Hi There the env is a windows 2016 server and IEM 2017.3 install and it give this warning / error at the express step:
Overall summary:
Final result: Failed: see details below
Exit code (Decimal): -2068578303
Exit facility code: 1204
Exit error code: 1
Exit message: The specified value for setting 'SAPWD' is invalid. The expected value type is SqlSecureString.
Start time: 2017-11-30 09:19:37
End time: 2017-11-30 09:19:44
Requested action: Install
Machine Properties:
Machine name: AUSLDEV-HEAT1
Machine processor count: 4
OS version: Microsoft Windows Server 2016 Standard (10.0.14393)
OS service pack:
OS region: Australia
OS language: English (United States)
OS architecture: x64
Process architecture: 64 Bit
OS clustered: No
Product features discovered:
Product Instance Instance ID Feature Language Edition Version Clustered Configured
Package properties:
Description: Microsoft SQL Server 2016
ProductName: SQL Server 2016
Type: RTM
Version: 13
Installation location: C:\ProgramData\LANDesk\Temp\Install\SQLEX\sqlex\x64\setup\
Installation edition: Express
Slipstream: True
Product Update Status:
None discovered.
User Input Settings:
ACTION: Install
ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN: false
AGTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
AGTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Manual
ASBACKUPDIR: Backup
ASCOLLATION: Latin1_General_CI_AS
ASCONFIGDIR: Config
ASDATADIR: Data
ASLOGDIR: Log
ASPROVIDERMSOLAP: 1
ASSERVERMODE: MULTIDIMENSIONAL
ASSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
ASSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
ASTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ASTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ASTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
ASTEMPDIR: Temp
BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Disabled
CLTCTLRNAME: <empty>
CLTRESULTDIR: <empty>
CLTSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CLTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CLTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CLTWORKINGDIR: <empty>
COMMFABRICENCRYPTION: 0
COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL: 0
COMMFABRICPORT: 0
CONFIGURATIONFILE:
CTLRSTARTUPTYPE: 0
CTLRSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
CTLRSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
CTLRUSERS: <empty>
ENABLERANU: false
ENU: true
EXTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
EXTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
FEATURES: SQLENGINE
FILESTREAMLEVEL: 0
FILESTREAMSHARENAME: <empty>
FTSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
FTSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
HELP: false
IACCEPTROPENLICENSETERMS: false
IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS: true
INDICATEPROGRESS: false
INSTALLSHAREDDIR: <empty>
INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR: <empty>
INSTALLSQLDATADIR: <empty>
INSTANCEDIR: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
INSTANCEID: <empty>
INSTANCENAME: LDMSDATA
ISSVCACCOUNT: NT AUTHORITY\Network Service
ISSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
ISTELSVCACCT: <empty>
ISTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
ISTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT: 0
MATRIXCMSERVERNAME: <empty>
MATRIXNAME: <empty>
MRCACHEDIRECTORY:
NPENABLED: 0
PBDMSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBDMSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBDMSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBENGSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
PBENGSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
PBENGSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
PBPORTRANGE: <empty>
PBSCALEOUT: false
PID: *****
QUIET: true
QUIETSIMPLE: false
ROLE: AllFeatures_WithDefaults
RSINSTALLMODE: DefaultNativeMode
RSSHPINSTALLMODE: DefaultSharePointMode
RSSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
RSSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SAPWD: <empty>
SECURITYMODE: <empty>
SQLBACKUPDIR: <empty>
SQLCOLLATION: SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
SQLSVCACCOUNT: <empty>
SQLSVCINSTANTFILEINIT: false
SQLSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE: Automatic
SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS: <empty>
SQLTELSVCACCT: <empty>
SQLTELSVCPASSWORD: <empty>
SQLTELSVCSTARTUPTYPE: 0
SQLTEMPDBDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBFILECOUNT: 0
SQLTEMPDBFILEGROWTH: -1
SQLTEMPDBFILESIZE: -1
SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILEGROWTH: -1
SQLTEMPDBLOGFILESIZE: -1
SQLUSERDBDIR: <empty>
SQLUSERDBLOGDIR: <empty>
SUPPRESSPRIVACYSTATEMENTNOTICE: false
TCPENABLED: 0
UIMODE: AutoAdvance
UpdateEnabled: true
UpdateSource: Slipstream
USEMICROSOFTUPDATE: false
X86: false
Configuration file: C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\130\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20171130_091931\ConfigurationFile.ini
Rules with failures:
Global rules:
Scenario specific rules:
Rules report file: The rule result report file is not available.
Exception summary:
The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Inner exceptions are being indented
Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingValidationException
Message:
The specified value for setting 'SAPWD' is invalid. The expected value type is SqlSecureString.
HResult : 0x84b40001
FacilityCode : 1204 (4b4)
ErrorCode : 1 (0001)
Data:
SQL.Setup.FailureCategory = InputSettingValidationFailure
DisableWatson = true
Stack:
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingService.SaveInputSettingValueAsString(Setting setting, InputSettingSource source, String[] stringValues)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingService.SaveInputSettingValueToObject(Setting setting, InputSettingSource source, List`1 values)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.InputSettingService.SaveParsedArgumentsIntoSettings(InputSettingSource source, Dictionary`2 parsedArguments, Boolean chainerSetting, Boolean ignoreSettingsForNotAllowedScnearios)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.BootstrapExtension.ProcessFeatureCommandLineArgumentsAction.ExecuteAction(String actionId)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.Action.Execute(String actionId, TextWriter errorStream)
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.<>c__DisplayClasse.<ExecuteActionWithRetryHelper>b__b()
at Microsoft.SqlServer.Setup.Chainer.Workflow.ActionInvocation.ExecuteActionHelper(ActionWorker workerDelegate)
Then the fatal error @ the datamart step:
017-11-30 11:08:26 INFO: Executing: C:\Program Files\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\CoreDbUtil.exe /buildcomponents /DDON /xml="C:\Program Files\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\datamart.xml" /logpath="C:\ProgramData\LANDESK\ManagementSuite\Install\10.1.30\Log" (Launcher.ExecuteCommandEx())
2017-11-30 13:11:40 ERROR: Execution of CoreDBUtilDatamart completed. Return code: 1, State: Failure (SetupController.ExecuteCurrentCommand())
2017-11-30 13:14:01 INFO: Executing command CoreDBUtilDatamart (SetupController.ExecuteCurrentCommand())
2017-11-30 13:14:01 INFO: Executing: C:\Program Files\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\CoreDbUtil.exe /buildcomponents /DDON /xml="C:\Program Files\LANDesk\ManagementSuite\datamart.xml" /logpath="C:\ProgramData\LANDESK\ManagementSuite\Install\10.1.30\Log" (Launcher.ExecuteCommandEx())
2017-11-30 13:40:55 ERROR: Execution of CoreDBUtilDatamart completed. Return code: 1, State: Failure