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Cannot install Sharepoint 2016 on Server 2016
Has anyone been able to install Sharepoint 2016 on a fresh Server 2016? The prerequisiteinstaller fails to do anything. Downloading and Installing all the prerequisites also fails to satisfy the Setup.exe.
Here is what I've came up with on the prerequisiteinstaller after I've installed all the components:
• Web Server (IIS) Role: configuration error
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client: was already installed (no action taken)
• Microsoft ODBC Driver 11 for SQL Server: equivalent products already installed (no action taken)
• Microsoft Sync Framework Runtime v1.0 SP1 (x64): was already installed (no action taken)
• Windows Server AppFabric: Installation skipped
• Microsoft Identity Extensions: Installation skipped
• Microsoft Information Protection and Control Client 2.1: equivalent products already installed (no action taken)
• Microsoft WCF Data Services 5.6: was already installed (no action taken)
• Cumulative Update Package 7 for Microsoft AppFabric 1.1 for Windows Server (KB3092423): was already installed (no action taken)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6: equivalent products already installed (no action taken)
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2012: equivalent products already installed (no action taken)
• Visual C++ Redistributable Package for Visual Studio 2015: was already installed (no action taken)
As you can see, all of them are "no action taken" because they are installed. I have tried unstalling and re-installing Appfabric a few times.
It's amazing; I cannot install a Microsoft product on a Microsoft server. Any ideas?
Based on the log, you seem to be encountering this issue https://www.vioreliftode.com/index.php/sharepoint-2016-it-preview-there-was-an-error-during-installation/.
There are a couple of solution options towards the end of the post.
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- I suggest you to install the App Fabric using Windows PowerShell and install rest of components in a sequence.
Recently I have completed SP2016 installation therefore I recommend to take a look.
https://asimafzal.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/tips-offline-sharepoint-server-2016-on-premises/
Thanks SOLVED! Trevor's suggestion was the key. It ended up being something stupid. The default Internet Options did not permit file downloads. That was the only reason why the prerequisiteinstaller was failing.
After I followed Trevor's suggestion on a fresh Server 2016 using the latest ISO and with the latest SharePoint 2016 ISO, I tested the URL that failed in Internet Explorer and the issue was obvious. Simply adjusting the Internet Options to allow downloads resolved everything.
The prerequeisites all installed easily and SharePoint installed with no issues. AppFabric installed correctly as long as there weren't any residuals from previous attempts in the registry or system environment space.
I have made multiple attempts to install SharePoint 2016 on a fresh Server 2016. The preprequsite installer fails but I was able to manually install all of the prerequisites using the many helpful resources listing these and their links. I did the registry edits and Powershell system environment modifications for AppFabric and manually configured AppFabric caching coping the settings from an existing SharePoint 2013 on Server 2012 system I have been running. This satisfies the prerequisite installer, but the SharePoint installer won't start. It tells me AppFabric is incorrectly installed and to uninstall it and rerun the prerequisite installer. An endless loop. Verified on two completely fresh server 2016 builds.
Is there a way to get more specific data on exactly what the SharePoint Installer is looking for so I can configure it to run? None of the automated methods work, so I need more detailed installation info, especially for AppFabric.
Never install AppFab manually. Worse yet, you may not be able to uninstall it correctly, leading to a server rebuild.
That said, are you sure you're using SharePoint 2016 RTM?Trevor,
Thanks for the reply. I tried multiple versions of SharePoint 2016, one from the current ISO on the VLSC and the other from Microsoft's download website. They are identical as far as I can tell. They both are missing all the installers for the prerequisites and neither was able to install any of the prerequeisites using the prerequisite installer tool., even when the individual installers were manually downloaded and set-uo in the installer's prerequisites folder following instructions others have posted.
I did multiple attempts including using a fresh build of Server 2016 on a clean VM.
I was able to get the prerequisite installer to be satisfied with my manual installations of everything. It is just the SharePoint Installer that rejects the build, specifically complaining about AppFabric.
Even though many posts said not to install it manually, nothing I followed allowed the prerequisite installer to install it, even the registry edits of the install location, and the Powershell system environment edits. The prerequisite installer was satisfied after I manually installed and configured the caching service, where I copied all the settings from an operational SharePoint 2013 system I ahve running on Server 2012. I am confident that everything is correctly configured, I just would like to know exactly what the SharePoint 2016 installer is looking at that triggers an immediate refusal to install. It has to be something simple since it immediately rejects the installation.
The first line indicates an error in the IIS role, worth checking the logs to see if there is anything more specific there.
"Web Server (IIS) Role: configuration error"
Here is the log file.
It repeats this multiple times:
"2016-11-15 07:42:31 - Request for install time of Web Server (IIS) Role"
Based on the log, you seem to be encountering this issue https://www.vioreliftode.com/index.php/sharepoint-2016-it-preview-there-was-an-error-during-installation/.
There are a couple of solution options towards the end of the post.
