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When you use the PrerequisiteInstaller.exe, it will execute this Windows PowerShell code to install the necessary Roles and Features to configure Windows Server 2012 for SharePoint 2013. Part of the Windows PowerShell code for Add-WindowsFeature installation installs the Windows NET-Framework-Core feature that is the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5.
1 – Download the SharePoint 2013 SP1 installer 2 – Run the Prerequisites install 3 – The install will eventually give the error message “Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role: configuration error” part way through: There is a Microsoft KB article about this here:
How to install the prerequisites for Microsoft SharePoint?
Once the Splash screen opens, you will find an “Install Software prerequisites” link. Clicking on that link brings up a list of all software to be installed as prerequisites – Click on “Next” button and accept the agreement. This will start installing the prerequisites.
The Wizard will ask for the database server name and it will provide the default configuration database name. It will also ask you to specify the database access account. Provide the appropriate information by keeping the database name default “SharePoint_Config” as shown below – Click on the “Next” button.
To do this, use one of the following methods, depending on whether the SharePoint server is connected to the Internet or is offline. Open an elevated Windows PowerShell prompt on the SharePoint server (that is, Run as Administrator), and execute the following commands:
When does the products preparation tool in SharePoint Server?
When this problem occurs, the Products Preparation Tool does not progress past the “Configuring Application Server Role, Web Server (IIS) Role” stage. To work around this issue, use one of the following methods.
Add-WindowsFeature: The request to add or remove features on the specified server failed. Installation of one or more roles, role services, or features failed. The source files could not be downloaded. Use the “source” option to specify the location of the files that are required to restore the feature.