I am trying to install a new instance of SQL Server 2016 and when I get to the part where I install Microsoft R Open and Microsoft R Server it is now asking for the CAB files.
The two URLs which the setup says contains the CAB files are no longer available
Setup was unable to contact the download server. Provide the location of the Microsoft R Open and Microsoft R Server installation files and click “Next”. The installation files can be downloaded from: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2134897&lcid=1033 https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=2136942&lcid=1033
I have searched on the Internet for these CAB files but every website about R Services seems to point back to the same URLs - HELP!
Does anyone know where I can download the files, I think the file are called something like SRO_3.5.x.x_1033.CAB and SRS_8.x.x.x_1033.CAB. I need them for SQL Server 2016 SP3 and I think the last version was for SQL Server 2016 SP2 CU14.
BTW: moving to SQL Server 2017 or 2019 would mean retesting the production suite which is something that is not currently planned in so we need to stick with 2016 for a little longer.
Both of the latest links from https://learn.microsoft.com/th-th/sql/machine-learning/install/sql-ml-cab-downloads?view=sql-server-2016 is down because the CDN domain, rserverdistribution.azureedge.net simply can't be resolved. Luckily, both the Microsoft R Open and Microsoft R Server is archived by Wayback Machine.