SQL Server installation fails when it tries to modify registry

Question

Hi all,
I have a clustered Windows 2008 R2 with two nodes. When I try to install SQL Server 2012 in cluster mode, it encounters an error regarding to "unauthorized access". I checked the setup log and saw the following lines:
Slp: Creating cluster network name 'LeilaSQL'.
Slp: Creating cluster resource 'SQL Network Name (LeilaSQL)' of type 'Network Name' in group 'SQL Server (I5)'
Slp: Node 'LeilaONLINEDB1' is already a possible owner node of resource 'SQL Network Name (LeilaSQL)'
Slp: Removing possible owner node 'LeilaONLINEDB2' from resource 'SQL Network Name (LeilaSQL)'
Slp: Setting the LanMan properties registry key NoRemapPipe value to enable remote operations against the network name for machine LeilaONLINEDB1.
Slp: Sco: Attempting to create base registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE, machine LeilaONLINEDB1
Slp: Sco: Attempting to open registry subkey SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\lanmanserver\parameters
Slp:   LanMan properties registry key opened.
Slp: Sco: Attempting to get registry value NoRemapPipes
Slp:   Setting the LanMan properties registry key NoRemapPipe value to 'winreg, svcctl, eventlog'.
Slp: Sco: Attempting to set value NoRemapPipes
Slp: Prompting user if they want to retry this action due to the following failure:
Slp: ----------------------------------------
Slp: The following is an exception stack listing the exceptions in outermost to innermost order
Slp: Inner exceptions are being indented
Slp: 
Slp: Exception type: Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.ScoException
Slp:     Message: 
Slp:         Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
Slp:     HResult : 0x84bb0001
Slp:         FacilityCode : 1211 (4bb)
Slp:         ErrorCode : 1 (0001)
Slp:     Data: 
Slp:       WatsonData = parameters@NoRemapPipes
Slp:       DisableRetry = true
Slp:     Inner exception type: System.UnauthorizedAccessException
Slp:         Message: 
Slp:                 Attempted to perform an unauthorized operation.
Slp:         HResult : 0x80070005
Slp:         Stack: 
Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.SetValueMultiString(String name, Object value)
Slp:                 at Microsoft.SqlServer.Configuration.Sco.InternalRegistryKey.SetValue(String name, Object value, RegistryValueKind valueKind)
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Leila

Answer 1

Hi Leila,
Does your cluster can pass the cluster validation? Did this cluster node has rejoin operation.Did you saw any warning information in the cluster valication report, please install the cluster node latest update then try again.
More information"
Windows Server 2008 R2 Failover Clustering - Best Practice Guide
http://blogs.technet.com/b/aevalshah/archive/2012/05/15/windows-server-2008-r2-failover-clustering-best-practice-guide.aspx
I’m glad to be of help to you!
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