[OpsMgr 2012] error "Setup Cannot be Completed" when installing System Center 2012 Operations Manager

Article ID: 2705760 - Last Review: May 7, 2012 - Revision: 1.0

You may receive the error "Setup Cannot be Completed" when installing System Center 2012 Operations Manager

While installing System Center 2012 Operations Manager, the installation fails and you receive the error "Setup Cannot be Completed".

This may occur if the OperationsManager.mdf and OperationsManager.ldf files already exist in the directory where you chose to install the new OperationsManager database. If this occurs you will see an error similar to the following in the OpsMgrSetupWizard.log file:

[05:44:19]: Error: :Exception running sql string CREATE DATABASE [OperationsManager] ON PRIMARY(NAME=MOM_DATA,FILENAME='C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\OperationsManager.mdf',SIZE=1000MB,MAXSIZE=1000MB,FILEGROWTH=0MB) LOG ON(NAME=MOM_LOG, FILENAME='C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\OperationsManager.ldf',SIZE=500MB,MAXSIZE=500MB,FILEGROWTH=0MB) COLLATE SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS: Threw Exception.Type: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException, Exception Error Code: 0x80131904, Exception.Message: Cannot create file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\OperationsManager.mdf' because it already exists. Change the file path or the file name, and retry the operation.
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors.
[05:44:19]: Error: :StackTrace: at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlConnection.OnError(SqlException exception, Boolean breakConnection)
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.ThrowExceptionAndWarning()
at System.Data.SqlClient.TdsParser.Run(RunBehavior runBehavior, SqlCommand cmdHandler, SqlDataReader dataStream, BulkCopySimpleResultSet bulkCopyHandler, TdsParserStateObject stateObj)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.RunExecuteNonQueryTds(String methodName, Boolean async)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.InternalExecuteNonQuery(DbAsyncResult result, String methodName, Boolean sendToPipe)
at System.Data.SqlClient.SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery()
at Microsoft.EnterpriseManagement.OperationsManager.Setup.DBConfigurationHelper.DBConfiguration.RunSqlStrings(String[] sqlCommands)
[05:44:19]: Always: :Failed to create and configure the DB with exception.: Threw Exception.Type: System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException, Exception Error Code: 0x80131904, Exception.Message: Cannot create file 'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\OperationsManager.mdf' because it already exists. Change the file path or the file name, and retry the operation.
CREATE DATABASE failed. Some file names listed could not be created. Check related errors.

NOTE The OpsMgrSetupWizard.log file is located in C:\Users\<InstallationAccount>\AppData\Local\SCOM\Logs

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