Failed to containerize Dynamics CRM 2016.

[nikawang]

Trying to containerize Dynamics CRM 2016, but encountered some issues:

• Failed to install some windows features: File Server Resource Manager, Search-Service
• No access to SQL Server, Reporting Server even using gMSA with container
• Can't show a modal dialog when the application is not running in UserInteractive mode.

[nikawang]

Please see Dockerfile as below

FROM mcr.microsoft.com/windows/servercore:ltsc2019

ADD  CRM2016-Server-ENU-amd64.exe C:/
ADD vcredist_x64.exe C:/
ADD vcredist_x86.exe C:/
ADD sqlncli_x64.msi C:/
ADD sqlncli2008r2_64.msi C:/

SHELL ["powershell", "-Command", "$ErrorActionPreference = 'Stop'; $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue';"]

RUN Start-Process msiexec -ArgumentList '/i', 'sqlncli_x64.msi', 'IACCEPTSQLNCLILICENSETERMS=YES', '/qn' -Wait
RUN Start-Process msiexec -ArgumentList '/i', 'sqlncli2008r2_64.msi', 'IACCEPTSQLNCLILICENSETERMS=YES', '/qn' -Wait
RUN .\vcredist_x64.exe /q;
RUN .\vcredist_x86.exe /q;
RUN Start-Process C:\CRM2016-Server-ENU-amd64.exe -ArgumentList  '/quiet' ,'/extract:C:\CRM' -Wait

ADD Redist C:/CRM/Redist
ADD SQLNativeClient C:/CRM/SQLNativeClient
ADD VCRedist C:/CRM/VCRedist
ADD VCRedist10 C:/CRM/VCRedist10
ADD server_install_config.xml C:/CRM/server_install_config.xml

RUN Start-Process C:/CRM/SetupServer.exe  -ArgumentList  '/QR', '/L', 'C:\CRM\server_install_config.log', '/config', 'C:\CRM\server_install_config.xml' -Wait

BTW, I'm using gMSA to build the docker image. Please see the verification output as below

Please help to check . Thanks very much!

[rdebath]

Can't show a modal dialog when the application is not running in UserInteractive mode.

Yeh, Windows installers are really bad at a non-interactive install.

PS C:> Install-Windowsfeature FS-Resource-Manager ... Error ...

Can CRM 2016 even install on Windows Server Core ?

PS C:> Install-Windowsfeature Search-Service

Okaaaay, that would be a no.