To Deploy MYOB Acumatica on Amazon EC2

After you launch the Amazon EC2 and RDS instances, you can install MYOB Acumatica Tools and deploy application instances.

To Deploy MYOB Acumatica on the Amazon EC2 Instance

  1. Use the Remote Desktop Connection to connect to the web server running on your Amazon EC2 instance.
  2. Copy the MYOB Acumatica installation package to the web server.
  3. Install the MYOB Acumatica Tools, as described in To Install the MYOB Acumatica Tools.
  4. On the Welcome page of the MYOB Acumatica ERP Configuration Wizard, click Deploy a New Acumatica ERP Instance.
  5. On the Database Server Connection page, specify the database server that will be used by the MYOB Acumatica instance:
    1. In the Server Type box, select the server type you used to deploy the database on Amazon RDS. The following options are available: Microsoft SQL Server or MySQL Server.
    2. In the Server Name box, enter the DNS name of the Amazon RDS database instance you've launched. Also, you can specify a custom port number after a comma.
      Note: If you cannot connect to the server, check the security groups you've selected for the EC2 and RDS instances: You must select the same group for both services.
      Note: For a MySQL server, the port number defaults to 3306.
    3. Select the SQL Server Authentication method, and specify the login that you created while you set up the Amazon RDS database instance (in Step 5 or 6 of the To Create a Database Instance on Amazon RDS procedure, depending on the database type):
      • Login: Master User Name
      • Password: Master Password
  6. Click Next.
  7. On the Database Configuration page, connect to the database that you've launched on Amazon RDS. Do the following:
    1. Click Connect to an Existing Database.
    2. In the Available Databases on the Server list, enter the database name.
    3. Depending on the schema of the database you have selected, select the relevant check box to update, repair, or set up the database, if required.
    4. If you want to shrink data after the database maintenance, select the Shrink data check box.
  8. Click Next.
  9. On the Tenant Setup page, do the following:
    1. Configure the new tenant, named Tenant, that the MYOB Acumatica ERP Configuration Wizard created by default:
      • To rename the tenant, double-click the tenant name in the Tenant Name column, type a new tenant name, and press Enter.
      • If you want to fill the database with demo data, select SalesDemo in the Insert Data column.
    2. Optional: Add more tenants if you want to create a multitenant MYOB Acumatica instance. For more information about tenant setup, see Managing Tenants by Using the Web Interface.
    3. Optional: For a multitenant MYOB Acumatica instance, if you want to restrict the list of tenants a user can see only to the tenants the user has access to, select the Secure Tenant on the Sign-In Page check box. In this case, the Tenant box does not appear on the Sign-In page by default and all users first authenticate themselves by entering their login and password.
    4. Optional: For a multitenant MYOB Acumatica instance, if you want to configure data sharing between tenants, select the Advanced Settings check box. For more information, see Managing Tenants Locally.
  10. Click Next.
  11. Optional: On the Tables Configuration page (which is displayed only if you have selected the Advanced Settings check box on the Tenant Setup page), configure data sharing between tenants, and then click Next.
    CAUTION: Table configuration is a dangerous operation that can result in database corruption. Any changes you make are at your own risk. If you configure tables, be sure to first back up the database.
  12. On the Database Connection page, specify the authentication method that this instance of MYOB Acumatica will use to connect to the database. Do the following:
    1. Select the SQL Server Authentication authentication method.
    2. Select Use Existing Login Credentials option and specify the login you created while you set up the Amazon RDS database instance (in Step 5 or 6 of the To Create a Database Instance on Amazon RDS procedure, depending on the database type):
      • Login: Master User Name
      • Password: Master Password
  13. Click Next.
  14. On the Instance Configuration page, specify the following options:
    • Instance Name: Type a name for this MYOB Acumatica instance.
    • Create Self-Service Portal: Leave the check box cleared.
    • Local Path to the Instance: Enter the path on the local computer to this application instance.
  15. Click Next.
  16. On the Website Configuration page, do the following:
    1. In the Website Settings section, configure the list of websites and create a virtual directory. To use the URL of the Internet Information Services (IIS) default site (that is, http://www.domain.com), clear the Create Virtual Directory check box.
    2. In the Application Pool Settings section, specify the application pool. You may want to use a dedicated application pool to better isolate instances and fine-tune resources that are allocated for the instance by IIS. To specify the dedicated application pool, select one of the following options:
      • To create a new application pool, click Create New Application Pool and type the name in the Application Pool Name box.
      • To use an existing application pool, click Use Existing Application Pool and select the name of the application pool in the list of available application pools.

        The list of application pools includes all the application pools you can use to install MYOB Acumatica from the list of pools configured in Web Server (IIS), either classic or integrated.

        Note: MYOB Acumatica employs the application pools that use one of the supported .NET Framework versions. For the list of supported .NET Framework versions, see System Requirements for MYOB Acumatica 2024.1.
  17. Click Next.
  18. On the Confirmation of Configuration page, do the following:
    1. Check the configuration settings you have specified.
    2. Optional: To make any changes, click Back to return to the required wizard page, and then make necessary changes.
    3. If you want to save the configuration settings in an XML file on your computer, click Save Configuration.
    4. Click Finish to deploy this MYOB Acumatica instance.