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DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
DFS client file-system failure for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM is bug check code 0x0000010B. This bug check is a DFS client-side counterpart to DFS namespace handling. It points to client referral/cache/path state, redirector interaction, or filters in the UNC namespace path.
How to read it in a dump for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
- Use the stack to distinguish DFS client, MUP, SMB redirector, WebDAV, and third-party file-system filters.
- The failing workload can be target failover, referral cache update, reconnect, cleanup, or namespace traversal.
- It is not enough to test the server; the client-side namespace path can be the failing component.
What to check for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
- Check DFS namespace targets, referral timeouts, SMB redirector events, and file-system filters.
- Reproduce with a specific UNC path and compare behavior when bypassing DFS to a direct target.
- Correlate with network transitions and offline/online state.
References for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
- Microsoft clustering / DFS documentation
- Microsoft Bug Check Code Reference
- Crash dump files and WinDbg
Dump evidence for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, preserve the complete dump, the four bug-check parameters, the exact Windows build, loaded-module list, and the event timeline immediately before the stop. AllStat summarizes the condition as “DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.
Analysis order for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
- Run WinDbg
!analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line. - For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with dfsc / file / system.
- For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, keep third-party filter, security, storage, graphics, and virtualization drivers in the module inventory; removing evidence before dump analysis can obscure the responsible path.
Do not repeatedly reboot a machine affected by DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM before collecting the dump and event logs. For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.
Dump evidence for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, preserve the complete dump, the four bug-check parameters, the exact Windows build, loaded-module list, and the event timeline immediately before the stop. AllStat summarizes the condition as “DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM”; that sentence identifies the failure class, while the parameters and stack determine which object, driver, processor, or subsystem instance was involved.
Analysis order for DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM
- Run WinDbg
!analyze -v, then inspect the documented meaning of each DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM parameter instead of relying only on the probably-caused-by line. - For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, find the earliest abnormal event: driver update, firmware change, device reset, storage error, verifier report, resource exhaustion, or application hang connected with dfsc / file / system.
- For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, keep third-party filter, security, storage, graphics, and virtualization drivers in the module inventory; removing evidence before dump analysis can obscure the responsible path.
Do not repeatedly reboot a machine affected by DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM before collecting the dump and event logs. For DFSC_FILE_SYSTEM, recovery actions should follow the component identified by the stack and parameters, not merely the symbolic stop-code name.
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