Hi team,

I'm trying to install MobiControl on a new clean server (w2019).

The download file is "MobiControl1560Setup_1018_release". During the installation, I request to get SQL installed and enter the SA password.

However every time I get this error:

I have cleared the AppData\Local\Temp folder and check the logs... but I can't seem to find how to fix it.

The server is a new clean build (only .Net Core has been installed) and the actual SOTI installer seems unable to get access to the locally installed DB, created by SOTI.....:

2022-10-27 14:38:35.827:    DACPAC: Deploying DACPAC file...
2022-10-27 14:38:50.665:    DACPAC: DAC Message: Message SQL0: The dac history table will not be updated.
2022-10-27 14:39:05.438:    DACPAC: FAILURE: DACPAC has failed to deploy: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException (0x80131904): A network-related or instance-specific error occurred while establishing a connection to SQL Server. The server was not found or was not accessible. Verify that the instance name is correct and that SQL Server is configured to allow remote connections. (provider: SQL Network Interfaces, error: 26 - Error Locating Server/Instance Specified)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlInternalConnectionTds..ctor(DbConnectionPoolIdentity identity, SqlConnectionString connectionOptions, SqlCredential credential, Object providerInfo, String newPassword, SecureString newSecurePassword, Boolean redirectedUserInstance, SqlConnectionString userConnectionOptions, SessionData reconnectSessionData, DbConnectionPool pool, String accessToken, Boolean applyTransientFaultHandling, SqlAuthenticationProviderManager sqlAuthProviderManager)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, DbConnectionPoolKey poolKey, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionOptions userOptions)
   at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup, DbConnectionOptions userOptions)
   at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.TryGetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions, DbConnectionInternal oldConnection, DbConnectionInternal& connection)
   at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionInternal.TryOpenConnectionInternal(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory, TaskCompletionSource`1 retry, DbConnectionOptions userOptions)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.TryOpenInner(TaskCompletionSource`1 retry)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.TryOpen(TaskCompletionSource`1 retry)
   at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.Open()
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Dac.ConnectionManager.<>c__DisplayClass1.<Create>b__0()
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Common.SqlClient.RetryPolicy.<>c__DisplayClass4.<ExecuteAction>b__3(RetryState retryState)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Common.SqlClient.RetryPolicy.ExecuteAction[R](Func`2 func, Nullable`1 token)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Common.SqlClient.RetryPolicy.ExecuteAction(Action`1 action, Nullable`1 token)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Common.SqlClient.RetryPolicy.ExecuteAction(Action action, Nullable`1 token)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Dac.ConnectionManager.Create(SqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory, Boolean cacheConnections)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Dac.DacRegistrationManager.DacInstancesManager.GetDacRegistrationData(SqlConnectionFactory connectionFactory, String databaseName)
   at Microsoft.Data.Tools.Schema.Sql.Dac.DacRegistrationManager.StartDeploy()
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac.DacServices.InternalDeploy(IPackageSource packageSource, Boolean isDacpac, String targetDatabaseName, DacDeployOptions options, CancellationToken cancellationToken, DacLoggingContext loggingContext, Action`3 reportPlanOperation, Boolean executePlan)
   at Microsoft.SqlServer.Dac.DacServices.Deploy(DacPackage package, String targetDatabaseName, Boolean upgradeExisting, DacDeployOptions options, Nullable`1 cancellationToken)
   at Soti.MobiControl.Tools.DacpacInstaller.Program.Main(String[] args)
ClientConnectionId:00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
Error Number:-1,State:0,Class:20

Any ideas? Many thanks