AX installation needs file sharing to be enabled on the SQL server

Today during an AX installation I got the following error in the DynamicsSetupLog.tct


Checking for the existence of the service 'MSSQLFDLauncher' on the machine 'SQLSERVER'.<br /> *** ERROR ***<br /> Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer 'SQLSERVER'. This operation might require other privileges.<br /> Cannot open Service Control Manager on computer 'SQLSERVER. This operation might require other privileges.<br /> The root cause was that the SQL server (a Windows Server 2012) didn't have File sharing enabled amongst its roles, so AX couldn't verify if an SQL component was installed. Solution: After I enabled file sharing on the target server, the setup continued without any further problems.