MongoDB Windows install fails if select specific features with error "The expression after '&'..."

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. I am trying to do an automated install of MongoDB Community Edition 3.6.2 on a Window server that is not connected to the Internet.

The problem is the MSI install fails due to the attempted download of the Compass toolset at the end of the process. As I do not need to install Compass I thought I should be able to disable the installation of this feature.

However, when I pass in command line to only install specific MongoDb features, as per the documentation,

 msiexec.exe 
    /qn 
    /i mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-3.6.2-signed.msi
    INSTALLLOCATION="C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6\" 
    ADDLOCAL=Server 
    /l*v MongoDBInstall.log

the install fails with the following error (in the MSEXEC error log). the error occurs whenever the ADDLOCAL parameter is set to anything other than ALL

WixQuietExec64:  The expression after '&' in a pipeline element produced an object that was not valid. It must result in a command  WixQuietExec64:  name, a script block, or a CommandInfo object. WixQuietExec64:  At line:1 char:3 
WixQuietExec64:  + & '' ; exit $($Error.Count) WixQuietExec64:  +   ~~ 
WixQuietExec64:      + CategoryInfo          : InvalidOperation: (:String) , RuntimeException WixQuietExec64:      + FullyQualifiedErrorId : BadExpression 
WixQuietExec64:
WixQuietExec64:  Error 0x80070001: Command line returned an error. 
WixQuietExec64:  Error 0x80070001: QuietExec64 Failed 
WixQuietExec64:  Error 0x80070001: Failed in ExecCommon method
CustomAction InstallCompassScript returned actual error code 1603 (note this may not be 100% accurate if translation happened inside sandbox)

Anyone seen this before, and have a solution?

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asked on Stack Overflow Jan 29, 2018 by Richard Fennell • edited Jan 30, 2018 by Richard Fennell

2 Answers

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There is an option for installing that compass in the MSI. By default, it will be selected to install, Deselect that option and try to install.

It will appear after giving the complete install as showing in image below

Mongo Compass Install Option

Hope this helps.,

answered on Stack Overflow Jan 29, 2018 by charan tej
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I just ran into this problem and examining the log. I found the property SHOULD_INSTALL_COMPASS.

So try this command:

msiexec.exe 
    /qn 
    /i mongodb-win32-x86_64-2008plus-ssl-3.6.2-signed.msi
    INSTALLLOCATION="C:\Program Files\MongoDB\Server\3.6\" 
    ADDLOCAL=Server 
    SHOULD_INSTALL_COMPASS=0
    /l*v MongoDBInstall.log
answered on Stack Overflow Apr 11, 2018 by Gerardo Pérez • edited Apr 11, 2018 by Yuankun

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