SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 (KB 960911) Installation Failure

[Today's post comes to us courtesy of the SBS Support Team ]

When you attempt to install SBS 2008 UR 2 (960911) it may fail with error code 6BA "Windows Update encountered and unknown error".

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The C:\Windows\WindowsUpdate.log file for this update reports error 0x80070643 / 0x000006BA:

2009-05-05 10:26:47:169 360 1fd0 Agent * Title = Update Rollup 2 for Windows Small Business Server 2008 (KB960911)

2009-05-05 10:26:47:169 360 1fd0 Agent * UpdateId = {BF1AC20A-FB70-4DFA-B9DC-2D749454F4D6}.100

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler MSP Error List:

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler 1: 1722 2: EnableKerberos 3: C:\Windows\Installer\MSI3833.tmp 4: /EnableKerberos

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler : MSI transaction completed. MSI: 0x80070643, Handler: 0x8024200b, Source: No, Reboot: 0

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler : WARNING: First failure for update {C4BAE973-589F-4936-8633-AB40A936AD33}, transaction error = 0x8024200b, MSI result = 0x80070643, MSI action = EnableKerberos

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 360 1a30 AU >>## RESUMED ## AU: Installing update [UpdateId = {BF1AC20A-FB70-4DFA-B9DC-2D749454F4D6}]

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler : WARNING: Operation failed at update 0, Exit code = 0x8024200B

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 360 1a30 AU # WARNING: Install failed, error = 0x80070643 / 0x000006BA

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler :::::::::

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler :: END :: Handler: MSI Install

2009-05-05 10:36:49:666 7804 cf0 Handler :::::::::::::

Troubleshooting:

One of the actions SBS2008 Update Rollup 2 (UR2) performs is to change the Integrated Windows authentication in the companyweb site from NTLM to Negotiate (Kerberos) to allow you to browse https://companyweb from the server after installing IE rollup 963027, IE8 or Windows 2008 SP 2.

Check the C:\Windows\temp\EnableKerberosLog_2009_<date_time>.log file for more clues.

1. If you see text similar to the log below, it’s most likely that the zone has changed:

2009/05/05 10:36:49| Reading registry keys to get URL for SBS SharePoint

2009/05/05 10:36:49| Url found: https://remote.contoso.com:987

2009/05/05 10:36:49| Trying to enable Kerberos

2009/05/05 10:36:49| Checking if site https://remote.contoso.com:987 is using NTLM

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Webapplication found

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Webapplication is running in app pool with identity NetworkService

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Checking authenticaiton mode for Default zone

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Authentication mode is exclusively-use-ntlm

2009/05/05 10:36:50| The authenticaiton provider is exclusively using ntlm

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Authentcation check passed. The machine is ready for authentication provider configuration

2009/05/05 10:36:50| Calling stsadm.exe to enable Kerberos with parameter "-o authentication -url https://remote.contoso.com:987 -type windows -usewindowsintegrated"

2009/05/05 10:36:52| Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.InstallException: Fail to enable Kerberos with exit code -1

at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.EnableKerberosHelper.TryEnableKerberos()

at Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.Program.Main(String[] args)

Check the zones in Sharepoint Central Administration.

a. Open Sharepoint 3.0 Central Administration, click the Operations tab, and then click Alternate access mappings (under Global Configuration).

· https://remote.contoso.com:987 should appear in the zone named Default.

· https://companyweb should appear in the zone named Intranet.

· https://<servername:port> should appear in the zone named Default.

b. If https://remote.contoso.com:987 and https://companyweb are not in the zones mentioned above, adjust them accordingly and try installing SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 again.

Note: https://Remote.contoso.com:987 should be in the Default zone. If it is in the Internet zone, this can prevent SBS 2008 UR2 from changing the authentication mode on companyweb and resulting in the SBS 2008 UR2 installation failure.

2. If you see text similar to the log below, you may need to re-specify the external domain name in the IAMW.

2009/05/05 11:00:25| Reading registry keys to get URL for SBS SharePoint
2009/05/05 11:00:25| Url found: https://.contoso.local:987
2009/05/05 11:00:25| Trying to enable Kerberos
2009/05/05 11:00:25| Checking if site https://.contoso.local:987 is using NTLM
2009/05/05 11:00:25|
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.InstallException:
https://.contoso.local:987 is not in correct URI format --->
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.KerberosConfigurationExcepti
on: https://.contoso.local:987 is not in correct URI format --->
System.UriFormatException: Invalid URI: The hostname could not be parsed.
at System.Uri.CreateThis(String uri, Boolean dontEscape, UriKind uriKind)
at
Microsoft.WindowsServerSolutions.IWorker.EnableKerberos.EnableKerberosHelper.SiteIsU
singNTLM(String url)
--- End of inner exception stack trace ---

Re-run the IAMW to set the proper URL.

a. Open the Windows SBS Console. On the Home tab, click Set up your Internet address.

b. Specify a valid external domain name in the wizard like contoso.com (not contoso.local).

c. Try installing SBS 2008 Update Rollup 2 again.

3. If the only text you see in the log is like the example below, your companyweb site may be inaccessible for some reason.

2009/05/05 11:00:25| Reading registry keys to get URL for SBS SharePoint
2009/05/05 11:00:25| Url found: https://remote.contoso.com:987
2009/05/05 11:00:25| Trying to enable Kerberos

OR

2009/05/05 13:28:41| Rolling back to NTLM

2009/05/05 13:28:41| The install was not started. Nothing to rollback

Sharepoint is inaccessible.

See this post for the details:

https://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2009/05/06/companyweb-inaccessible-after-sharepoint-3-0-service-pack-2.aspx

4. If you’ve made it to this point and it’s still not fixed, consider engaging Microsoft Support for assistance.