SQL Server setup fails with “Failed to retrieve data for this request”

SQL Server setup would fail with below error in message box “Failed to retrieve data for this request”

{

TITLE: SQL Server Setup failure.

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SQL Server Setup has encountered the following error:

Failed to retrieve data for this request..

For help, click: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkID=20476&ProdName=Microsoft%20SQL%20Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&EvtType=0xE8A0C283%25400xAC7B1A58%25401233%254053

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BUTTONS:

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In Summary.txt you will notice error similar to one below

Overall summary:

Final result: Failed: see details below

Exit code (Decimal): -2146233088

Exit facility code: 19

Exit error code: 5376

Exit message: Failed to retrieve data for this request.

Start time: 2015-02-19 19:48:58

End time: 2015-02-19 19:50:47

Requested action: Install

Exception help link: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&EvtSrc=setup.rll&EvtID=50000&ProdVer=12.0.2342.0&EvtType=0xE8A0C283%400xAC7B1A58%401233%4053&EvtType=0xE8A0C283%400xAC7B1A58%401233%4053

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.Management.Sdk.Sfc.EnumeratorException

Message:

Failed to retrieve data for this request.

HResult : 0x80131500

Data:

HelpLink.ProdName = Microsoft SQL Server

HelpLink.BaseHelpUrl = http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink

HelpLink.LinkId = 20476

HelpLink.EvtType = 0xE8A0C283@0xAC7B1A58@1233@53

DisableWatson = true

Stack:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Enumerator.Process(Object connectionInfo, Request request)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.SqlDiscoveryDatastoreInterface.ProcessDTbl(DataTable dt, Int32 level)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.SqlDiscoveryDatastoreInterface.CollectSqlDiscoveryData(String machineName)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.SqlDiscoveryDatastoreInterface.CollectDiscoveryData(String machineName)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Chainer.Infrastructure.SqlDiscoveryDatastoreInterface.LoadData(IEnumerable`1 machineNames, String discoveryDocRootPath, String clusterDiscoveryDocRootPath)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.SetupExtension.RunDiscoveryAction.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)

Inner exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistryException

Message:

The network path was not found.

HResult : 0x84d10035

FacilityCode : 1233 (4d1)

ErrorCode : 53 (0035)

Data:

WatsonData = Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistryException@Win32Error

Stack:

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistry.CreateBaseKey(ServiceContainer ctx, String machineName, IntPtr hKey, String keyName, RegistryAccess access, RegistryView view)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistry.GetLocalMachine(ServiceContainer ctx, String machineName, RegistryAccess access, RegistryView view)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Discovery.DiscoveryUtils.GetLocalMachineRootKey(ServiceContainer ctx, String machineName, RegistryView registryView)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Discovery.DiscoveryUtils.GetLocalMachineSubKey(ServiceContainer ctx, String machineName, RegistryView regView, String regPath, RegistryAccess registryAccess)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Discovery.DiscoveryEnumObject.GetSql2kMsiInstanceListInHive(String machineName, RegistryView regView)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Discovery.DiscoveryEnumObject.LoadSql2kInstanceList(String machineName)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Discovery.Product.GetData(EnumResult erParent)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Environment.GetData()

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Environment.GetData(Request req, Object ci)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Enumerator.GetData(Object connectionInfo, Request request)

at Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.Enumerator.Process(Object connectionInfo, Request request)

Watson error

Watson bucket data:

Bucket param 1: SQL Server 2014@RTM@

Bucket param 2: 0x6785B09D

Bucket param 3: 0xE8A0C283

Bucket param 4: 0x74E34741

Bucket param 5: 0xAC7B1A58@1233@53

Bucket param 6: RunRemoteDiscoveryAction

Bucket param 7:

Bucket param 8:

Bucket param 9: 0xD195CE25

Bucket param 10:

From detail.txt

(01) 2015-02-19 19:49:25 Slp: Discovery on nodename failed due to exception

(01) 2015-02-19 19:49:25 Slp: Microsoft.SqlServer.Management.Sdk.Sfc.EnumeratorException: Failed to retrieve data for this request. —> Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.SqlRegistryException: The network path was not found.