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HNS_INVALID_NETWORK
HNS_INVALID_NETWORK is an HRESULT used by Windows Host Networking Service (HNS). It indicates that a network definition is missing required fields or contains inconsistent values.
What to check for HNS_INVALID_NETWORK
- Validate the JSON schema, network type, subnets, gateways, and adapter references before submission.
- Compare the request with a known working network definition for the same Windows release.
- Record the exact HNS request body and any extended error returned by the host.
For HNS_INVALID_NETWORK, Microsoft documentation on Windows container networking and HNS
Diagnostic interpretation of HNS_INVALID_NETWORK
HNS_INVALID_NETWORK has the HRESULT value 0xC03B000A. AllStat records the condition as “The provided network configuration is invalid or missing parameters.”. For HNS_INVALID_NETWORK, in practice, interpret that wording at the boundary owned by the Windows component or COM interface that returned the HRESULT, rather than treating the value as a generic Windows message.
Evidence to capture for HNS_INVALID_NETWORK
- Record the exact COM method or Windows API, its input object, the calling thread, and the full 0xC03B000A value before a wrapper converts it to an exception or Boolean result.
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions HNS_INVALID_NETWORK or the hns / network operation.
- For HNS_INVALID_NETWORK, compare the failing machine with a working one at the same configuration boundary: component version, policy, registration, identity, and target resource.
Retry and recovery for HNS_INVALID_NETWORK
Retry HNS_INVALID_NETWORK only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “The provided network configuration is invalid or missing parameters.” has changed. For HNS_INVALID_NETWORK, configuration, policy, format, and authorization failures normally require correction first; an immediate loop can hide the original call site and add secondary errors.
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