Next step is to look at Detail.txt file for any hint about dependent feature. Next Step: Use the following information to resolve the error, and then try the setup process again. Reason for failure: An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail. When we click on the hyperlink on the screen, it opens up setup summary file which has this information about failed component. Here is the final screen shot showing installation failure. In my lab, I downloaded ISO from download center and mounted it.
Installation of SQL Server 2019 from removable media fails if SQL Server Management Studio 18.3 or earlier is installed. We would learn how to look at various log file and what are the error messages we need to look. The purpose of this blog is to show how to confirm if you are hitting the same issue. As of now, this is already called out in the release notes. Since I was able to reproduce the issue in my lab, I contacted SSMS product group and they were kind enough to fix this issue very quickly. After release of SQL Server 2019, one of our customer was trying to install SQL Server 2019 and encountered an error message.
