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How to resolve error during Plesk upgrade to Obsidian or Onyx?

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Typical error might look as shown below:

Upgrade to Onyx 17.8:

Installing packages
Upgrading Plesk URL protection module...
Failed to install 'C:\ParallelsInstaller\parallels\PANEL-WIN_17.8.11\dist-windows\plesk-urlprotection.msi': Fatal error during installation. (Error code 1603)
ERROR: The installation of the package 'plesk-urlprotection' failed with code 1603. (upgrade: Upgrading Plesk URL protection module...)

Upgrade to Obsidian:

Installing packages
Upgrading Plesk URL protection module...
Failed to install 'C:\ProgramData\Plesk\Installer\cache\pool\release\PLESK-WIN_18.0.21_1598\dist-windows\plesk-urlprotection.msi': Fatal error during installation. (Error code 1603)
Action '' failed with error 1603(0x00000643)
ERROR: The installation of the package 'plesk-urlprotection' failed with code 1603. (upgrade: Upgrading Plesk URL protection module...)

Today, let us see the steps followed by our Support Techs to resolve issue in each case.

Upgrade to Onyx 17.8:

1. Firstly, connect to the Plesk server via RDP

2. Then, download the plesk-urlprotection package.

3. Next, start a command prompt as Administrator.

4. Stop IIS service:

Warning: Plesk and websites will be offline while IIS is stopped.

iisreset /stop

5. Then, install the plesk-urlprotection package:

Note: Modify the path to the plesk-urlprotection package if it is different from the below.

msiexec /i "C:\Users\Administrator\Downloads\plesk-urlprotection.msi" /L*V "C:\plesk_urlprotection_installation_debug.txt" AUTOINSTALLER=1

6. Next, start IIS service:

iisreset /start

7. Finally, restart the Plesk upgrade

Upgrade to Obsidian 18

1. Firstly, connect to the Plesk server via RDP

2. Then, start a command prompt as Administrator

3. Next, stop IIS service:

Warning: Plesk and websites will be offline while IIS is stopped.

iisreset /stop

4. Then, install the plesk-urlprotection package:

Note: Modify the path to the plesk-urlprotection package if it is different from the below.

msiexec /i "C:\ProgramData\Plesk\Installer\cache\pool\release\PLESK-WIN_18.0.21_1598\dist-windows\plesk-urlprotection.msi" /L*V "C:\plesk_urlprotection_installation_debug_OBSIDIAN.txt" AUTOINSTALLER=1

5. Then, start IIS service:

iisreset /start

6. Finally, restart the Plesk upgrade

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Conclusion

Today, we saw steps followed by our Support Engineers to resolve error during Plesk upgrade to Obsidian or Onyx.