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:

OK

}

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.

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)

— End of inner exception stack trace —

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

Resolution

1. Check the connectivity between node from which you are installing SQL Server to other nodes. (\\Othernodes should work when you are installing SQL on box which is part of windows cluster regardless of SQL Cluster).