# How to create a test environment

**URL:** <https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555>\
**Category:** Technical Forum\
**Created:** [September 10, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555 "2015-09-10T14:48:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Angeliquev2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Angeliquev2](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/Angeliquev2)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 2:48pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/1 "2015-09-10T14:48:50Z")

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Hi All,

I am going to create a test environment. Please send me steps to do it. I am using a Microsoft AX Dynamics 2009

Thank you

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**Author:** ![MartinDrab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MartinDrab](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/MartinDrab)\
**Post date:** [September 10, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/2 "2015-09-10T16:06:24Z")

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If you don’t know how to install AX environments in general, please read [the installation guide](http://www.microsoft.com/en-gb/download/details.aspx?id=2960).

If you have some problem with your test environment, you’ll have to explain it before we can address it in any way.

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**Author:** ![Angeliquev2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Angeliquev2](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/Angeliquev2)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 2:26am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/3 "2015-09-14T02:26:08Z")

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Hi Martin,

We were having a trouble in installing the environment. We were sure that we followed the installation guide you gave, but still these problems were recurring:

1. when the computer got locked, the MS AX Dynamics 2009 gets this error “Connection with the AOS could not be established”

2. The database that synched was not updated.

Please help.

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**Author:** ![MartinDrab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MartinDrab](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/MartinDrab)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/4 "2015-09-14T07:41:00Z")

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I don’t know what you mean by “got locked” and which computer you mean. Anyway…

Check if your AOS is running. Check if the AX configuration is correct. If you’re trying to connect from a remote machine, try it from AOS first. If it works, your problem is with networking, such as closed ports.

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**Author:** ![Angeliquev2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@Angeliquev2](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/Angeliquev2)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:26am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/5 "2015-09-14T09:26:16Z")

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It worked. Now my problem is the database was not synced. I have restored my latest back up in my SQL server 2008 r2. now im having a problem in synchronizing it with my AX application .

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**Author:** ![MartinDrab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e0b2c6/32.png) [@MartinDrab](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/u/MartinDrab)\
**Post date:** [September 14, 2015, 9:41am UTC](https://www.dynamicsuser.net/t/how-to-create-a-test-environment/58555/6 "2015-09-14T09:41:35Z")

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Rather than waiting for somebody who can read your mind and see what problem you have with synchronization, it might be better to explain it.