Unable to remove elastic search service during Azure DevOps Server upgrade
Trying to upgrade TFS 2018 to DevOps Server 2019. Stuck at readiness checks screen. It wants me to remove elasticsearch service.
The service is stopped.
And the path mentioned in the service properties, specifically the Search folder, does not exist C:\Program Files\Microsoft Team Foundation Server 2018\Search\ES\elasticsearchv5\bin\elasticsearch-service-x64.exe //RS//elasticsearch-service-x64 does not exist.
No way to run service -remove from the bin folder.
Relevant log:
[Info @07:49:10.510] +-+-+-+-+-| Running Service Not Installed: Verifying the following Windows service is not installed: elasticsearch-service-x64 |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.511]
[Info @07:49:10.511] +-+-+-+-+-| Verifying the following Windows service is not installed: elasticsearch-service-x64 |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.511] Starting Node: VSEARCHSERVICENOTINSTALLED
[Info @07:49:10.511] NodePath : VINPUTS/Conditional/Progress/Conditional/VSEARCHSERVICENOTINSTALLED
[Info @07:49:10.511] Verifying that the following service is NOT installed: elasticsearch-service-x64. Machine: ..
[Info @07:49:10.512] Node returned: Error
[Error @07:49:10.512] The following Windows service is installed on your computer: elasticsearch-service-x64. Remove elasticsearch-service-x64 to continue. Read the troubleshooting guide (https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=828578) for more details.
[Info @07:49:10.512] Completed Service Not Installed: Error
[Info @07:49:10.512] -----------------------------------------------------
[Info @07:49:10.512]
[Info @07:49:10.512] +-+-+-+-+-| Running VerifySearchIndexLocation: Verifying that the search index location path is valid. |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.512]
[Info @07:49:10.512] +-+-+-+-+-| Verifying that the search index location path is valid. |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.512] Starting Node: VSEARCHINDEXLOCATIONVERIFIER
[Info @07:49:10.512] NodePath : VINPUTS/Conditional/Progress/Conditional/VSEARCHINDEXLOCATIONVERIFIER
[Info @07:49:10.513] Node returned: Success
[Info @07:49:10.513] Completed VerifySearchIndexLocation: Success
[Info @07:49:10.513] -----------------------------------------------------
[Info @07:49:10.513]
[Info @07:49:10.513] +-+-+-+-+-| Running Verify ElasticSearch port is available: Verifying that a port is available in range 9200-9299 |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.513]
[Info @07:49:10.513] +-+-+-+-+-| Verifying that a port is available in range 9200-9299 |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.513] Starting Node: VSEARCHESPORTAVAILABLE
[Info @07:49:10.513] NodePath : VINPUTS/Conditional/Progress/Conditional/VSEARCHESPORTAVAILABLE
[Info @07:49:10.514] Port: 9200 is available for configuring elasticsearch
[Info @07:49:10.514] Node returned: Success
[Info @07:49:10.514] Completed Verify ElasticSearch port is available: Success
[Info @07:49:10.514] -----------------------------------------------------
[Info @07:49:10.514]
[Info @07:49:10.514] +-+-+-+-+-| Running VerifySearchServiceAccount: Verifying that the search service account name and password is valid. |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.514]
[Info @07:49:10.515] +-+-+-+-+-| Verifying that the search service account name and password is valid. |+-+-+-+-+-
[Info @07:49:10.515] Starting Node: VSEARCHACCOUNTVALID
[Info @07:49:10.515] NodePath : VINPUTS/Conditional/Progress/Conditional/VSEARCHACCOUNTVALID
[Info @07:49:10.515] Node returned: Success
[Info @07:49:10.515] Completed VerifySearchServiceAccount: Success
[Info @07:49:10.515] -----------------------------------------------------
In that case, just run the command in cmd as an administrator
sc delete elasticsearch-service-x64
According to microsoft documentation, the sc delete command removes the service from the registry without the need for an executable in the specified path.
After this command close all windows referring to the windows service and request a new check in Azure DevOps Server 2019