SPInstallPrereqs Fails with Exit Code 1620

Details of the scenario you tried and the problem that is occurring

Due to the file http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=622997 (SQL 2012 native client) is no longer available, SharePoint 2016 prerequisite installer cannot properly run and returns error.

Verbose logs showing the problem

PowerShell DSC resource MSFT_SPInstallPrereqs  failed to execute Set-TargetResource functionality with error message:
The prerequisite installer ran with the following unknown exit code 1620
    + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:) [], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : ProviderOperationExecutionFailure
    + PSComputerName        : SWAZSERVER01.c0nt0s00.local

Suggested solution to the issue

For example, one can use SQL 2012 SP4 native client. I tested it in my sandbox but not sure if it is fully supported by Microsoft:

        File SPLocalMediaEnsure {
            SourcePath = $env:SP_MEDIA_UNC
            DestinationPath = "C:\Install\SP_MEDIA"
            Recurse = $true
            Type = "Directory"
            Credential = $MediaShareCredential
        }

        xRemoteFile SQLNCli
        {
            Uri             = "https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/3/C/F3C64941-22A0-47E9-BC9B-1A19B4CA3E88/ENU/x64/sqlncli.msi"
            DestinationPath = "C:\Install\SP_MEDIA\2016\SharePoint\prerequisiteinstallerfiles\sqlncli.msi"
            MatchSource     = $false
            DependsOn       = "[File]SPLocalMediaEnsure"
        }

        Package SQLNCli
        {
            Path        = "C:\Install\SP_MEDIA\2016\SharePoint\prerequisiteinstallerfiles\sqlncli.msi"
            Name        = "Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Native Client "
            ProductId   = "B9274744-8BAE-4874-8E59-2610919CD419"
            Arguments   = "/qn /norestart IACCEPTSQLNCLILICENSETERMS=YES"
            DependsOn   = "[xRemoteFile]SQLNCli"
        }

        SPInstallPrereqs SPPrereqsInstalled
        {
            IsSingleInstance    = "Yes"
            InstallerPath       = "C:\Install\SP_MEDIA\2016\SharePoint\Prerequisiteinstaller.exe"
            OnlineMode          = $true
            DependsOn           = "[File]SPLocalMediaEnsure", "[Package]SQLNCli"
        }

The DSC configuration that is used to reproduce the issue (as detailed as possible)

        SPInstallPrereqs SPPrereqsInstalled
        {
            IsSingleInstance    = "Yes"
            InstallerPath       = "C:\Install\SP_MEDIA\2016\SharePoint\Prerequisiteinstaller.exe"
            OnlineMode          = $true
            DependsOn           = "[File]SPLocalMediaEnsure", "[Package]SQLNCli"
        }

The operating system the target node is running

Version of SharePoint that is used (e.g. SharePoint 2016)

SharePoint 2016

Version and build of PowerShell the target node is running

Version of the DSC module that was used

4.2.0

[shurick81]

Prerequisite installer was failing because the permalink http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=622997 was pointing to https://download.microsoft.com/download/4/B/1/4B1E9B0E-A4F3-4715-B417-31C82302A70A/ENU/x64/sqlncli.msi, that is not available anymore. Now thanks to @brianlala, Microsoft has fixed the permalink and it points to SQL 2012 SP4 Native Client, https://download.microsoft.com/download/F/3/C/F3C64941-22A0-47E9-BC9B-1A19B4CA3E88/ENU/x64/sqlncli.msi. Everything should now work as before the incident (but installing a new version of the client).

[ykuijs]

@shurick81 I am updating both the documentation and the resource to refer to the Wiki when exit code 1620 is thrown.

@centuryx476 The resource does not process any of the specified prereq component parameters if you set OnlineMode to True. It will then always try to download any missing prereqs from the Internet.