Installation Types in AX 2012

Two installation types are available from the Setup wizard: custom installation and single-computer installation.

• Choose custom installation to select specific Microsoft Dynamics AX components to install on multiple computers. Use this installation type in a production environment.

• Choose single-computer installation to install a complete Microsoft Dynamics AX system on one computer. Setup uses default settings to configure all components, and new Microsoft Dynamics AX
databases are created. User names and passwords are the only input required. If you want to connect to an existing database or specify other custom settings, you must use the custom installation type. 

IMPORTANT: Do not use the single-computer installation in a production environment. Use this installation type only for development and testing. A single-computer installation includes the following components:

• Database

• Model store

• Application object server

• Enterprise Portal

• Help server

• Business intelligence components

• Client

• Application files

• .NET Business Connector

• Debugger

• Trace parser

• Visual Studio tools

• Office add-ins

• Management utilities

Regards,
Hossein Karimi