axinthefield: Compatibility Testing for Microsoft Dynamics AX

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When reviewing the Dynamics AX environment on customer site, we are often been asked question such as: “Do you know if this version of the product is officially supported by Microsoft”?

This is quite natural because Microsoft products don’t have the exact roadmap and General Availability on the market. So for example, when Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 was released in October 2008 (RTM version Build 5.0.593.0), Microsoft SQL Server 2008 or Microsoft Windows Server 2008 were not yet available.

This explains why the System Requirement of the product Microsoft Dynamics AX is updated through the lifecycle of the product to include new supported version of other products.



The goal of Compatibility Testing conducted by the Product Group and Sustained Engineering team is to validate new version of Microsoft products against in-market releases of Dynamics AX. As of today, the current in-market releases are Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 Service Pack 1 and Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012.

Obviously the objective is to proactively detect the potential blocking issues and provide the Hot Fixes to the customers. The Compatibility Testing is actually a complex process that requires deep understanding of the new Microsoft product impact against Dynamics AX. Functional Testing, Regression Testing, Upgrade Testing and Performance Testing are just example of what can be in scope of the Testing strategy.

Once the Sustained Engineering validates the compatibility, the announcement is being published directly on the Sustained Engineering blog and the System Requirements document is updated.



Another question I will like to answer here is regarding the compatibility of the product Dynamics AX with new Cumulative Update of Microsoft SQL Server and Windows Update of Microsoft Windows Server. Cumulative Update of SQL Server is typically not tested because of low risk and impact: every CU scope is proactively communicated by the Sustained Engineering team of Microsoft SQL Server to validate this. Regarding the Microsoft Windows, every Update package is tested by the Dynamics AX Sustained Engineering team every 8 weeks.



To improve the readiness of the all the previous Compatibility results, I have compiled the announcements in the following matrix: [Please note - these announcements only highlight those times when an additional technology has been tested for a currently-supported product. For example, SQL 2008 R2 is supported for AX 2012, but that was the case as of AX 2012's release, so it's not listed here.]

Announcement Date

Technology

AX Version

Note

02/11/2009

SQL Server 2005 SP3

AX 4.0 and

AX 2009 SP1



02/11/2009

SQL Server 2008

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009

KB944115 for AX 4

KB957312 for AX 2009

06/04/2009

Internet Explorer 8.0

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009



06/04/2009

SQL Server 2008 SP1

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009

Report Builder 2.0 capabilities was not tested

06/04/2009

BizTalk Server2009

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009

Including the RFID connectivity

09/17/2009

Windows 7

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Supported as a client only, in 32 bits and 64 bits mode

09/17/2009

Windows Server 2008 R2

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Operating System Supported in 64 bits only.

10/12/2009

Windows Server 2008 SP2

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Supported as a client only, in 32 bits and 64 bits mode

10/12/2009

Windows Terminal Services

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1



10/12/2009

Office 2007 SP2

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1



04/09/2010

SQL Server 2008 R2

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Both 32 and 64 bits mode

To manually change the
version to Report Builder

3.0. Please see the following link.

04/09/2010

Office 2010 and Visio 2010

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Both 32 and 64 bits mode

04/09/2010

.Net 4 and Visual Studio 2010

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1

Both 32 and 64 bits mode

Only supported side by side
with .NET 3.5

and Visual Studio 2008

06/03/2010

Windows Server R2 Remote
Desktop Services

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 RTM and SP1



08/12/2010

SharePoint 2010

AX 2009 SP1

KB2278963

11/04/2010

App-V 4.6

AX 2009

Client only

32-bit and 64-bit mode for Microsoft
Operating System: Windows XP, Vista and Windows 7

08/09/2011

Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 SP1

Operating System Supported in 64 bits only

08/09/2011

Windows 7 SP1

AX 4.0 SP2

AX 2009 SP1

Supported as a client only, in 32 bits and 64 bits

09/22/2011

BizTalk Server 2010

AX 2009 SP1



12/14/2011

SQL Server 2008 R2 SP1

AX 2009 SP1

AX 2012



01/11/2012

Internet Explorer 9

AX 2009 SP1



01/11/2012

SQL Server 2005 SP4

AX 2009 SP1



03/15/2012

SQL Server 2012

AX 2012

KB2680186

03/15/2012

Apple Safari 5.1.2

AX 2012

On Windows and Mac OS

KB2686124






Источник: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/axinthefield...namics-ax.aspx