We have already walked through the steps on how to manually configure a NAV demo virtual machine in Azure, including how to connect to and initialize the new virtual machine. Today we will test the setup and connections. Test the NAV ClientDouble click on the NAV 2016 Windows Client icon, on the desktop. If you accepted the default user name, enter “admin” in the User name field. If you accepted the default password, enter “P@ssword1” in the Password field.If the client opens, then NAV is up and running.Test the Help MenuClick on the Help button.If the Your Role Center page comes up, then the help server is up and running.Test the Tablet ClientOn the virtual machine's desktop, find and double click on the URLs … [Read more...] about Configure NAV Demo in Azure: Part 3 — Testing
How to Configure NAV Demo Virtual Machine: Part 2
Yesterday I detailed the initial steps on how to create a new Azure virtual machine in Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Today we will:Set up the DNS Name Label Add Inbound Security Rules Connect to the new virtual machine Initialize the new virtual machineSet up the DNS Name LabelNavigate to the virtual machine's management console. Click on the Public IP address/DNS name label icon. Click on Configurations. In the DNS name label (optional) field, assign a name — in my example, I've used “boyer101.” Click on the Save button.If done properly, the new DNS name label will be displayed as shown below.Adding Inbound Security Rules to the Virtual Machine: NOTE: Inbound Security Rules used to be called Endpoints in Azure's … [Read more...] about How to Configure NAV Demo Virtual Machine: Part 2
Configure a NAV Demo Virtual Machine in Azure
There are different ways to set up a NAV demo virtual machine. What's outlined below are detailed instructions on how to manually configure a NAV demo machine in the new Azure portal.For a more automated process check out David Worthington's video. For information about the pluses and minuses between the method outlined below and the automated process, read my other blog, Two Ways to Create a NAV Demo Environment.The only prerequisite to these instructions is that you must have an Azure subscription. Creating the New Azure Virtual Machine in NAV:From the Microsoft Azure Dashboard, click on the New button. Type Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 in the search box. Click on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2016 option and scroll to the right … [Read more...] about Configure a NAV Demo Virtual Machine in Azure
Two Ways to Create a NAV Demo Environment
This likely comes as no surprise, but there are different ways to set up a NAV demo virtual machine in Azure. In today’s blog I'm going to focus on two methods, which I'll refer to as the short method and the longer method.The short method utilizes Azure's template deployment methodology and is wonderfully outlined by David Worthington in his “How do I” video on the Dynamics Community site. The longer method utilizes a prebuilt machine image, and I've outlined that process in another blog titled How to Manually Configure a NAV Demo Virtual Machine. The short method automates many of the steps outlined in the longer method.Below are some of the pluses and minuses of these two different methods. Ultimately, I prefer the short method — … [Read more...] about Two Ways to Create a NAV Demo Environment
