Dynamics AX Performance, Audit, Tuning & Benchmarking

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Dynamics AX Performance, Audit, Tuning & Benchmarking


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Session Topics

Why is performance a hot topic on AX ?

When should we think about performance?

What are the symptoms of poor performance?

What are the contributors to performance?

What are the most common performance issues?

What can you do to deal with it?

What are the tools at your disposal?

What to do when the performance issues just wont go away?

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The Need

Dynamics AX 3.0 Dynamics AX 4.0 Dynamics AX 2009 Dynamics AX 2012

• Core Horizontal ERP• Ready for

Standalone Implementation

• New UI• 3 Tier Configuration• Version Control• CLR Interoperability• Unicode compliance• Optimistic

Concurrency Control

• Workflow• Time zone Support• 3 Layers for MDIS

solutions• .Net Business

Connector• Role Center• XML Documentation• Application Integration

Framework (AIF)• SSRS Reporting & BI

• Models and Model Store

• Org Model• SSRS Primary Reporting

Platform• X++ Code Compiled to

CIL• Events & Delegates• Enterprise Portal is now

based on Microsoft SharePoint 2010

• Services hosted on AOS• Table Inheritance &

Surrogate Keys• Enhancements in

Developer Tools• Partner Tools

Dynamics AX7

• Cloud First• Mobile First• Web client• X++ First Class .Net

language• Full CIL• Lifecycle Services• Visual Studio• Self Service BI• Dynamics support for

various Form Factors• Extension Models

Current & Future Needs

Scalability(Design/Code)

StabilitySizing /

Capacity Planning

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Typical Signs of Performance Problems

More than one user complaining with same / similar symptoms Response time

Throughput

Availability (Application not responding)

High utilization or pressure on resources across tiers CPU

Memory

Disk I/O

Network


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Contributors

Dynamics AX

ClientAOS

SQL Server /

SSAS / SSRS

Hardware

InfrastructureIIS

SharePoint

(EP)


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Typical Issues Observed

Workloads

Change in workload

Other processes

AOS / Application Configurations

Application & Kernel Versions

Configuration Keys

Debugging / Tracing

Table Caching

Number Sequences

SQL Server

Configurations

File placements, Auto

Growth, RCSI, MAXDOP,

DB Statistics, TempDB,

MAXDOP, Cluster Size

Expensive Queries

Blockings / Deadlocks

Missing / Un Used Indexes


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Typical Issues Observed

Hardware

Sizing

Disk Settings / Layout

Security

Roles & Security Policies

Audit Logs

Application Code

Server Side / Client Side code

Cache lookup settings

TTS Blocks

Nested Loops

Row based vs Set based

Multiple Selects


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Tools of Trade

• Lifecycle Services

• Customization Analysis Tool

• System Diagnostics

• Event Logs , SQL Logs , IIS Logs

• Performance Analyzer

• Collects SQL and Microsoft Dynamics specific product data

• Query Stats, Query Plans, Index Stats, Database & AOS

Configurations / Metadata, Event Logs & Database Blocking

• Trace Parser

• Code call stack , RPC’s


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Tools of Trade

• SQL Profiler

• Trace SQL events and uncover performance issues

• SQL Dynamic Management Views

• Provides insights into the database execution engine, operations

and metadata

• Intelligent Data Management Framework

• System & Application Health monitoring

• Data purging & Archiving

• Performance Counters & Network Monitor


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AX7 – What's Different?

Monitoring &

Diagnostics

Diagnostic Events

SQL Azure

Azure Infrastructure

Performance Counters

Availability

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Thank You

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