SQL Server 2008 installation error - Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

Question

Hi,

l am trying to install MS SQL Server 2008 on a Windows 7 Home Premium and lm getting the following error ;

""Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.

The error log is as follows :

Overall summary:
  Final result:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2068643839
  Exit facility code:            1203
  Exit error code:               1
  Exit message:                  SQL Server installation failed. To continue, investigate the reason for the failure, correct the problem, uninstall SQL Server, and then rerun SQL Server Setup.
  Start time:                    2013-03-17 22:46:50
  End time:                      2013-03-17 23:10:30
  Requested action:              Install
  Log with failure:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt
  Exception help link:           http%3a%2f%2fgo.microsoft.com%2ffwlink%3fLinkId%3d20476%26ProdName%3dMicrosoft%2bSQL%2bServer%26EvtSrc%3dsetup.rll%26EvtID%3d50000%26ProdVer%3d10.0.1600.22%26EvtType%3d0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4024

Machine Properties:
  Machine name:                  HPDEV
  Machine processor count:       4
  OS version:                    Windows Vista
  OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
  OS region:                     South Africa
  OS language:                   English (United States)
  OS architecture:               x64
  Process architecture:          64 Bit
  OS clustered:                  No

Product features discovered:
  Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                  Language             Edition              Version         Clustered 

Package properties:
  Description:                   SQL Server Database Services 2008
  SQLProductFamilyCode:          {628F8F38-600E-493D-9946-F4178F20A8A9}
  ProductName:                   SQL2008
  Type:                          RTM
  Version:                       10
  SPLevel:                       0
  Installation location:         I:\x64\setup\
  Installation edition:          EVAL

User Input Settings:
  ACTION:                        Install
  ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      False
  AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
  ASBACKUPDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup
  ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AS
  ASCONFIGDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config
  ASDATADIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data
  ASDOMAINGROUP:                 <empty>
  ASLOGDIR:                      C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            HPDEV\sndlovu
  ASTEMPDIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS10.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\ConfigurationFile.ini
  ENABLERANU:                    False
  ERRORREPORTING:                False
  FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE,REPLICATION,FULLTEXT,AS,RS
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               0
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           <empty>
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\LOCAL SERVICE
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  HELP:                          False
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              False
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             <empty>
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER
  INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\NetworkService
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  MEDIASOURCE:                   I:\
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         False
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   False
  RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
  RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  RSSVCPASSWORD:                 *****
  RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  SAPWD:                         *****
  SECURITYMODE:                  <empty>
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLCOLLATION:                  Latin1_General_CI_AS
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM
  SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
  SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
  SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           HPDEV\sndlovu
  SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQLUSERDBDIR:                  <empty>
  SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               <empty>
  SQMREPORTING:                  False
  TCPENABLED:                    0
  X86:                           False

  Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\ConfigurationFile.ini

Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Database Engine Services
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0x4BDAF9BA@1306@24
  Configuration error description: Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt

  Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0x4BDAF9BA@1306@24
  Configuration error description: Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt

  Feature:                       Full-Text Search
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0x4BDAF9BA@1306@24
  Configuration error description: Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt

  Feature:                       Analysis Services
  Status:                        Passed
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Passed

  Feature:                       Reporting Services
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  MSI status:                    Passed
  Configuration status:          Failed: see details below
  Configuration error code:      0x4BDAF9BA@1306@24
  Configuration error description: Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
  Configuration log:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt

Rules with failures:

Global rules:

Scenario specific rules:

Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm

Please assist as l am getting this error towards the end of the installation process.

Answer 1

Hello,

Please share with us the following file:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20130317_224521\Detail.txt

Thank you in advance.

The following resources may help:

http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqljourney/archive/2012/03/16/sql-2008-r2-setup-fails-with-quot-wait-on-the-database-engine-recovery-handle-failed-quot.aspx

http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/sqlsetupandupgrade/thread/0b9cf93c-6377-46c5-846b-6895e5a4d0f8

Hope this helps.

Regards,

Alberto Morillo
SQLCoffee.com