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Deploying a Business Central Demonstration Environment

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This deployment scenario installs the major Business Central components on a single computer, complete with a base application and database with demonstration data. After the installation, you will have an end-to-end environment, where you can access Business Central data from the Web client. The installation requires minimal hardware resources, preparation, and configuration.

Installed Components and Configuration

Components

This scenario installs the following components:

  • Business Central Web Server components

  • Internet Information Services

    If IIS is already installed, then the setup will enable any required features that are not currently enabled.

  • Business Central Server

  • SQL Server Database Components, including CRONUS International Ltd. demonstration database and demo license.

    For information about what you can do with this license, see Demonstration License for Business Central On-Premises.

  • Business Central Administration Shell

  • Business Central Server Administration tool

    Important

    Starting in Business Central 2022 release wave 2 (v21), the Business Central Server Administration tool is no longer available. Use the Business Central Administration Shell instead.

  • Al Development Environment

Configuration

This scenario uses the default setting of Business Central Setup, which includes the following:

  • Business Central Web Server components

    • Port: 8080 (inbound rule automatically added to Windows Firewall)
    • Protocol: HTTP

  • Windows authentication for authenticating users.

  • Business Central Server configuration:

    • Service instance name: BCNNN (like BC210, BC200, BC190, or BC140, depending on the version)
    • Client service port: 7085 (7046 in version 20 and earlier)
    • SOAP web services port: 7047
    • OData web services port: 7048

  • Business Central database components configuration:

    • Service instance: BCDEMO

    • Database: Demo Database BC (NN-0)

      NN is the version number, like 21, 20, 19, or 14.

  • NETWORK SERVICE account is used as the service account for Business Central Server and database.

Prepare for the Business Central Web client installation

  1. Get access to the Business Central installation media. For example, this could be a DVD or network drive that contains the Business Central installation files.
  2. Make sure that the computer meets the hardware and software requirements.

For more information, see System Requirements.

Run Business Central Setup

  1. From the Business Central installation media (DVD folder), run the setup.exe file to start the Business Central Setup.

  2. Follow the setup until you get to the Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central page, then choose Advanced installation option > Install Demo.

    The installation starts. This can take several minutes.

Open the Business Central Web client

  • To open the Business Central Web client from the computer where you installed Business Central, on the Start menu, choose All Programs, and then choose Business Central Web Client.

  • To open the Business Central Web client from other devices on the network, open an Internet browser, and type the following URL in the address box:

    http://ComputerName:8080/BCServerInstance

    Substitute ComputerName with the name of the computer where you installed Business Central. If you are working on the computer where you installed Business Central, then you can use localhost.

    Substitute BCServerInstance with the name of the Business Central Server, like BC210, BC200, BC190, or BC140 (depending on your version).

    For example:

    http://localhost:8080/BC210

Business Central Web Server Overview