU
(HADR). AX Database, both relational &
columnstore
SSRS & Management Reporter with SQL Server
2014 BI Edition. Scale out as needed.
Azure SQL Database
Service Premium SKU
(HADR). - Read Only
Replica
Azure Load
Balancer
AX7 (browser)
AX7 (apps)
AX App Server (AOS) runs as an IIS WebApp.
Scale out as needed.
2..n VMs
Azure Active
Directory
Optional: Retail Server runs as an IIS
WebApp. Scale out as needed.
Azure SQL Database Service Premium SKU
(HADR). Retail Channel DB
AX7 (browser)
Sync to On-Prem
Directory or
ADFS
AX7 (apps)
Optional: Retail POS
Active
Directory
2..n VMs
On-Premise
Active Directory
Redirect to Azure Site
Recovery instance
Customer VNet
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Azure BLOB Storage
• Build
• Instance Storage
• Instance File Storage
Primary Azure region/DC
Affordable business continuity
• Data is protected with active geo replication
to ensure minimal data loss
• Compute resources are passively protected
and must be restored from a quiescent state
(longer recovery time but at a significantly
lower cost point)
• * ASR Azure to Azure support later this year
ASR
Agent
ASR
Agent
ASR
Agent
Azure Traffic
Manager
ERT = Estimated Recovery Time
RPO = Recovery Point Objective
RTO = Recovery Time Objective
SQL DB Premium SLA for Active Geo Replication:
ERT < 30s, RPO < 5s
ASR agents
snapshot and sync
protected VMs to
ASR Vault/storage
(HA within DC and
DR across DCs)
Blob Storage
(HA within DC &
DR across DCs)
SQL DB “Premium”
Active Geo
Replication
Blob Storage
Geo replication
Copies of
protected VMs
quiescent on disk
(Blob storage)
Azure Site
Recovery Service
(* ASR)
ASR restores
protected VMs
to active state
at remote DC
only on request
Blob Storage SLA: 99.9% successful read/write using
either local replicated or geo replicated storage
Site Recovery SLA: 99.9% availability of service with 4
hour RTO (we see circa 15 minutes in tests)
SQL DB “Premium”
(HA within DC &
DR across DCs)
Secondary Azure region (DC)
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Topologies
• Demo
• Dev/test
• Staging
• Production
Small Customers
Production / Test
• Supports approx. 100 named users1
• Multiple VMs per VM type
• Topology also used for Test
configuration, single instances
supported
• SQL Azure utilized, price/performance
tier customization
1 workload depended Profile Usage and assessment to drive decision
Medium Customers
Production
• Supports approx. 500 named users1
• MR DBs standalone
• In-region RO replica supported
• Future – Retail add-on instance
1 workload depended Profile Usage and assessment to drive decision
Large Customers
Production
• Supports approx. 1000
named users1
• MR DBs standalone
• In-region RO replica
supported
• Future – Retail add-on
instance
• P11 DB (or equiv) from SQL
Azure will come in when
available
1 workload depended Profile Usage and assessment to drive decision
Dynamics intelligent business process
Turn your automated business process in Dynamics into an intelligent business process
ML services integrated in order-to-cash business process at JJ Food service
Customer
classification
Basket prediction
service
Basket specific
recommendations
Customer churn
Integrated to Dynamics AX2012
Frequently
bought together
Item specific
recommendations
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AX2012 Mobile Integration
AX7: Azure Active Directory for identity management
Multi-factor authentication
Simple
connection
Windows Server
Active Directory
Other
Directories
Self-service
Single
sign on
Username
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SaaS
Dynamics
CRM
Dynamics
‘AX 7’
On-premises
Microsoft Azure Active Directory
Office 365
Cloud
AX7: Security – Authentication for UI (SAML 2.0)
1. Sign-in via AAD (can be multi-factor AuthN)
2. AAD redirects to ‘AX 7’
3. ‘AX 7’ start page displayed
Azure App Services
(BizTalk)
Custom Apps
& integrations
Application Lifecycle (LCS) data management tasks e.g.
- Data migration for initial system load
- Move data between AX instances (Test Prod)
- Master data synchronization etc.
Single record or
batched records
SOAP
(HTTPS/XML)
REST
(HTTPS/JSON)
Asynchronous high volume interface
Data Import/Export Framework (DIXF)
OData
(HTTPS/JSON/XML)
File Upload
X++ Class
Transform
Data
Staging
Validation
Mapping
Data Entity (simplified projection of schema)
X++ Class
Table(s)
Relational
Query
Azure SQL Database
RowStore & ColumnStore
Aggregate
Query
Application Server (AOS)
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