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ERROR_EMPTY
The library, drive or media pool is empty for this request
The meaning of empty depends on the object class. A drive may contain no mounted medium, a storage library may have no media in eligible slots, and a media pool may contain no available cartridges. The status should therefore be interpreted together with the API and target GUID rather than as a generic capacity problem. In particular, an empty application pool may still be configured to draw media automatically from the free pool.
Read the object-specific information and enumerate its children. For a pool allocation failure, inspect allocation policy and the corresponding free pool. For a drive operation, verify whether a cartridge is actually loaded. For a library operation, compare slot inventory with the database before adding media manually.
What to inspect
- Identify which RSM object class reported empty.
- Enumerate contained media, slots or pool members.
- Check automatic draw policy before concluding that new media is required.
References
- Microsoft: RSM object types, GUIDs and operational state
- Microsoft: RSM media pools
- Microsoft: allocating media from application and free pools
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