Microsoft Dynamics AX 2009 provides support for a number of operating systems and tools. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 does not provide support for certain operating systems and tools that were previously supported.
Overview
Item Description
Reason for deprecation Microsoft Dynamics AX cannot run properly using these operating systems or tools.
Replaced by another feature Yes. Microsoft Dynamics AX provides support for a number of newer operating systems and tools.
Modules affected All
Changes to installation This change does not affect application installation.
Changes to upgrade This change may affect application upgrade depending on which features are currently in use in your environment.
Database
The database server is the computer where the SQL Server software is installed and Dynamics AX data is stored. In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the database server hosts the Dynamics AX 2012 database, the SharePoint databases, and the databases used for reporting and analytics. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 does not provide support for the following platform:
SQL Server 2005
Server operating system
The following operating system is no longer supported to host server or database components in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012:
Windows Server 2003
Client operating system
The following operating systems are no longer supported to host the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 client:
Windows XP
Application Object Server (AOS)
Application Object Server (AOS) is the server component that runs the business logic and handles communication between the client and the database. The AOS can be hosted on all server
operating systems. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 does not provide support for the following components:
Visual C++ 2005 Runtime
Visual C++ 2008 Runtime
Retail: Head-office database server
The head-office database server is the computer where the SQL Server software is installed and Microsoft Dynamics AX data is stored. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 does not provide support for the following platforms:
Windows Server 2008 (x86 or x64)
Retail: Head-office and store communications servers
The head-office and store communications servers are the computers where the SQL Server software is installed and Microsoft Dynamics AX data is exchanged between the head office and the store. Microsoft Dynamics 2012 R2 does not provide support for the following platforms:
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2008 (x86 or x64)
Windows Vista (x86 or x64)
Windows XP SP3 (x86)
Retail: Store database computer
The store database computer is the computer where the store data is installed and Microsoft Dynamics AX data is stored. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 does not provide support for the following platforms:
Windows Vista (x86)
Windows XP SP3 (x86)
Retail: Point of Sale (POS) register (with or without data)
The POS register is the computer where individual point of sale transactions take place. Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2 does not provide support for the following platforms:
Windows Vista (x86)
Windows XP SP3 (x86)
Enterprise Portal server
Also referred to as the Dynamics AX Web Server in Microsoft Dynamics AX 4.0, the Enterprise Portal server provides intranet/extranet/internet access to the Dynamics AX system, which is accessible using a browser. Enterprise Portal can be hosted on supported server operating systems. In Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, the following components are not supported with Enterprise Portal:
Windows SharePoint Services 3.0
Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
Note: Enterprise Portal can be installed only on 64-bit server operating systems because the supported versions of SharePoint Server can only be installed on 64-bit computers.
Enterprise Portal client
The following browsers are not supported for Enterprise Portal in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012:
Windows® Internet Explorer® 6.0
Windows® Internet Explorer® 7.0
FireFox 2.0
FireFox 3.0
Note: Microsoft Dynamics AX supports all browsers supported by SharePoint, with the exception of Apple Safari. All restrictions on the level 2 browser support for SharePoint apply to Enterprise Portal as well.
Analysis services integration
The computer running SQL Server Analysis Services is used for Dynamics AX cubes. The cubes in Dynamics AX 2012cannot be used with the following version of SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Reporting services integration
The machine running SQL Server Reporting Services is used for Microsoft Dynamics AX reporting. The reports in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 cannot be used with the following version of SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Web services on IIS
Web services on IIS, formerly Application Integration Framework (AIF) Web services, enable Microsoft Dynamics AX integration with other applications (such as CRM) or processes (such as sales order submission). The Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Web services do not provide support for the following component:
.NET Framework 3.5
Synchronization proxy and synchronization service for Microsoft Project Server
The synchronization proxy coordinates data updates between a Project database and the synchronization service. The synchronization service is a Microsoft Dynamics AX server
component. The synchronization proxy and the synchronization service do not provide support for the following component:
Microsoft Project Server 2007
Visual Studio Tools
The Visual Studio Tools for Microsoft Dynamics AX combine all the developer tools, including the Enterprise Portal development tools, reporting tools, and the modeling tools, and allows
developers to customize various Microsoft Dynamics AX artifacts using Visual Studio. In earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics AX, these were split into Enterprise Portal development tools and reporting tools. The Visual Studio Tools do not provide support for the following component:
Visual Studio 2008 More information