Sitecore 10.1.1 installation using Sitecore Complete Install Assistant (supports Solr 8.9.0 installation)

Since this is a new Sitecore version, ensure to setup the details in the backend:

Once create button is clicked in the above form, 10.1.1 appears in the list of Sitecore versions supported in the version selector:

Open SIF installer from main menu bar, connect to db in the SIF installer form next, click prerequisites menu button:

Download and Install all prerequisites:

Download prerequisites sets up unzipped folder:

All prerequisites available:

Ensure to click Install Prerequisites button once all prerequisites are setup in the file system.

Solr 8.9.0 installation: 

Click Solr installer from menu:

Additionally use port checker to ensure the desired port is free -

JavaDownloadUrl:

https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk16-binaries/releases/download/jdk-16.0.1%2B9/OpenJDK16U-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_16.0.1_9.zip

Pick up latest Java Download Url (jdk 16 at the time of writing this blog) from here:

after successful install:

8.9.0 instance running fine in the concerned port:

SIF installer must be enabled:

Click the SIF installer, solr details will get auto-filled if you enter the correct url:

Autogenerated PS install script for reference, if you click install or generate scripts button:

Solr cores load fine:

SQL DB list:

Install successful:

Launchpad:

Bonus:

Commerce 10.1.0 on top of Sitecore 10.1.1 instance:

Installer:

https://github.com/navancommits/SitecoreCompleteInstallAssistant/releases/tag/3.31

Error:

msdeploy.exe : Error Code: ERROR_DACFX_NEEDED_FOR_SQL_PROVIDER

At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SitecoreInstallFramework\2.3.0\Public\Tasks\Invoke-CommandTask.ps1:31

char:13

+             & $Path $Arguments | Out-Default

+             ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (Error Code: ERR...OR_SQL_PROVIDER:String) [], RemoteException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NativeCommandError

More Information: The SQL provider cannot run with dacpac option because of a missing dependency. Please make sure

that DacFx is installed.  Learn more at:

https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=221672#ERROR_DACFX_NEEDED_FOR_SQL_PROVIDER.

Error count: 1.

Install-SitecoreConfiguration : Command C:\Program Files\iis\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe returned a non-zero

exit code - (-1)

At C:\scia\Sitecore 10.1.1 rev. 005862 (Setup XP0 Developer Workstation rev.

1.2.3-r6)\SCIA-sc1011latcm.localhost_Install_Script.ps1:77 char:2

+  Install-SitecoreConfiguration @singleDeveloperParams *>&1 | Tee-Obje ...

+  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Install-SitecoreConfiguration

[TIME] 00:00:46

Invoke-CommandTask : Command C:\Program Files\iis\Microsoft Web Deploy V3\msdeploy.exe returned a non-zero exit code -

(-1)

At C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\SitecoreInstallFramework\2.3.0\Public\Tasks\Invoke-WebDeployTask.ps1:36

char:2

+     Invoke-CommandTask -Path $Path -Arguments $msdeployArgs -TaskName ...

+     ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    + CategoryInfo          : NotSpecified: (:) [Write-Error], WriteErrorException

    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.WriteErrorException,Invoke-CommandTask

Solution:

Click Install Prerequisites button in Prerequisites form:

DAC Framework gets installed automatically: