Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 is a business management solution for small and midsized organizations that helps simplify and streamline highly specialized business processes, rapidly adapting to the unique requirements of individual businesses. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 provides industry specific functionality that is relevant to the local needs of regions of operation, even for the most highly specialized industries and organizations.
Audience
The Install and Configure Microsoft Dynamics NAV Help is for partners and administrators who are responsible for installing and configuring Microsoft Dynamics NAV.
Key Features of Setup
With Microsoft Dynamics NAV Setup, you can:
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Install different components on different computers.
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Choose from a selection of predefined Installation Options or create your own custom list of components and options to install. For more information, see How to: Choose Components to Install.
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Preconfigure components before installation. For more information, see How to: Preconfigure Components.
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Create, save, or load Setup configuration files that capture your selection of components and configuration information. For more information, see How to: Create or Load a Setup Configuration File.
You can use Setup to install software and to create custom deployments that you can distribute to different users across a company.
Tasks Described in the Installation and Configuration Help
Use the Install and Configure Microsoft Dynamics NAV Help to:
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Learn about the architecture of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Learn how different sets of components interact and what you must do to ensure that the various components work together effectively.
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Determine the hardware and software that is required on a computer before you install Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 components.
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Preconfigure individual components.
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Configure computers to allow Microsoft Dynamics NAV components to interact correctly.
Installation Notes
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Before installing Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 Service Pack 1 on a computer, you must remove other versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV. You cannot upgrade previous versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV to Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 SP 1 without uninstalling previous versions.
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All RoleTailored components in an organization must be from the same version and build of Microsoft Dynamics NAV for the software to run correctly.
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Installing more than one copy of Microsoft Dynamics NAV on a single computer is not supported. The exception is for installing more than one instance of Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server, but this installation requires special steps. See Walkthrough: Accessing Multiple Microsoft Dynamics NAV Databases from a Single Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server Computer.
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Installing with individual .msi files, which was a supported scenario in earlier versions of Microsoft Dynamics NAV, is not supported in Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009.
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You can find information about migrating data from a classic C/SIDE database to SQL Server in the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Upgrade Toolkit manual. You can find the toolkit appropriate for your locale on the Product Downloads for Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009 page (requires PartnerSource log-in).
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If you have either SQL Server 2000 or Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine (MSDE) installed on a computer where you want to install Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2009, then you must remove it before you begin installing. The presence of either of these database products causes a Setup error.