Install Enterprise Portal

This section describes how to install Enterprise Portal by using Setup. If you are installing other Microsoft Dynamics AX components at the same time, the installation pages vary, based on the components that you are installing.

Tip

By default, when you install SharePoint, the system creates a Web application on port 80. Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup deploys an Enterprise Portal site on the port 80 Web application unless you specify a different Web application. If you do not intend to deploy Enterprise Portal on the default port-80 Web application, you must use SharePoint Central Administration to create a new Web application before you install Enterprise Portal. Also note, if you intend to deploy Enterprise Portal on a Web application that is already configured to use a host header, you must use SharePoint Central Administration to create a new Web application using the host header before you install Enterprise Portal. For any new Web application, you must specify the Business Connector proxy account as the application pool account in the Configurable list.

1. Start Microsoft Dynamics AX Setup. Under Install, select Microsoft Dynamics AX components.
   
2. Advance through the first wizard pages.
   
3. If the Setup Support files have not yet been installed on the computer, the Select a file location page is displayed. The Setup Support files are required for installation. Enter a file location or accept the default location, and then click Next. On the Ready to install page, click Install.
   
4. On the Select installation type page, click Custom installation, and then click Next.
   
5. On the Select components page, select Enterprise Portal (EP), and then click Next.
   
6. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. For more information about how to resolve prerequisite errors, see Check prerequisites. When no errors remain, click Next.
   
7. On the Select a file location page, select the location where you want to install 32-bit versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX files, and then click Next.
   
8. On the Specify a location for configuration settings page, specify whether you want Enterprise Portal to access configuration information from the registry on the local computer or from a shared configuration file. If you select to use a shared configuration file, you must enter the network location of the file. Click Next.
   
9. On the Connect to an AOS instance page, enter the name of the computer that is running the Application Object Server (AOS) instance that you want to connect to. You can optionally specify the name of the AOS instance, the TCP/IP port number, and the WSDL port for services. Click Next.
   

   Note
   If you entered AOS connection information for other Microsoft Dynamics AX components that are installed on this computer, this screen is not displayed. Subsequent installations on this computer reuse the existing AOS connection.

10. On the Specify Business Connector proxy account information page, enter the password for the proxy account that is used by the .NET Business Connector. Click Next.
    
11. On the Configure a Web site for Enterprise Portal page, select a web site. If no web sites are available in the list, you must cancel Setup, create a web site by using SharePoint Central Administration, and then try the installation again.
    We recommend that you select the Configure for Windows SharePoint Services option. If you select this option, Setup verifies that the site is a SharePoint site. If the site is not a SharePoint site, Setup extends the site in SharePoint. Setup also sets the application pool to run under the service account and sets the authentication method to Windows NTLM.
    

    Important

    Note the following important information about the Create Web site option: Clear this option if you are installing Enterprise Portal for a public site, such as an unsolicited vendor portal. For public sites, you must create the Enterprise Portal site by using the public site template. For more information, see Create a public Enterprise Portal site. If you are installing Enterprise Portal for a stand-alone installation select the Create Web site option to create a site at the following URL: http://ServerName/sites/DynamicsAX. Setup creates a new site that uses port 80.

    Click Next.
    

    Note
    If your business or organization purchased a developer license for Microsoft Dynamics AX, you can change the URL for the web site, title, and description before you complete the installation. Modify the EPSetupParams file in the Application Object Tree (AOT) (Web > Web Files > Static Files > EPSetupParams).

12. On the Prerequisite validation results page, resolve any errors. When no errors remain, click Next.
    
13. On the Ready to install page, click Install.
    
14. After the installation is complete, click Finish to close the wizard.