SnapCenter plugin for Windows fails to deploy with error: EnableMessageQueuing returned actual error code 1603

Applies to

• SnapCenter server 4.7P1
• SnapCenter plugin for Windows 4.7P1
• Windows server 2022

Issue

SnapCenter plugin for Windows fails to deploy.

The package installation fails while trying to enable MessageQueuing Windows feature.

Error in SMCore_Package_xxx.log

MSI (s) (B8:8C) [17:41:47:217]: Executing op: ActionStart(Name=EnableMessageQueuing,Description=Enabling Windows Message Queuing feature... (this may take a few minutes).,)
MSI (s) (B8:8C) [17:41:47:217]: Executing op: CustomActionSchedule(Action=EnableMessageQueuing,ActionType=1025,Source=BinaryData,Target=EnableMessageQueuing,CustomActionData=true)
MSI (s) (B8:98) [17:41:47:232]: Invoking remote custom action. DLL: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFA95.tmp, Entrypoint: EnableMessageQueuing
SFXCA: Extracting custom action to temporary directory: C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFA95.tmp-\
SFXCA: Binding to CLR version v4.0.30319
Calling custom action WiXCSCA!SysWin32.WiXCSCA.CustomActions.EnableMessageQueuing
WiXCSCA.EnableMessageQueuing: Begin
Exception thrown by custom action:
System.Reflection.TargetInvocationException: Exception has been thrown by the target of an invocation. ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Configuration system failed to initialize ---> System.Configuration.ConfigurationErrorsException: Unrecognized configuration section startup. (C:\Windows\Installer\MSIFA95.tmp-\CustomAction.config line 3)
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationSchemaErrors.ThrowIfErrors(Boolean ignoreLocal)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfParseErrors(ConfigurationSchemaErrors schemaErrors)
   at System.Configuration.BaseConfigurationRecord.ThrowIfInitErrors()
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.EnsureInit(String configKey)
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.PrepareClientConfigSystem(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.ClientConfigurationSystem.System.Configuration.Internal.IInternalConfigSystem.GetSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Configuration.PrivilegedConfigurationManager.GetSection(String sectionName)
   at System.Net.Configuration.SettingsSectionInternal.get_Section()
   at System.Net.Sockets.Socket.InitializeSockets()
   at System.Net.Dns.GetHostName()
   at SysWin32.WiXCSCA.CustomActions.EnableMessageQueuing(Session session)
   --- End of inner exception stack trace ---
   at System.RuntimeMethodHandle.InvokeMethod(Object target, Object arguments, Signature sig, Boolean constructor)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.UnsafeInvokeInternal(Object obj, Object parameters, Object arguments)
   at System.Reflection.RuntimeMethodInfo.Invoke(Object obj, BindingFlags invokeAttr, Binder binder, Object parameters, CultureInfo culture)
   at Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.CustomActionProxy.InvokeCustomAction(Int32 sessionHandle, String entryPoint, IntPtr remotingDelegatePtr)
CustomAction EnableMessageQueuing returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)