We have a WinForms project that requires SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
The application is Deployed using MSI installer with a Bootstrapper executable created by WIX. So we need to run SQL Server installer from our installer.
A WIX project has few Features, and only one of them requires SQL Server 2008 R2 Express.
The Bootstrapper installer installs .NET 3.5 SP1, .NET 4 and Windows Installer 4.5 and is created using MSBuild GenerateBootstrapper task.
We use SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with embedded SP1 and English localization, an installer file SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe is taken from http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=26729.
When user selects a Feature that requires SQL Server we schedule a Custom Action that runs SQLEXPR_x86_ENU.exe with arguments:
/QS /ACTION=Install /ENU /ERRORREPORTING=0 /SQMREPORTING=0 /IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS /FEATURES=SQL /INSTANCENAME=ASSET_BANK /HIDECONSOLE /ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN /SAPWD=[SqlPassword] /SQLSVCACCOUNT="[WIX_ACCOUNT_LOCALSYSTEM]" /SECURITYMODE=SQL /SQLCOLLATION=Latin1_General_CI_AS
This Custom Action is scheduled right before InstallInitialize action of the Execute sequence of installer.
When described above Custom Action starts it hangs for a few minutes on ExecuteStandardTimingsWorkflow action of SQL Server installer and then fails.
When I run same command from CMD all works well.
Log files are attached.
Please help us defeat this issue.
Summary_ComponentUpdate.log:
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2068052398
Exit facility code: 1212
Exit error code: 1618
Exit message: Failed: see details below
Start time: 2012-07-31 06:42:11
End time: 2012-07-31 06:48:58
Requested action: ComponentUpdate
Log with failure: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\WatsonX86_Cpu32_1_ComponentUpdate.log
Exception help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=10.50.2500.0
Machine Properties:
Machine name: TEST-PC
Machine processor count: 1
OS version: Windows 7
OS service pack: Service Pack 1
OS region: United States
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 32 Bit
OS clustered: No
Package properties:
Description: SQL Server Database Services 2008 R2
ProductName: SQL Server 2008 R2
Type: RTM
Version: 10
Installation location: c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\setup\
Installation edition: EXPRESS
Slipstream: True
SP Level 1
User Input Settings:
ACTION: ComponentUpdate
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
ENU: True
FARMACCOUNT: <empty>
FARMADMINPORT: 0
FARMPASSWORD: *****
HELP: False
INDICATEPROGRESS: False
PASSPHRASE: *****
PID: *****
QUIET: False
QUIETSIMPLE: True
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
X86: False
Configuration file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\ConfigurationFile.ini
Detailed results:
Feature: SQL
Status: Skipped
MSI status: Passed
Configuration status: Passed
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
There are no scenario-specific rules.
Rules report file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20120731_064129\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
WatsonX86_Cpu32_1_ComponentUpdate.log:
=== Verbose logging started: 7/31/2012 6:42:39 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 5.00.7601.00 Calling process: c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\setup100.exe ===
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: c:\935b38da99e6817b615ea738\x86\redist\watson\dw20shared.msi
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:39:853]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the server.
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Failed to grab execution mutex. System error 258.
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Cloaking enabled.
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Attempting to enable all disabled privileges before calling Install on Server
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Incrementing counter to disable shutdown. Counter after increment: 0
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: Decrementing counter to disable shutdown. If counter >= 0, shutdown will be denied. Counter after decrement: -1
MSI (c) (68:54) [06:42:42:864]: MainEngineThread is returning 1618
=== Verbose logging stopped: 7/31/2012 6:42:42 ===
Actually this is a problem of SQL Server 2008 R2 by itself.
I successfully installed SQL Server 2005 with the same WIX project.
Looks like a problem of Windows Installer 4.5 and SQL Server’s chained msi’s 🙁