Troubleshoot common AOS problems
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Applies To: Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3, Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R2
This topic provides information about how to troubleshoot issues with an Application Object Server (AOS) instance.
Client cannot connect to an AOS instance
One of the following may be the cause if a client cannot connect to an Application Object Server (AOS) instance.
AOS is starting
The first time you start a client after the AOS has been installed, the AOS service may still be starting up. On the AOS computer, use the Services manager to determine whether the service has started.
Port is not open
If the Application Object Server is installed on a computer with a firewall, be sure that the port you are trying to connect to is open. The default port is 2712, but additional instances may install on ports 2713, 2714, and so on.
AOS instance cannot connect to new database
If you are trying to connect to a database that was not created by Setup, the AOS account (the domain account or Network Service account associated with an AOS instance) may not have appropriate rights in SQL Server. The AOS account must be a user in the database and be assigned to the database roles db_ddladmin, db_datareader, and db_datawriter. The user account must have execute rights to the createserversessions and createusersessions stored procedures.
AOS service does not start
If the AOS service does not start automatically, you can attempt to start the service manually in Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services. If the service still does not start, see the Windows System Event log for error details.
By default, if a Windows service takes longer than 30 seconds to start, the system displays a message informing you that the service did not respond to a start command. The AOS Windows service can take longer than 30 seconds to start, and the lack of a response in 30 seconds can cause the service to stop. Therefore, if an AOS instance repeatedly does not start, you may want to configure the registry to give Windows services more time, such as 120 seconds, to start before the error message is displayed.
Warning
This section describes how to modify the registry so that the AOS Windows service has enough time to start before Windows displays an error message. Be aware that serious problems can occur if you modify the registry incorrectly. We recommend that you back up the registry before you modify it. If a problem occurs, you can restore it. For more information about how to back up and restore the registry, see Backup and recovery.
Click Start, click Run, type regedit, and then click OK.
Locate and then click the following registry subkey: \HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Control
Right-click Control, and then click New > DWORD (32-Bit) Value.
Right-click the new key, and then click Rename. Enter the name ServicePipeTimeout.
Right-click the key again, and then click Modify.
In the Value data text box, enter 120000, and then click OK. The AOS Windows service now has 120 seconds to start before the system displays an error message.
If the AOS instance does not start after you implement this registry key, use the Microsoft Dynamics AX Server Configuration utility to verify that the AOS instance is using a unique port. Port conflicts prevent AOS from starting. For more information, see Change AOS ports.
AOS does not connect to mirrored database in failover scenario
This scenario is as follows:
Your Microsoft Dynamics AX environment is configured with a primary SQL database and a mirrored database.
The AOS is configured to use the primary database.
The primary database goes offline and the system redirects traffic to the mirrored database.
The AOS service stops.
This is a known limitation of Microsoft Dynamics AX. If the primary database goes offline, you must stop the AOS (if it is not already stopped) and change the AOS configuration to use the mirrored database. After you change the configuration, you must restart the AOS. The Microsoft Dynamics AX AOS must always point to a primary database; failover is not supported. For more information about changing an AOS configuration, see Manage an AOS configuration.