I'm currently following the instructions for Web Hosting 3.5 on Service Provisioning. I have selected my provisioning server (MPS01) and my database server (MPSSQL01). When I try to deploy the MPF Engine to MPS01 and deploy the databases to MPSSQL01, i get this error:

Exception: Microsoft.Provisioning.DeploymentTool.Engine.DeploymentException
HResult: -2146233088
Message: Could not perform any further deployment actions because: DeploymentActionFailed

Stack Trace:
   at Microsoft.Provisioning.DeploymentTool.Engine.Deployment.DoDeploymentWork()
   at Microsoft.Provisioning.DeploymentTool.MainForm.OnTimerTick(Object obj, EventArgs e)

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Inner Exception (1): System.Exception
HResult: -2146233088
Message: MSI log returned non-zero error code 1603

Stack Trace:
   at Microsoft.Provisioning.DeploymentTool.Engine.MsiDeploymentAction.CheckForFinished()
   at Microsoft.Provisioning.DeploymentTool.Engine.DeploymentAction.Update()

I also get this message in the application log:

Product: Microsoft Provisioning Framework Enterprise Edition -- SQL 2000 SP1 or MSDE 2000 SP1 or greater is required to install Microsoft Provisioning Framework Enterprise Edition. Please exit and install and start either SQL 2000 SP1 or MSDE 2000 SP1.

Has anyone seen this before and know the fix? I shouldn't have to install SQL on MPS01, correct?

I am having the exact same problem.  I have SQL Server 2000 and Service Pack 4 installed on the MPSSQL01 server. 

Tony Hill

Hi,

To solve the problem you have to downgrade to Service Pack 3a on the SQL 2000 server.

Can SP4 be installed after the installation or will this cause problems?

Hi

 I have this same error. I have tried to roll this setup out with SQL 2005 Enterprise.

Can this only be rolled out with sql 2000?

Cheers

Lathan