NFA Installer suddenly reboots the server

Products

• Network Observability
• Network Flow Analysis

Issue/Introduction

After running the NFA upgrade or fresh install, the server suddenly reboots during the, "Installing Visual C++ x86 Runtimes...".

Environment

NFA Console

Cause

The Microsoft Visual C++ redistributable installer can cause the server to immediately reboot after the install of that package completes prior to the upgrade or install of NFA completes. 

Resolution

Simply run the NFA Console install or upgrade again and it should complete this time as that package is already installed.