Prerequisite Validation

Microsoft Dynamics AX depends on multiple underlying technologies. In earlier
versions, the setup utility verified the existence and configuration of these
technologies at different stages of the installation process. In Microsoft
Dynamics AX 2012, prerequisite validation is improved in the following ways:

• Stand-alone prerequisite validation utility: Before you install
Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can run a stand-alone utility to identify
the prerequisites that are needed for the Microsoft Dynamics AX
components that you select. The utility can install and configure
many prerequisites for you.

• Consolidated prerequisite verification: All prerequisite and
configuration validation happens at one time. This lets you remedy
all prerequisite issues at once, and then move on to installation. 

• Automatic prerequisite configuration: Many prerequisite issues
can be addressed directly from the prerequisite validation utility.

 

NOTES: The prerequisite validation utility verifies the software prerequisites
that Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 depends on, and that do not require any input
from the user. The utility does not verify whether required Microsoft Dynamics
AX 2012 components are installed or configured. For example, the utility verifies
whether a supported version of Windows is installed. It does not verify whether
an Application Object Server (AOS) is running in the environment. Prerequisite
Microsoft Dynamics AX components are validated when you run Setup.
Prerequisite software configured by the prerequisite validation utility might not
include the latest updates. It is strongly recommended that you run Windows
Update to identify and install the latest updates before you continue with the
Microsoft Dynamics AX installation. 

Regards,
Hossein Karimi