Microsoft Dynamics AX Monitoring

• Microsoft Dynamics AX - An Overview
• Monitoring Microsoft Dynamics AX - What we do
• Creating a new Microsoft Dynamics AX monitor
• Monitored Parameters

Microsoft Dynamics AX - An Overview

Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 is an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system suitable for midsize to large enterprises. It provides your enterprise with comprehensive core functionality like financial, human resources and operations management so that your business can thrive. Microsoft Dynamics AX offers complete functionality for inventory control, warehouse management, transportation management, demand and supply chain planning, material requirements planning, production management, quality assurance, product lifecycle management, asset management, and business intelligence so you can make important business decisions.

Monitoring Microsoft Dynamics AX - What we do

To actively monitor the behavior of the Microsoft Dynamics AX application and related applications, Applications Manager effectively collects information pertaining to the performance of each component of the system architecture, i.e.: Application Object Server (AOS), the SQL Database Server, and their Server Stats.

Creating a new Microsoft Dynamics AX monitor

Supported versions : Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

Prerequisites for monitoring Microsoft Dynamics AX metrics : Click here

Rest API to add a new Microsoft Dynamics AX monitor : Click here

To create a new Dynamics AX monitor, follow the steps given below:

1. Click on New Monitor link.
2. Select Microsoft Dynamics AX under ERP category.
3. Specify the Display Name of the Dynamics AX Application.
4. Enter the AX Host Name or IP Address of the host where the AX Server runs.
5. Select the Version number from the drop-down menu.
6. Select the AX Services to be monitored from the drop down list.
7. If you choose the Use Below Credentials option, then enter the credentials - Username and Password of the Host Machine.
   • Username - To monitor a Microsoft Dynamics AX application, use Administrator user account which has the permission to execute WMI queries on 'root/CIMV2' namespace of the AX Server.
   • Password - Password of the above user who has the permissions to execute WMI Queries.

   If you choose the Select from credential list option, then select the respective credential from preconfigured credential list.

8. Select the Enable Kerberos Authentication checkbox if you want to monitor Microsoft Dynamics AX application through Kerberos authentication.
9. Choose Remote SQL Server option if the MSSQL of Dynamics AX is in a remote server other than the AX server. If this option is enabled, enter the following details:
   • SQL Server Host Name - Enter the hostname of the remote SQL server
   • SQL Server Credentials Details - Choose if you want to use the same AX Server Credentials or Enter new credentials for the SQL server.
     • SQL Server Username - Use Administrator user account which has the permission to execute WMI queries on 'root/CIMV2' namespace of the SQL Server.
     • SQL Server Password - Password of the above user who has the permissions to execute WMI Queries of the SQL Server.
10. Specify the Polling Interval in minutes.
11. Choose the Monitor Group with which you want to associate the Dynamics AX monitor to, from the combo box (optional). You can choose multiple groups to associate your monitor.
12. Click Add Monitor(s). This starts monitoring the Dynamics AX Server Application from the network.

Monitored Parameters

Go to the Monitors Category View by clicking the Monitors tab. Click on the Microsoft Dynamics AXmonitor under the ERP Table. Displayed is the Microsoft Dynamics AX bulk configuration view distributed into three tabs:

• Availability tab displays the availability history for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
• Performance tab displays the health status and events for the past 24 hours or 30 days.
• List view enables you to perform bulk admin configurations.