Introduction
Business Central comes with a default Server Instance which can be configured to our requirements during the Business Central installation process. What if we need more server instances and with Business Central Administration Tool deprecated, we have to use the Command Line Interface.
The following Script Example Uses Business central 22 Version, but it works fine for other versions as well. Just remember to change the path of the modules based on the version you would like to create instances for.
Create New Instance
This is the standard script I use to create New Server instances.
Set-ExecutionPolicy -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -Force
Import-Module 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central\220\Service\NavAdminTool.ps1'
Import-Module -Name "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central\220\Service\NAVWebClientManagement.psm1"
New-NAVServerInstance -ManagementServicesPort 7000 -ClientServicesPort 7001 -SOAPServicesPort 7002 -ODataServicesPort 7003 -DeveloperServicesPort 7004 -SnapshotDebuggerServicesPort 7005 -DatabaseServer HOSTName -DatabaseInstance BCDEMO -DatabaseName "Demo Database BC (22-4) - IN" -ClientServicesCredentialType Windows -ServerInstance "BC224IN" -ServiceAccount NetworkService
New-NAVWebServerInstance -PublishFolder 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central\220\Web Client\WebPublish' -WebServerInstance BC224IN -Server localhost -ServerInstance BC224IN -ClientServicesCredentialType Windows -ClientServicesPort 7001 -ManagementServicesPort 7000 -SiteDeploymentType SubSite
Start-NavServerInstance -ServerInstance BC224IN- Using the Set-ExecutionPolicy command, we give powershell freedom to make changes which is needed by Business central to host Web Services
- Using the Import-Module commands, the NavWebClientManagement.psm1 and the NavAdminTool.ps1 script files are imported.
- Using the New-NavServerInstance command and New-NavWebServerInstance command, a new server instance is created along with the Web Server Instance used for hosting the Web Application.
- The Port Number parameters must be unique and should not be used by any other Application including other installations of Business Central
- The Start-NavServerInstance command is used to start the Server Instance once the creation is complete.
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