From CORE to GUI -> The source files could not be downloaded.
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Tuesday, November 13, 2012 10:20 PM
Hi all... I am running Windows Server 2012 Core edition, and I want to get the GUI installed.
I have tried this several different ways, but the same result comes up; which is FAILED.
First command: Get-WindowsImage -ImagePath d:\sources\install.wim
Result:
Index : 1
Name : Windows Server 2012 SERVERSTANDARDCORE
Description : Windows Server 2012 SERVERSTANDARDCORE
Size : 7,178,226,690 bytesIndex : 2
Name : Windows Server 2012 SERVERSTANDARD
Description : Windows Server 2012 SERVERSTANDARD
Size : 11,999,889,351 bytesIndex : 3
Name : Windows Server 2012 SERVERDATACENTERCORE
Description : Windows Server 2012 SERVERDATACENTERCORE
Size : 7,172,264,095 bytesIndex : 4
Name : Windows Server 2012 SERVERDATACENTER
Description : Windows Server 2012 SERVERDATACENTER
Size : 11,995,265,169 bytesSecond Command: Install-WindowsFeature server-gui-mgmt-infra,server-gui-shell -source:wim:d:\sources\install.wim:2
Result:
Add-WindowsFeature : The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed.
Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed.
The source files could not be downloaded.
Use the "source" option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location
see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077. Error: 0x800f0906The same thing happens this this command:
mkdir c:\mountdir
Dism /mount-wim /WimFile:d:\sources\install.wim /Index:2 /MountDir:c:\mountdir /readonly
Add-WindowsFeature Server-Gui-Mgmt-Infra –Restart –Source c:\mountdir\windows\winsxsThe DVD is readable, and I can see the files both directly from the DVD drive and also from the DISM path.
Any suggestions? I must be missing something rather simple. Yes, I am running it as an administrator.... :)
Thanks!
All Replies
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Thursday, November 15, 2012 5:59 PM
I am having the exact same problem. Please let me know if you find an answer.
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Friday, November 16, 2012 5:30 AMModerator
Hi,
Why not use -online parameter?
From Server Core to GUI to… MinShell?
http://blogs.technet.com/b/canitpro/archive/2012/10/02/from-server-core-to-gui-to-minshell.aspx
In addition, please also refer to the below link:
How to Turn the GUI Off and On in Windows Server 2012
http://www.sqlha.com/2012/05/14/switching-between-server-core-and-full-gui-with-windows-server-2012/
Regards,
Yan Li
TechNet Community Support
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Friday, November 16, 2012 10:34 AM
Thanks for replying....
The "-online" feature won't work for me since the machine cannot connect to the internet.
Maybe the most basic question is: Can you go from CORE to GUI when you START with CORE? The article you showed starts with GUI and goes to CORE, so the required files are already there.
Forch
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Friday, November 16, 2012 2:43 PM
I have tried -online to no avail.
This Server 2012 Core has Internet Access.
PS C:\> Import-Module Dism
PS C:\> Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -Featurename ServerCore-FullServer
,Server-Gui-Shell,Server-Gui-Mgmt
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature : The source files could not be downloaded.
Use the "source" option to specify the location of the files that are required
to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location,
see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
At line:1 char:1
+ Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -Featurename
ServerCore-FullServer,Server- ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature
], COMException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Dism.Commands.EnableWindowsOptionalFea
tureCommand
PS C:\> -
Friday, November 16, 2012 2:53 PM
Deployment Image Servicing and Management tool
Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Image Version: 6.2.9200.16384
Features listing for package : Microsoft-Windows-ServerCore-Package~31bf3856ad364e35~amd64~~6.2.9200.16384
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Friday, November 16, 2012 7:55 PM
This almost seems like a bit of a catch-22. There is a policy setting that must be set on the box. Of course, from core, you can't run gpedit.msc, which is the easy way to do it. You say you don't have network connection, so you can't use a remote tool to set it. The policy, by default is disabled. Here is the text from the policy:
If you disable or do not configure this policy setting, of if the required files cannot be found in the location specified by this policy setting, the files will be downloaded from Windows Update, if that is allowed by the policy settings of this computer.
Maybe if someone has a way to set a computer policy without network connection, then you could set the policy to enable an alternate location.
Either that, or I'm reading the policy wrong. See technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh825020.aspx. You will notice that all possible sources for adding components come from the network.
tim
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Friday, November 16, 2012 9:21 PM
Thanks Tim.
From another Windows 2012 Server, I created a custom MMC for gpedit for the Core Server. I set the policy from your TechNet Link to "Windows Update". Then I gpupdate /forced the Core Server
It almost worked.
When I run "Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -Featurename ServerCore-FullServer
,Server-Gui-Shell,Server-Gui-Mgmt" It grinds away for like ten minutes. From my Watchguard Firewall, I can see the Core server going out through the Firewall, and going tods.download.windowsupdate.com/w8/2/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab?1211162107
ds.download.windowsupdate.com/w8/2/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab?1211162108
ds.download.windowsupdate.com/w8/2/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab?1211162113
ds.download.windowsupdate.com/w8/2/windowsupdate/redir/wuredir.cab?1211162114
statsfe1.update.microsoft.com/ReportingWebService/ReportingWebService.asmx
Then the server fails with the error:
PS C:\> Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -Featurename ServerCore-FullServer
,Server-Gui-Shell,Server-Gui-Mgmt
Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature : The source files could not be downloaded.
Use the "source" option to specify the location of the files that are required
to restore the feature. For more information on specifying a source location,
see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=243077.
At line:1 char:1
+ Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -online -Featurename
ServerCore-FullServer,Server- ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature
], COMException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Dism.Commands.EnableWindowsOptionalFea
tureCommand
PS C:\>Before I changed the Group Policy Setting, the Core server would fail with that same error almost immediately, and never go through the Firewall. And for the sake of me trying to get this to work, on my Firewall I have whitelisted the Core Server, so it has complete outbound access, with an "Any-Out" rule. So nothing on my firewall is blocking the Core server from the Internet.
- Edited by Anth_o Friday, November 16, 2012 9:40 PM
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Friday, November 16, 2012 9:48 PM
As a side note... On my other Windows 2012 Server. Which I installed Full Server right from the start, I can run all of these commands. Go from Gui to Core to Gui to Minshell with no problem.
With this one server, which I installed Core from the Start, I cannot get it to work.
On the Core Server, I have even mounted the 2012.iso as a source, even made a mount dir, tried using the install.wim with index 2 as a source, tried putting the install.wim on a network share, on the Core's C: drive, D: drive, and I always get the same error on the Core server.
- Edited by Anth_o Friday, November 16, 2012 9:51 PM
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Friday, November 16, 2012 11:23 PM
If there is network access, I had absolutely no problem updating a core install. Worked fine. Like you saw, it took a while to get out to Windows Update, but everything updated fine for me over the network. So if you can't get it updated over the network, there must be something wrong with that particular installation.
My comments were in regards to the fun of getting the policy set that allows you to specify a network file share.
tim
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012 9:02 AM
Hi,
Could you please check the following link for further research?
Please remember to click “Mark as Answer” on the post that helps you, and to click “Unmark as Answer” if a marked post does not actually answer your question. This can be beneficial to other community members reading the thread.
- Edited by Kevin Ni-MSFT Monday, November 26, 2012 5:06 AM
- Marked As Answer by Yan Li_Microsoft Contingent Staff, Moderator Monday, November 26, 2012 6:07 AM
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Monday, December 10, 2012 7:17 PM
Hello,
Here's a step by step in case anybody is interested:
http://www.falconitservices.com/support/KB/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=101
Luckily, it worked for me.
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