Version
6.0.x
7.0.x
Issue
Agents are failing to upgrade with the following message in the console:
Agent Upgrade: Failed executing C:\ProgramData\Bit9\Parity Agent\Parity7.0MaintenancePack.msp
/qN /l*v+ "\\?\globalroot\device\harddiskvolume1\programdata\bit9\parity
agent\logs\ParityHostAgent70Upgrade.log". Upgrade did not start after download
Symptoms
The following error is logged in the upgrade log file on the agent machine (can be found usually under %PROGRAMDATA%\Bit9\Parity Agent\Logs and on Windows XP/ server 2k3 under %APPDATA%\Bit9\Parity Agent\Logs ):
=== Verbose logging started: 5/30/2014 17:44:48 Build type: SHIP UNICODE 5.00.7601.00
Calling process: C:\Windows\SysWOW64\msiexec.exe ===
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:44:48:073]: Resetting cached policy values
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:44:48:073]: Machine policy value 'Debug' is 0
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:44:48:073]: ******* RunEngine:
******* Product: {ADC7EB41-4CC2-4FBA-8FBE-9338A9FB7666}
******* Action:
******* CommandLine: **********
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:44:48:073]: Client-side and UI is none or basic: Running entire install on the
server.
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:44:48:073]: Grabbed execution mutex.
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:45:18:103]: Failed to connect to server. Error: 0x80080005
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:45:18:103]: Failed to connect to server.
MSI (c) (84:C4) [17:45:18:103]: MainEngineThread is returning 1601
=== Verbose logging stopped: 5/30/2014 17:45:18 ===
Cause
The server referred in the log is not the Bit9 server but the Windows Installer service on the actual agent machine. When the Windows Installer service is down or disabled the Bit9 Agent upgrade will fail with the above error in the log.
Running: net helpmsg 1601 from command line, will show the following explanation for this error:
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. This can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact your support personnel for assistance.
Solution
- Start the Windows Installer service in the upgraded machine and make sure it is running
- Repeat the upgrade
