What does Windows error code 1723 (RPC_S_SERVER_TOO_BUSY) mean?

 
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RPC_S_SERVER_TOO_BUSY

RPC_S_SERVER_TOO_BUSY means that the server could not accept or complete the RPC call because it was too busy. It is different from an unreachable server: the service was contacted but lacked capacity for this request at that time.

Safe recovery depends on the operation

A retry can be appropriate only when the application operation is idempotent or has an idempotency key. Retrying a state-changing request without that protection can create duplicate work if the server began processing before returning the status.

What to inspect

  • Server CPU, thread pool, resource limits and request queues.
  • Correlated service and RPC runtime events at the same timestamp.
  • Client retry behavior, especially synchronized retries that can make overload worse.

Microsoft: RPC Return Values · RpcServerListen


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