{"id":1694,"date":"2013-05-10T12:25:51","date_gmt":"2013-05-10T16:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhargavs.com\/?p=566"},"modified":"2013-05-10T12:25:51","modified_gmt":"2013-05-10T16:25:51","slug":"sql-server-2012-install-error-enabling-windows-feature-netfx3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bhargavs.com\/index.php\/2013\/05\/10\/sql-server-2012-install-error-enabling-windows-feature-netfx3\/","title":{"rendered":"SQL Server 2012 install error enabling Windows Feature NetFx3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While creating one of many Lync scenario labs, I chose to install SQL Server 2012 instead of my usual install of SQL 2008 on Windows Server 2012. Going about my happy routine after clicking install, I expected install to complete when I returned a few hours later. Murphy never fails though. And here I am looking at install error instead!<\/p>\n<p>The error read:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>TITLE: Microsoft SQL Server 2012\u00a0 Setup<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>The following error has occurred:<\/p>\n<p>Error while enabling Windows feature : NetFx3, Error Code : -2146498298 , Please try enabling Windows feature : NetFx3 from Windows management tools and then run setup again. For more information on how to enable Windows features , see <a href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?linkid=227143\">http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink\/?linkid=227143<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For help, click: <a href=\"http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink?LinkID=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.2100.60&amp;EvtType=0x681D636F%25401428%25401\">http:\/\/go.microsoft.com\/fwlink?LinkID=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.2100.60&amp;EvtType=0x681D636F%25401428%25401<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>So it wants me to install NetFx3. Should be easy. The requirement basically meant it needed .Net Framework 3.5. All I have to do is run the following from PowerShell:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Well, what do I know? It gave me an error too!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Add-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed.<br \/>\nInstallation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed.<br \/>\nThe source files could not be downloaded.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Having seen this error, I knew what I had to do but let me illustrate. When you run the following at PowerShell prompt, you will notice that not only the \u201cInstalled\u201d state is set to \u201cFalse\u201d indicating it\u2019s not installed but \u201cInstallState\u201d states \u201cRemoved\u201d:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Get-WindowsFeature Net-Framework-Core | FT name,install*<\/p>\n<p>Name\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Installed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 InstallState<br \/>\n&#8212;-\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;<br \/>\nNET-Framework-Core\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 False\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Removed<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>All it means is that the standard install of Windows Server 2012 does not even install binaries required to enable feature. If you want to install this feature, you will need side-by-side assembly source, usually the installation media. If you are curious about what side-by-side means, check out wiki article <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Side-by-side_assembly\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The solution here sounds simple. Just run:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Add-WindowsFeature NET-Framework-Core -Source D:\\sources\\sxs<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This assumes D is your CD drive which has Windows Server 2012 installation media. Now I should warn you, this won\u2019t work if you have run Windows Update and applied patches after installing Windows Server 2012 and before trying to install SQL Server 2012! If you want answer to obvious \u201cwhy?\u201d, you should read my previous post explaining how to resolve <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bhargavs.com\/index.php\/2013\/03\/13\/error-0x800f0906-adding-gui-features-on-windows-server-2012-core\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Error: 0x800f0906 adding Windows features<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t you love rabbit holes we deal with in IT? <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wlEmoticon wlEmoticon-smile\" alt=\"Smile\" src=\"https:\/\/bhargavs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/wlEmoticon-smile.png\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While creating one of many Lync scenario labs, I chose to install SQL Server 2012 instead of my usual install of SQL 2008 on Windows Server 2012. 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