You have been hired as a consultant to oversee the deployment of a Microsoft Dynamics NAV
2013 system.
The Systems Administrator of the company plans to install a Microsoft Dynamics NAV 2013
environment that includes NAV Application Server (NAS) services.
You advise the Systems Administrator it would be beneficial to configure separate instances of
NAV Server for each NAS Services application.
You need to explain why you made this recommendation.
Which three of the following are benefits of separate NAS Server instances? (Choose three)
A.
Efficiency and convenience.
B.
Lower cost.
C.
Efficient error tracking.
D.
Automatic load balancing
E.
Performance
Explanation:
There are multiple reasons for running NAS services sessions in dedicated Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instances:
Efficiency and convenience
When you change any Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server setting, you must restart the instance for the change to take effect, which interrupts all services using that instance. So if you are running different types of services in the same instance—for example, RoleTailored client services and NAS services—making a change to the settings for either service type will require a server instance restart that interrupts all other service types running through that instance.
Even for different types of NAS services applications it’s wise to run each application in a separate server instance. For example, if you will be using NAS services for a Microsoft Office Outlook Integration application and also for a Microsoft Dynamics NAV job queue application, create a separate Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance for each NAS services application. This way, if you need to modify settings for the Microsoft Office Outlook Integration application you will not affect the Microsoft Dynamics NAV job queue application, and vice-versa.
Performance
Configuring NAS services applications to use separate server instances makes better use of the server computer’s resources, allowing you to run more applications with less degradation.
Efficient error tracking
If a NAS services session terminates in an error, and there are no other services running on the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server instance, the service instance terminates and can be handled like any other Windows service. For example, you could configure the Recovery tab on the Service configuration tool in Control Panel to restart or otherwise manage the service.