D365 On-premises, Episode 1: System Architecture, Servers, Services, and Ports
D365 F&O on-premises series · Episode 1 Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations (D365 F&O) doesn't only run in the cloud. You can also install it in your own data center as an on-premises deployment. In episode 1, we'll walk through every server, the services that run on each one, and the ports between them, all based on Microsoft documentation. Key points On-premises is five node types in a standalone Service Fabric cluster , plus SQL Server, AD DS, AD FS, and an SMB file server outside the cluster. Authentication takes two paths: AD FS for user sign-in, and Microsoft Entra ID for Microsoft Dynamics Lifecycle Services (LCS) and the local agent. For the firewall, we only list ports that Microsoft documents: 443, 1433, 445, 19000, 19080, WinRM , and the outbound addresses the local agent needs. On-premises vs cloud Full architecture Servers by node type Servers outside the cluster Services per server Two authentication paths Package flow Ports and firewall Che...