Setup Issues – Failure configuring SearchFoundation through installconfig.ps1

While performing a fresh Exchange 2016 CU7 install onto Win2016, … “Failure configuring SearchFoundation through installconfig.ps1 … a common issue, and I’ve applied every suggested fix I’ve seen with no success so far.

Exchange 2013 Setup fails with an Error. (Installation)

Solution – Re Run the Setup.

Error:

The following error was generated when "$error.Clear();

if ($RoleProductPlatform -eq "amd64")

{

$fastInstallConfigPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\Installer";

$command = Join-Path -Path $fastInstallConfigPath -ChildPath "InstallConfig.ps1";

$dataFolderPath = Join-Path -Path $RoleBinPath -ChildPath "Search\Ceres\HostController\Data";

try

{

# the BasePort value MUST be kept in sync with dev\Search\src\OperatorSchema\SearchConfig.cs

&$command -action i -baseport 3800 -dataFolder $dataFolderPath -silent;

}

catch

{

$errorMsg = "Failure configuring SearchFoundation through installconfig.ps1 - " + $_.Exception.Message;

Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $errorMsg;

# Clean up the failed configuration attempt.

&$command -action u -silent;

try

{

if ([System.IO.Directory]::Exists($dataFolderPath))

{

[System.IO.Directory]::Delete($dataFolderPath, $true);

}

}

catch

{

$deleteErrorMsg = "Failure cleaning up SearchFoundation Data folder. - " + $dataFolderPath + " - " + $_.Exception.Message;

Write-ExchangeSetupLog -Error $deleteErrorMsg;

}

}

}

" was run: "Failure configuring SearchFoundation through installconfig.ps1 - Error occurred while configuring Search Foundation for Exchange.System.ServiceModel.Security.SecurityNegotiationException: A call to SSPI failed, see inner exception. ---> System.Security.Authentication.AuthenticationException: A call to SSPI failed, see inner exception. ---> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: The system cannot contact a domain controller to service the authentication request. Please try again later

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

at System.Net.Security.NegoState.StartSendAuthResetSignal(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult, Byte[] message, Exception exception)

at System.Net.Security.NegoState.StartSendBlob(Byte[] message, LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)

at System.Net.Security.NegoState.ProcessAuthentication(LazyAsyncResult lazyResult)

at System.Net.Security.NegotiateStream.AuthenticateAsClient(NetworkCredential credential, String targetName, ProtectionLevel requiredProtectionLevel, TokenImpersonationLevel allowedImpersonationLevel)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.WindowsStreamSecurityUpgradeProvider.WindowsStreamSecurityUpgradeInitiator.OnInitiateUpgrade(Stream stream, SecurityMessageProperty& remoteSecurity)

--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Server stack trace:

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.WindowsStreamSecurityUpgradeProvider.WindowsStreamSecurityUpgradeInitiator.OnInitiateUpgrade(Stream stream, SecurityMessageProperty& remoteSecurity)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.StreamSecurityUpgradeInitiatorBase.InitiateUpgrade(Stream stream)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ConnectionUpgradeHelper.InitiateUpgrade(StreamUpgradeInitiator upgradeInitiator, IConnection& connection, ClientFramingDecoder decoder, IDefaultCommunicationTimeouts defaultTimeouts, TimeoutHelper& timeoutHelper)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ClientFramingDuplexSessionChannel.SendPreamble(IConnection connection, ArraySegment`1 preamble, TimeoutHelper& timeoutHelper)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ClientFramingDuplexSessionChannel.DuplexConnectionPoolHelper.AcceptPooledConnection(IConnection connection, TimeoutHelper& timeoutHelper)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ConnectionPoolHelper.EstablishConnection(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ClientFramingDuplexSessionChannel.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.OnOpen(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.CommunicationObject.Open(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.CallOnceManager.CallOnce(TimeSpan timeout, CallOnceManager cascade)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.EnsureOpened(TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannel.Call(String action, Boolean oneway, ProxyOperationRuntime operation, Object[] ins, Object[] outs, TimeSpan timeout)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.InvokeService(IMethodCallMessage methodCall, ProxyOperationRuntime operation)

at System.ServiceModel.Channels.ServiceChannelProxy.Invoke(IMessage message)

Exception rethrown at [0]:

at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.HandleReturnMessage(IMessage reqMsg, IMessage retMsg)

at System.Runtime.Remoting.Proxies.RealProxy.PrivateInvoke(MessageData& msgData, Int32 type)

at Microsoft.Ceres.HostController.WcfTypes.IHostController.GetHostInformation()

at Microsoft.Ceres.Exchange.PostSetup.HostControllerManager.ConnectHost(Uri uri, Boolean secure, String userIdentity, Int16 timeoutInSeconds)

at Microsoft.Ceres.Exchange.PostSetup.NodeManager.DeployContentEngineNode()

at Microsoft.Ceres.Exchange.PostSetup.DeploymentManager.Install(String installDirectory, String dataDirectoryPath, Int32 basePort, String logFile, Boolean singleNode, String systemName, Boolean attachedMode)

at CallSite.Target(Closure , CallSite , Type , Object , Object , Object , Object , Object , Object , Boolean )".

Exchange 2013 Setup fails with an Error. (Installation)

Solution – Re Run the Setup.