What does Windows error code 8632 (ERROR_DS_MAPI_ID_NOT_AVAILABLE) mean?

 
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ERROR_DS_MAPI_ID_NOT_AVAILABLE

Schema update failed: There are no MAPI identifiers available.

ERROR_DS_MAPI_ID_NOT_AVAILABLE is Windows status 8632 (0x000021B8) associated with allocation of a new MAPI identifier during an Active Directory schema update.

Likely impact: Schema updates cannot complete, and forcing identifier reuse risks collisions across applications.

Typical causes

  • the identifier pool is exhausted.
  • schema extensions consumed IDs without governance.
  • duplicate or abandoned schema proposals wasted allocations.
  • the update assumes an ID can be recycled.

Troubleshooting steps

  1. Verify that an unused identifier remains in the supported MAPI ID space.
  2. Collect schema attribute and proposed identity and current mAPIID assignments.

Useful evidence

  • Collect vendor extension inventory.
  • Collect forest schema version.

Recovery and retry

Stop allocating ad hoc identifiers, reconcile schema extensions with the schema owner, and use a supported assigned identifier or redesign the extension.

Related errors

ERROR_DS_OID_MAPPED_GROUP_CANT_HAVE_MEMBERS concerns OID-mapped groups; this code concerns exhaustion of MAPI schema identifiers

Example

A product installer requests another MAPI ID in a forest with extensive custom schema. Inventory shows the allocation space is exhausted, requiring schema redesign rather than installer retry.

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