title: Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL server error log for potential causes
body: <p>I m using SQL Server 2012 Developer Edition. Even I tried SQL Server 2012 Express and Enterprise edition but all gave same error. I browsed msdn blog as well as few post on stackoverflow.</p>
  <p>But nothing helped me out from this!</p>
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/Zuc4C.jpg" alt="Error Details" /></p>
  <p><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/P58q1.jpg" alt="Installation failed" /></p>
  <p><strong>Here is the error log details</strong></p>
  <pre><code>Overall summary:
  Final result:                  Failed: see details below
  Exit code (Decimal):           -2061893606
  Start time:                    2013-10-21 12:58:05
  End time:                      2013-10-21 13:52:30
  Requested action:              Install
  
  Setup completed with required actions for features.
  Troubleshooting information for those features:
  Next step for RS:              Use the following information to resolve the error,  uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Next step for SQLEngine:       Use the following information to resolve the error,  uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Next step for DQ:              Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Next step for FullText:        Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  Next step for Replication:     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
  
  
  Machine Properties:
    Machine name:                  CROY-TOSH
    Machine processor count:       4
    OS version:                    Windows 7
    OS service pack:               Service Pack 1
    OS region:                     United States
    OS language:                   English (United States)
    OS architecture:               x64
    Process architecture:          64 Bit
    OS clustered:                  No
  
  Product features discovered:
    Product              Instance             Instance ID                    Feature                                       Language             Edition              Version         Clustered 
  
   Package properties:
     Description:                   Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Service Pack 1
     ProductName:                   SQL Server 2012
     Type:                          RTM
     Version:                       11
     SPLevel:                       0
     Installation location:         C:\Users\CRoy\Downloads\SQL Server 2012 Developer  Edition (x86 and x64) - DVD (English)\x64\setup\
     Installation edition:          Developer
  
   Product Update Status:
    None discovered.
  
  User Input Settings:
   ACTION:                        Install
   ADDCURRENTUSERASSQLADMIN:      false
   AGTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\SQLSERVERAGENT
   AGTSVCPASSWORD:                *****
   AGTSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Manual
   ASBACKUPDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL     Server\MSAS11.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Backup
   ASCOLLATION:                   Latin1_General_CI_AI
   ASCONFIGDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL     Server\MSAS11.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Config
   ASDATADIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL  Server\MSAS11.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Data
   ASLOGDIR:                      C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSAS11.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Log
  ASPROVIDERMSOLAP:              1
  ASSERVERMODE:                  MULTIDIMENSIONAL
  ASSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLServerOLAPService
  ASSVCPASSWORD:                 &lt;empty&gt;
  ASSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  ASSYSADMINACCOUNTS:            CRoy-TOSH\CRoy
  ASTEMPDIR:                     C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL   Server\MSAS11.MSSQLSERVER\OLAP\Temp
  BROWSERSVCSTARTUPTYPE:         Disabled
  CLTCTLRNAME:                   ROY
  CLTRESULTDIR:                  C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL  Server\DReplayClient\ResultDir\
  CLTSTARTUPTYPE:                Manual
  CLTSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\SQL Server Distributed Replay Client
  CLTSVCPASSWORD:                &lt;empty&gt;
  CLTWORKINGDIR:                 C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\DReplayClient\WorkingDir\
  COMMFABRICENCRYPTION:          0
  COMMFABRICNETWORKLEVEL:        0
  COMMFABRICPORT:                0
  CONFIGURATIONFILE:             C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20131021_125116\ConfigurationFile.ini
  CTLRSTARTUPTYPE:               Manual
  CTLRSVCACCOUNT:                NT Service\SQL Server Distributed Replay Controller
  CTLRSVCPASSWORD:               &lt;empty&gt;
  CTLRUSERS:                     CRoy-TOSH\CRoy
  ENABLERANU:                    false
  ENU:                           true
  ERRORREPORTING:                true
  FEATURES:                      SQLENGINE, REPLICATION, FULLTEXT, DQ, AS, RS, RS_SHP,  RS_SHPWFE, DQC, BIDS, CONN, IS, BC, SDK, BOL, SSMS, ADV_SSMS, DREPLAY_CTLR, DREPLAY_CLT,  SNAC_SDK, MDS
  FILESTREAMLEVEL:               2
  FILESTREAMSHARENAME:           MSSQLSERVER
  FTSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MSSQLFDLauncher
  FTSVCPASSWORD:                 &lt;empty&gt;
  HELP:                          false
  IACCEPTSQLSERVERLICENSETERMS:  false
  INDICATEPROGRESS:              false
  INSTALLSHAREDDIR:              C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSHAREDWOWDIR:           C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTALLSQLDATADIR:             &lt;empty&gt;
  INSTANCEDIR:                   C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\
  INSTANCEID:                    MSSQLSERVER
  INSTANCENAME:                  MSSQLSERVER
  ISSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\MsDtsServer110
  ISSVCPASSWORD:                 &lt;empty&gt;
  ISSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  MATRIXCMBRICKCOMMPORT:         0
  MATRIXCMSERVERNAME:            &lt;empty&gt;
  MATRIXNAME:                    &lt;empty&gt;
  NPENABLED:                     0
  PID:                           *****
  QUIET:                         false
  QUIETSIMPLE:                   false
  ROLE:                          &lt;empty&gt;
  RSINSTALLMODE:                 DefaultNativeMode
  RSSHPINSTALLMODE:              SharePointFilesOnlyMode
  RSSVCACCOUNT:                  NT Service\ReportServer
  RSSVCPASSWORD:                 &lt;empty&gt;
  RSSVCSTARTUPTYPE:              Automatic
  SAPWD:                         *****
  SECURITYMODE:                  SQL
  SQLBACKUPDIR:                  &lt;empty&gt;
  SQLCOLLATION:                  Latin1_General_CI_AI
  SQLSVCACCOUNT:                 NT Service\MSSQLSERVER
   SQLSVCPASSWORD:                *****
   SQLSVCSTARTUPTYPE:             Automatic
   SQLSYSADMINACCOUNTS:           CRoy-TOSH\CRoy
   SQLTEMPDBDIR:                  &lt;empty&gt;
   SQLTEMPDBLOGDIR:               &lt;empty&gt;
   SQLUSERDBDIR:                  &lt;empty&gt;
   SQLUSERDBLOGDIR:               &lt;empty&gt;
   SQMREPORTING:                  false
   TCPENABLED:                    0
   UIMODE:                        Normal
   UpdateEnabled:                 true
   UpdateSource:                  MU
   X86:                           false
  
   Configuration file:            C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20131021_125116\ConfigurationFile.ini
  
  Detailed results:
  Feature:                       Management Tools - Complete
  Status:                        Passed
  
  Feature:                       Client Tools Connectivity
  Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Client Tools SDK
   Status:                        Passed
  
  Feature:                       Client Tools Backwards Compatibility
  Status:                        Passed
  
  Feature:                       Management Tools - Basic
  Status:                        Passed
  
  Feature:                       SQL Server Data Tools
  Status:                        Passed
  
  Feature:                       Reporting Services - Native
  Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
  Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
  Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
   Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
   Component error code:          0x851A001A
   Error description:             Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
   Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026
  
   Feature:                       Database Engine Services
   Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
    Reason for failure:            An error occurred during the setup process of the feature.
   Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error,  uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
   Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
   Component error code:          0x851A001A
   Error description:             Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
   Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026
  
   Feature:                       Data Quality Services
   Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
   Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
   Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error, uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
   Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
   Component error code:          0x851A001A
   Error description:             Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
   Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026
  
   Feature:                       Full-Text and Semantic Extractions for Search
   Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
   Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
    Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error,  uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
    Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
    Component error code:          0x851A001A
    Error description:             Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
    Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026
  
   Feature:                       SQL Server Replication
   Status:                        Failed: see logs for details
   Reason for failure:            An error occurred for a dependency of the feature causing the setup process for the feature to fail.
   Next Step:                     Use the following information to resolve the error,  uninstall this feature, and then run the setup process again.
   Component name:                SQL Server Database Engine Services Instance Features
   Component error code:          0x851A001A
   Error description:             Wait on the Database Engine recovery handle failed. Check the SQL Server error log for potential causes.
   Error help link:               http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink?LinkId=20476&amp;ProdName=Microsoft+SQL+Server&amp;EvtSrc=setup.rll&amp;EvtID=50000&amp;ProdVer=11.0.3128.0&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026&amp;EvtType=0xD15B4EB2%400x4BDAF9BA%401306%4026
  
   Feature:                       Master Data Services
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Distributed Replay Client
   Status:                        Passed
  
    Feature:                       Distributed Replay Controller
    Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Integration Services
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Data Quality Client
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Analysis Services
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Reporting Services - SharePoint
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Reporting Services Add-in for SharePoint Products
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       SQL Browser
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       Documentation Components
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       SQL Writer
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Feature:                       SQL Client Connectivity SDK
   Status:                        Passed
  
   Rules with failures:
  
   Global rules:
  
   Scenario specific rules:
  
   Rules report file:               C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\110\Setup Bootstrap\Log\20131021_125116\SystemConfigurationCheck_Report.htm
  </code></pre>
  <p>Here is few links</p>
  <p><a href="http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqljourney/archive/2012/03/16/sql-2008-r2-setup-fails-with-quot-wait-on-the-database-engine-recovery-handle-failed-quot.aspx" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Blog MSDN</a></p>
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17613094/wait-on-the-database-engine-recovery-handle-failed-sql-server-2012-installatio">StackOverflow1</a></p>
  <p><a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/12195300/wait-on-the-database-engine-recovery-handle-failed">StackOverflow2</a></p>