I have a brand new server (windows 200) and trying to install sql server 2000 enterprise edition.



1) Tried to install directly from CDROM.  It took almost 10 minutes for the welcome screen to come up:

12:21:48 Begin Setup

12:21:48 8.00.194

12:21:48 Mode = Normal

12:21:48 ModeType = NORMAL

12:21:48 GetDefinitionEx returned: 0, Extended: 0x0

12:21:48 ValueFTS returned: 1

12:21:48 ValuePID returned: 1

12:21:48 ValueLic returned: 1

12:21:48 System: Windows NT Terminal Server

12:21:48 SQL Server ProductType: Enterprise Edition [0x3]

12:21:48 Begin Action: SetupInitialize

12:21:48 End Action SetupInitialize

12:21:48 Begin Action:  SetupInstall

12:21:48 Reading Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CommonFi  lesDir ...

12:21:48 CommonFilesDir=C:\Program Files\Common Files

12:21:48 Windows Directory=C:\WINNT\

12:21:48 Program Files=C:\Program Files\

12:21:48 TEMPDIR=C:\WINNT\TEMP\

12:21:48 Begin Action:  SetupInstall

12:21:48 digpid size : 164

12:21:48 Begin Action:  CheckFixedRequirements

12:21:48 Platform ID: 0xf00

12:21:48 Version: 5.0.2195

12:21:48 File Version - C:\WINNT\system32\shdocvw.dll: 6.0.2800.1400

12:21:48 End Action:  CheckFixedRequirements

12:21:48 Begin Action:  ShowDialogs

12:21:48 Initial Dialog Mask: 0x183000f7, Disable Back=0x1

12:21:48 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x1

12:21:48 Begin Action:  DialogShowSdWelcome

12:30:01 Action Exit Handler:

12:30:02 StatsGenerate returned: 2

12:30:02 StatsGenerate (0x0,0x0,0xf00,0x0,1033,0,0x0,0x0,0,0,0

12:30:02 StatsGenerate -1,)



2) tried to install from local harddrive.  The installation was successful. But it took 20 minutes for MDAC installation even to start:



18:10:29 Process Exit Code: (0)

18:10:29 Begin:  InstallPkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)

18:10:29 Begin Action: Locked Connectivity Files Check

18:10:29 ConnectivityLocked returned: 0

18:10:29 The operation completed successfully.



18:10:29 End Action: Locked Connectivity Files Check

18:10:29 Setup is installing Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) ...

18:10:29 C:\sql2ksp3\x86\Other\sqlredis.exe /q:a /C:"setupre.exe MDACQFE=0 WARN=1 -s -SMS"

18:32:00 ExitCode: 0

18:32:00 End:  InstallPkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)

18:32:00 **** STARTING OPEN OP IN WRITE MODE ****

18:32:00 **** CLOSED OPEN OP IN WRITE MODE ****

18:32:00 Begin:  MoveFileData()

18:32:00 Enabled SELFREGISTERBATCH

18:32:00 Enabled CORECOMPONENTHANDLING

18:32:02 Begin Action:  MoveFileDataSpecial

18:32:02 End Action:  MoveFileDataSpecial

....................................



Any help is understanding the reason is highly appreicated.  Thank you!

Hi



Please try the below mentioned suggestion and let us know the behavior.

a.. Switch all services to Manual mode; however, do not touch the

following services (if present):



Alerter

Cluster Service

Computer Browser

Event Log

Kerberos Key Distribution Center (if servers are DCs)

License Logging Service

Messenger

Net Logon

NTLM Security Support Provider

Network Connectors

Plug and Play

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service

Remote Registry Service

Server

Print Spooler

TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

Time Service

Workstation



Note: Some installations may not have all these services, because this list

covers both Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition and Windows 2000 Advanced

Server.





Close Control Panel, and then restart the server. This clears the memory of

DLLs loaded by services; otherwise, these services would remain in memory

and hold locks on system resources.



Try to Install SQL Server and let us know if there is any difference.



HTH

Regards

Sadeesh



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"xsw" <xsw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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>I have a brand new server (windows 200) and trying to install sql server

>2000 enterprise edition.

>

> 1) Tried to install directly from CDROM.  It took almost 10 minutes for

> the welcome screen to come up:

> 12:21:48 Begin Setup

> 12:21:48 8.00.194

> 12:21:48 Mode = Normal

> 12:21:48 ModeType = NORMAL

> 12:21:48 GetDefinitionEx returned: 0, Extended: 0x0

> 12:21:48 ValueFTS returned: 1

> 12:21:48 ValuePID returned: 1

> 12:21:48 ValueLic returned: 1

> 12:21:48 System: Windows NT Terminal Server

> 12:21:48 SQL Server ProductType: Enterprise Edition [0x3]

> 12:21:48 Begin Action: SetupInitialize

> 12:21:48 End Action SetupInitialize

> 12:21:48 Begin Action:  SetupInstall

> 12:21:48 Reading Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\CommonFi  lesDir

> ...

> 12:21:48 CommonFilesDir=C:\Program Files\Common Files

> 12:21:48 Windows Directory=C:\WINNT\

> 12:21:48 Program Files=C:\Program Files\

> 12:21:48 TEMPDIR=C:\WINNT\TEMP\

> 12:21:48 Begin Action:  SetupInstall

> 12:21:48 digpid size : 164

> 12:21:48 Begin Action:  CheckFixedRequirements

> 12:21:48 Platform ID: 0xf00

> 12:21:48 Version: 5.0.2195

> 12:21:48 File Version - C:\WINNT\system32\shdocvw.dll: 6.0.2800.1400

> 12:21:48 End Action:  CheckFixedRequirements

> 12:21:48 Begin Action:  ShowDialogs

> 12:21:48 Initial Dialog Mask: 0x183000f7, Disable Back=0x1

> 12:21:48 Begin Action ShowDialogsHlpr: 0x1

> 12:21:48 Begin Action:  DialogShowSdWelcome

> 12:30:01 Action Exit Handler:

> 12:30:02 StatsGenerate returned: 2

> 12:30:02 StatsGenerate (0x0,0x0,0xf00,0x0,1033,0,0x0,0x0,0,0,0

> 12:30:02 StatsGenerate -1,)

>

> 2) tried to install from local harddrive.  The installation was

> successful. But it took 20 minutes for MDAC installation even to start:

>

> 18:10:29 Process Exit Code: (0)

> 18:10:29 Begin:  InstallPkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)

> 18:10:29 Begin Action: Locked Connectivity Files Check

> 18:10:29 ConnectivityLocked returned: 0

> 18:10:29 The operation completed successfully.

>

> 18:10:29 End Action: Locked Connectivity Files Check

> 18:10:29 Setup is installing Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) ...

> 18:10:29 C:\sql2ksp3\x86\Other\sqlredis.exe /q:a /C:"setupre.exe MDACQFE=0

> WARN=1 -s -SMS"

> 18:32:00 ExitCode: 0

> 18:32:00 End:  InstallPkgs(ID_INSTALLMDAC)

> 18:32:00 **** STARTING OPEN OP IN WRITE MODE ****

> 18:32:00 **** CLOSED OPEN OP IN WRITE MODE ****

> 18:32:00 Begin:  MoveFileData()

> 18:32:00 Enabled SELFREGISTERBATCH

> 18:32:00 Enabled CORECOMPONENTHANDLING

> 18:32:02 Begin Action:  MoveFileDataSpecial

> 18:32:02 End Action:  MoveFileDataSpecial

> ...................................

>

> Any help is understanding the reason is highly appreicated.  Thank you!

That worked.  Thanks!!!





"Sadeesh[MSFT]" wrote:



> Hi

>

> Please try the below mentioned suggestion and let us know the behavior.

>   a.. Switch all services to Manual mode; however, do not touch the

> following services (if present):

>

> Alerter

> Cluster Service

> Computer Browser

> Event Log

> Kerberos Key Distribution Center (if servers are DCs)

> License Logging Service

> Messenger

> Net Logon

> NTLM Security Support Provider

> Network Connectors

> Plug and Play

> Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Locator

> Remote Procedure Call (RPC) Service

> Remote Registry Service

> Server

> Print Spooler

> TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper

> Time Service

> Workstation

>

> Note: Some installations may not have all these services, because this list

> covers both Windows NT 4.0 Enterprise Edition and Windows 2000 Advanced

> Server.

>

>

> Close Control Panel, and then restart the server. This clears the memory of

> DLLs loaded by services; otherwise, these services would remain in memory

> and hold locks on system resources.

>

> Try to Install SQL Server and let us know if there is any difference.

>

> HTH

> Regards

> Sadeesh

>

> --

> This posting is provided AS IS with no warranties, and confers no rights.

>

> "xsw" <xsw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

> news:679FAB8A-D47E-467A-B476-5B0B23C64062@microsoft.com... 

>

>

>

Good to hear that.



Thank you.



Regards

Sadeesh



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"xsw" <xsw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> That worked.  Thanks!!!

>

>

> "Sadeesh[MSFT]" wrote:

> 

We had a similar problem doing a cluster install.  The interactive sql setup called the unattended installs on each of the two cluster nodes and would quit after a 30 minute timeout saying "Failed to perform operations on clustered nodes."  At one point, we determined the timeout was occuring because the installs were so slow and found your suggestion.  We turned off services and installed properly.  Later we tracked down the problem to a specific Dell Open Manage service called "Remote Access Control (RAC)".  This service also caused problems installing one other program.



Thanks,

James






	
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				Originally posted by Sadeesh[MSFT] 

Good to hear that.



Thank you.



Regards

Sadeesh



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"xsw" <xsw@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

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> That worked.  Thanks!!!

>

>

> "Sadeesh[MSFT]" wrote:

> 
			
		
	
	

	
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				Originally posted by jkbrake 

We had a similar problem doing a cluster install.  The interactive sql setup called the unattended installs on each of the two cluster nodes and would quit after a 30 minute timeout saying "Failed to perform operations on clustered nodes."  At one point, we determined the timeout was occuring because the installs were so slow and found your suggestion.  We turned off services and installed properly.  Later we tracked down the problem to a specific Dell Open Manage service called "Remote Access Control (RAC)".  This service also caused problems installing one other program.



Thanks,

James 
			
		
	
	


Based on the lead above I stop two services:



RAC VNC Service

Remote Access Controller (RAC) Service



And that's all that is needed.  We are on Dell 2650's.  This works for both the SQL install and the SQL SP3 install.



BTW how did you guys figure out that it was the Dell RAC services?



Thanks,

V

	
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				Originally posted by vdogg 

Based on the lead above I stop two services:



RAC VNC Service

Remote Access Controller (RAC) Service



And that's all that is needed.  We are on Dell 2650's.  This works for both the SQL install and the SQL SP3 install.



BTW how did you guys figure out that it was the Dell RAC services?



Thanks,

V 
			
		
	
	
Hi Vdogg,



We also have 2650's.



It turns out that when you stop one of those two services, the other stops.



We found it by process of trial and error.  First we followed the instructions in the original solution.  Of course, we got a successful install with approximately 20 services turned off.



Then, we began turning each service on one by one and tested the SQL server install starting with a couple disk related services.  Then we decided to go after the 8 or so Dell Open Manage services which we believed were not needed for an operational system anyway.  Luckily, it only took about 5 tries for us to find the Remote Access Controller (RAC) service was the culprit.



I'm glad this helped.



James