Hello CK,

To successfully add a second server to your SharePoint 2019 farm, you need to follow the steps at https://blogit.create.pt/miguelisidoro/2018/12/09/how-to-install-a-sharepoint-2019-farm-using-powershell-and-autospinstaller-part-2/ (part 2 of this post). About permissions, that post explains the permissions you need. Pay also attention to the “Multi-Server Installation (SharePoint servers)” section that has instructions on how to install the farm with multiple servers.

Thanks,
Miguel

However, we are seeing permissions issues (mostly access denied )when the application server is trying to deploy the WFE on the second server. We have opened the relevant ports on the firewall, allowed “log on locally” within the local security policy and added the sp_admin account to that policy amongst many other things. We even edited the Pshell module and added the -i switch for the psexec call.

Any ideas?

Thanks
CK

Hello Lesley,

Does the PC or server where you are download the SharePoint installation has a valid Internet connection?
Please run “ping http://www.google.com -t” in a command line prompt and check if you don’t have any lost packages.

Thanks,
Miguel