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I have a newly rebuilt domain server (not dc) that I am now trying to install .NET 3.5 on.
When I use Add Roles and Features, I get an error message stating the source files are missing. I downloaded an ISO for 2012R2 from the Microsoft site and mounted it up on drive E: and used E:\sources\sxs as my alternate source path. That failed.
I tried using Dism /online /enable-feature /featurename:NetFx3 /all /source:e:\sources\sxs /LimitAccess and that failed with a 0x800F0906 error.
I tried to follow https://social.technet.microsoft.com/wiki/contents/articles/50892.windows-server-2012-r2-troubleshooting-net-framework-3-5-installation-failure-offlineonlinegpo.aspx and I went to the DC and edited the Group Policy. I forced the update to my server and then tried everything again. This time I am seeing a 0x800f081f error from the dism command.
I tried to boot into Safe Mode and try things there but I got all of the same error messages.
Not sure what to try next. Should I unjoin the domain? Reinstall the OS on the server and make sure I install .NET 3.5 during the installation?
Any assistance is greatly appreciated.
an exerpt from the DISM log file:
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Routing the command... - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::ExecuteCmdLine
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Encountered the option "featurename" with value "NetFx3" - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::Private_GetPackagesFromCommandLine
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Encountered an unknown option "featurename" with value "NetFx3" - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::Private_GetPackagesFromCommandLine
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Encountered the option "source" with value "e:\sources\sxs" - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::Private_GetPackagesFromCommandLine
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Encountered an unknown option "source" with value "e:\sources\sxs" - CPackageManagerCLIHandler::Private_GetPackagesFromCommandLine
2023-06-19 13:16:39, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Loaded servicing stack for online use only. - CDISMPackageManager::RefreshInstanceAndLock
2023-06-19 13:16:40, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Feature NetFx3ServerFeatures with CBS state 4(CbsInstallStateStaged) being mapped to dism state 4(DISM_INSTALL_STATE_STAGED) - CDISMPackageFeature::LogInstallStateMapping
2023-06-19 13:16:40, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Initiating Changes on Package with values: 5, 7 - CDISMPackage::Internal_ChangePackageState
2023-06-19 13:16:40, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 CBS session options=0x20100! - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize
2023-06-19 13:17:43, Info DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=4504 Error in operation: source for package or file not found, ResolveSource() unsuccessful. (CBS HRESULT=0x800f081f) - CCbsConUIHandler::Error
2023-06-19 13:17:43, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 Failed finalizing changes. - CDISMPackageManager::Internal_Finalize(hr:0x800f081f)
2023-06-19 13:17:43, Error DISM DISM Package Manager: PID=5132 TID=2532 The source files could not be found; their location must be specified using the /source option to restore the feature. - GetCbsErrorMsg
Sounds badly broken right out of the gate. Time may be better spent standing up a new one, patch fully, try adding feature again, and move on.
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Just checking if there's any progress or updates?
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Since the server wasn't in use, I chose to reinstall the OS. This time, I immediately added the roles for both .NET 3.5 and .NET 4. This seemed to work. I wish there was a way to review all registry settings in order to find out exactly what was wrong, but this worked fine. Thanks!
Sounds good, and the safest solution.
It can happen if you have settings for WSUS. The Feature on Demand require an access for Internet and it need a settings to not check FoD on the WSUS server.
The GPO (or local GPO) to edit;
Computer Configuration > Policies > Administrative Templates >System > Specify settings for optional component installation and component repair
Set it to Enabled
Alternate source file path: <BLANK>
Never attempt to download payload from Windows Update: Disabled
Download repair content and optional features directly from Windows Update instead of Windows Server Update Services (WSUS): Enabled
To state; Deploy .NET Framework 3.5 by using Group Policy Feature on Demand setting
For Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012, WSUS is not supported as a source for feature installation (for example, adding .NET Framework 3.5 feature files)
I did try this before I posted. For the Alternate source file path, I did set it to E:\sources\sxs which was the path to the flash drive I mounted that contained the OS. Still didn't work. I appreciate the assistance.
Since the server wasn't in use, I chose to reinstall the OS. This time, I immediately added the roles for both .NET 3.5 and .NET 4. This seemed to work. I wish there was a way to review all registry settings in order to find out exactly what was wrong, but this worked fine. Thanks!