Cannot install ANY VPN feature - tries to install non-existent feature...

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djmuk

Server 2016, Updates show up to date. Essentials role installed

Version 1607

Build 14393.2339

It did have anywhere access installed & configured, but I removed it while troubleshooting another issue.I now cannot reinstall anywhere access OR teh native direct Access / VPN features.

I have removed & reinstalled essentials role, removed all anywhere access slections & set up again, multiple reboots.

Eventually I find a consistent error in the logs - Microsoft-Windows-ServerManager-DeploymentProvider/Operational

Initially when Trying to install direct access / vpn I get

error 1547 "Unable to install updates DamgmtTools;RemoteAccessServer;RasCMAK;. hResult: Unknown HResult Error code: 0xc004000d"

trying again just gives:

Error 1547 "Unable to install updates RemoteAccessServer;. hResult: Unknown HResult Error code: 0xc004000d"

trying to install Anywhere access gives:

"Unable to install updates RemoteAccess;RemoteAccessServer;Windows-Internal-Database;. hResult: Unknown HResult Error code: 0xc004000d"

As I noticed the other items listed were the names used when installing using 'install-windowsfeature" I confirmed that I COULD install using "install-windowsfeature" both "RemoteAccess" and "Windows-Internal-Database" but "RemoteAccessServer" doesn't exist as an installable feature.

"Install-WindowsFeature : ArgumentNotValid: The role, role service, or feature name is not valid: 'RemoteAccessServer'.
The name was not found.
At line:1 char:1
+ Install-WindowsFeature -name RemoteAccessServer
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidArgument: (RemoteAccessServer:String) [Install-WindowsFeature], Exception
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : NameDoesNotExist,Microsoft.Windows.ServerManager.Commands.AddWindowsFeatureCommand"

So it seems to me that something has broken - whether the feature has changed name and the dependencies haven't been updated or whether it has been removed within an 'update' I don't know...

I HAVE performed a DISM /online /cleanup-image / restorehealth.

(As an aside I have noticed different behaviour with windows backup logging VSS errors between this server and another one running 14393.2189)



David

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