Configuration Utilities

A configuration is a group of startup and tracing settings for an Application
Object Server (AOS) instance that is stored in the Microsoft Windows® registry
or in a configuration file. Administrators might want to create new configurations
and configuration files, save, or load configurations to support:

• Having multiple environments, one instance for the live
environment, one instance for development, and one instance for
testing.

• Moving from a development environment to a production
environment. Change the application directory that an AOS instance
points to, the database, and whether a system allows for debugging.

• Tuning Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012. Save a configuration with the
defaults, and then change compression, database tuning, and tracing
settings one at a time, and save them as different configurations. Run
Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 with each different configuration, and
evaluate how it performs.

NOTE: On the computer that is running the AOS, only members of the local
Microsoft Windows Power User group or Administrators group can change
configuration settings. Restrict membership in these groups, to reduce the
potential for malicious mischief

About Using the Configuration Utilities

When moving a system to a production environment, use the Microsoft
Dynamics AX Server Configuration Utility and Microsoft Dynamics AX
Configuration Utility to reconfigure the computers for the system. This section
contains information about how to perform some common configuration tasks
required for moving to a production environment.

Regards,
Hossein Karimi