HRESULT 0x80042902 (VDS_E_INVALID_PORT_PATH): meaning and diagnosis

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The VDS provider returned a port path whose endpoint type or HBA properties are structurally invalid.

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VDS_E_INVALID_PORT_PATH

This is a provider/path-structure validation error. VDS path information is a tagged layout: the hardware-provider type determines which union members describe the endpoints. For a non-iSCSI hardware path, VDS_PATH_INFO can identify a controller port and HBA port and include a pointer to VDS_HBAPORT_PROP. The published HRESULT text calls out an incorrect port type or a null HBA properties structure.

Why this state matters

That makes the failure different from a healthy path becoming offline. VDS_PATH_STATUS carries runtime path state; this code says VDS could not interpret the provider-returned endpoint description as a valid port path. The primary suspect is provider data or a stale/inconsistent object graph, not cable diagnosis alone.

Diagnostic focus

Log the provider type and path type together; the union fields in VDS_PATH_INFO must be interpreted according to that type.
Preserve the path ID, controller-port ID, HBA-port ID, and whether the HBA property pointer was null.
Compare other paths from the same provider to determine whether one object is malformed or the provider is returning the wrong path model globally.
Re-enumerate and refresh provider state before destructive storage changes; persistent structural invalidity belongs in provider/vendor diagnostics.

Technical references

VDS_PATH_INFO · IVdsLunMpio · VDS interfaces and structures · MS-VDS error codes · VDS common return codes

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