Network Management

OS: Windows 2012 R2 64 Edition
Microsoft SQL Server 2014 SP1 CU5 installed (Version 12.0.4439.1)

I have a completetly new Windows 2012 R2 64 server with all Microsoft updates applied.
I have installed MS SQL Server 2014 SP1 with CU5 and done the changes according to "HP IMC Installation SQL 2014.pdf".
Then I downloaded iMC_PLAT_7.2_E0403_Std_Win and started the installation. But when it comes to checking for databases the GUI says that there is no database available. The log says the following:

"[com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.monitor.DatabaseConnectMonitor::run(74)] start check database connect...
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [iMC-Database-Connect-Check] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.IPConfigFileManager::a(168)] Start loading server-addr.xml configuration file
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [WARN ] [iMC-Database-Connect-Check] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.IPConfigFileManager::a(173)] Config file is not exist - D:\Program Files\iMC\common\conf\server-addr.xml
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [ERROR] [iMC-Database-Connect-Check] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.monitor.DatabaseConnectMonitor::run(74)] Can not found database.
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.DeployManager::a(786)] Component deploy state changed
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [ActiveMQ Session Task-1] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.AgentMessageHandler::a(1078)] Receive master state change message: Connected
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [AWT-EventQueue-0] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.ComponentDeployInfo::isComponentsConformable(606)] Components conformable check failed: no component deployed
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [AWT-EventQueue-0] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.ComponentDeployInfo::isComponentsConformable(606)] Components conformable check failed: no component deployed
2016-03-19 16:51:20 [INFO ] [AWT-EventQueue-0] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.ComponentDeployInfo::isComponentsConformable(606)] Components conformable check failed: no component deployed
2016-03-19 16:51:50 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DeployWizard$WizardData::a(434)] Deploy component "iMC-PLAT" for the first time: true
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.WelcomePanelDescriptor::aboutToDisplayPanel(95)] data.isNeedSelectDatabase() is : true
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.WelcomePanelDescriptor::aboutToDisplayPanel(96)] data.isNeedInputWebServerPort() is : true
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.WelcomePanelDescriptor::aboutToDisplayPanel(97)] data.isNeedShowCustomPanels() is : false
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::isSQLServer2000Installed(372)] SQLServer 2000 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::isSqlServerInstalled(1040)] SQLServer 2005 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::c(458)] SQLServer 2008 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::d(506)] SQLServer 2012 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::e(554)] SQLServer 2014 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::isSQLServer2000Installed(372)] SQLServer 2000 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::isSqlServerInstalled(1040)] SQLServer 2005 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::c(458)] SQLServer 2008 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::d(506)] SQLServer 2012 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::e(554)] SQLServer 2014 is not Installed
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::aboutToDisplayPanel(287)] Need to install SQL Server 2008 R2 Express
2016-03-19 16:51:51 [INFO ] [main] [com.h3c.imc.deploy.dma.wizard.DatabaseSelectPanelDescriptor::checkDotNetVersion(610)] .Net Framework 2.0 SP2 is Installed"

What should I do to make the installation software understand that I have SQL2014 SP1 installed?
I have made the recommended changes in the Sql Server Configuration Manager, putting the IP addresses to "enable". I have changed so that the SQL Server service is using LocalSystem. I have started the SQL Server Browser service. I have disabled the firewall.

What have I missed?

Another question: If I decide to install the software with the SQL 2008 Server Express, can I easily change and move the database to SQL2014 SP1 once I discovered what I am doing wrong?

Seems like HP just don't want me to have any success with this...

I uninstalled SQL2014 completely and made a clean start trying to install iMC. After the stage where it has installed SQL 2008 R2 Express the installation fails and the log says:

"Begin to install database and data...
--------------------------------
Begin to create config_db database...
'osql' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file."

Any ideas why osql is not found as a command? If you look at the attached screenshot, if I in a command prompt write osql I get a response, and in my PATH environment it is pointing to "C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\100\Tools\Binn".

Any ideas?

I tried on a diffrerent computer that is running the older Windows 2012 OS, but also have SQL Server 2014 SP1, and there it worked without a problem, see attached screenshot.

Could somebody confirm that Windows 2012 R2 is not a problem to use for iMC?

Finally got it to work!

I un-installed everything, wiped folders, wiped registry-settings etc.

Then installed SQL2014SP1 again and then iMC recognized that the database was there and asked for credentials, so I am happy again.