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Administration and Management of Dynamics AX2012 R2Business Intelligence solutionTJ VassarSnr. Program ManagerMicrosoft Corporation

Milinda VitharanaSnr. Program ManagerMicrosoft Corporation

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Session Focus

Supported topologies Deployment

Trouble-shooting

Data tenancy with Reports &

cubes

SSRS in SP integrated

mode

Challenges

Automate common tasks

Support global deployments

IT Admin

Empower users without undue risk

High level architecture

Data layer

Integration layer

Presentation layer

Application Object server (AOS)

Query Service

Metadata service

OData service

Dynamics AX2012 R2 cubes

Dynamics AX2012 OLTP database

AX2012 EP clientAX2012 windows

client

Role Center Role Center

XMLA/MDXServices

External clients

Server pre-requisites for BI features in R2

SQL Server 2012

SharePoint server

Ad-hoc analysis with Power view

Process cubes on a replicated DB

High-speed Charting

BOWP

PerformancePoint Dashboards

SSRS in SP integrated mode

Data mash-up with Excel PowerPivot

Enterprise edition

Enterprise edition

SQL Server 2012

SharePoint server

BI edition

Enterprise edition

Ad-hoc analysis with Power view

High-speed Charting

BOWP

PerformancePoint Dashboards

SSRS in SP integrated mode

Data mash-up with Excel PowerPivot

SharePoint server

SQL Server 2012

Enterprise edition

Standard edition

High-speed Charting

BOWP

SSRS in SP integrated mode

Data mash-up with Excel PowerPivot

SharePoint server

SQL Server 2012

Standard edition

Standard edition

High-speed Charting

BOWP

SSRS in SP integrated mode

SharePoint server

SQL Server

2008 R2

Standard edition

Standard edition

High-speed Charting

BOWP

SSRS in SP integrated mode

What’s new in AX 2012 R2….?

One box N-BoxExternal facing

AX2012

SharePoint Integration

R2

Data Partitioning

1 Box – Developer’s paradise

AX OLTP DB

AX CUBES

SQL

SSRS

SSAS

AOS

2 Box – Processing logic isolation

AX OLTP DB

AX CUBES

SQL

SSRS

SSAS

AOS

4 Box – Distributed environment

AX OLTP DBSQL AOS

AX CUBESSSRS SSAS

Extranet connections

Extranet Supportoption 1

DMZ

INTRANET

EXTRANET

Internal user

External user

FIREWALLSSAS

AOS

SQL

SSRS1

SSRS2

FIREWALL

• Windows Authentication is required when SSRS in native mode

• We do not recommend keeping your SSAS instance in the DMZ

Extranet Supportoption 2

• Windows Authentication is required when SSRS in native mode

• We do not recommend keeping your SSAS instance in the DMZ

INTRANET

EXTRANET

Internal user

External user

SSAS

AOS

SQL

SSRS

FIREWALL

Sharing resources

16

AOS 1

REPORT SERVER

SSRS INSTANCE

REPORTURL

Sharing hardware and instances

17

DEPLOYMENT1REPORT SERVER

SSRS INSTANCE

REPORTURL

AOS 1

AOS 2

Sharing hardware and instances

18

DEPLOYMENT1REPORT SERVER

SSRS INSTANCE

REPORTURL A

AOS 1

AOS 2

DEPLOYMENT2

AOS 3

AOS 4

REPORTURL B

NOT SUPPORTED

19

DEPLOYMENT1 REPORT SERVER

SSRS INSTANCE

REPORTURL A

AOS 1

AOS 2

DEPLOYMENT2

AOS 3

AOS 4

SSRS INSTANCE

REPORTURL B

SUPPORTED BUT REQUIRES MANUAL CONFIGURATION

Double-hop issues

Workstation Server

1 hop

Client

Resource

Service

Bobconnect as Bob

connect as Bob

Workstation Server1 Server2

2 hops

Client ResourceService

Bobconnect as Bob

NOT ALLOWED

NOTE: This default behavior of Windows Security & Networking is intended and correct.

connect as Bob

Service impersonates Bob

Reports Server Cube Server

AX 2009 Scenario

AX Client CubeSSRS Service

Bobconnect as Bob

connect as Bob

NOT ALLOWED

Kerberos Constrained Delegation

Service impersonates Bob

REQUIRES –

Reports Server Cube Server

AX 2012 Scenario

AX Client CubeSSRS Service

Bobconnect as Bob

connect as BC proxy account

NOTE:• Connect to AX using the PC Proxy

account • Cube Server enforces Bob’s security

THIS COUNTS AS 2 SEPARATE 1 HOP CONNECTIONS

Service DOES NOT impersonate Bob

BI servers in a multi-tenant environment

Shared Data Center

Tenant #1

Tenant #2 Tenant #3

AOS

SSAS SSRS

SQL DB

SSRS Runtime ArchitectureAX Client #1

Report

Run “Report”

OLTP databasesApplication Object Server

Query service

Metadata

service

OData service

1

AX Data extensions

Get AX data from AOS For “users partition”

1

2

AX Client #2

Report

2

SSAS Runtime ArchitectureAX Client #2

Report

Run “Report”

SQL Server Analysis Server (SSAS)

1

AX ADOMD extensions

SQL Server Reporting Services (SSRS)

1

Partition #1

2

Partition #2

AX Client #2

Report

2

DEMO: Cube processingWhy is there an “N/A” member in my Cube?

Easy To Implement and ConfigureWizard-driven user interface (UI)

Analysis project wizard

Prebuilt cubes

customize

Add new cubes

Apply Microsoft Dynamics AX license & configuration

Initial deployment

Advancements in administration

Double-hopsCube management

Data partitionsExtranet access

Simplify AX resource administration

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