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NS_I_DISK_REBUILD_ABORTED
NS_I_DISK_REBUILD_ABORTED — 0x400D0058
A productive reading of aborted content disk rebuild begins at the component boundary where a disk reconstruction ended before its intended completion and may have left the disk unavailable or only partially reconstructed.
Operational meaning
Rebuild events form a stateful sequence with one owner, an initial disk condition, reconstruction sources, progress, and a terminal result. In the context of aborted content disk rebuild, preserve the entire sequence and the pre-rebuild identity data; repeated starts can destroy the evidence that distinguishes source loss from destination failure. Locate the first component that changes state and distinguish later summary errors.
Important distinction. An aborted rebuild is not equivalent to an ordinary offline disk because partially written metadata can affect the next recovery decision.
Facts worth preserving
- Start and abort timestamps, disk/server identifiers, last progress indication, and aborting component
- Operator commands, service stops, link failures, space exhaustion, and I/O errors in the same interval
- Current disk state and whether control metadata marks the rebuild incomplete
- Source peer availability and remaining capacity before any retry
Collect enough to identify the attempt without copying private media or secrets; hashes, object IDs, timestamps, and configuration exports are normally sufficient.
Reproduce the condition safely
- Reproduce with a small controlled data set after correcting one suspected abort cause.
- Verify exclusive ownership so no stop, restripe, or second rebuild races the operation. Keep media bytes, server identity, and unrelated publishing-point settings fixed.
- Observe whether the abort occurs at the same offset or only under load. Use a disposable publishing point or maintenance window when the test can alter server or storage state.
What not to infer
| Observed comparison | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| A known-good object succeeds through the same component | The platform path exists; concentrate on the production object, identity, metadata, or state captured above. |
| The control fails at the same first operation | Preserve server, storage, plug-in, topology, and network evidence before modifying media or publishing-point data. |
| The status changes after one deliberate adjustment | The failure point changed; the replacement status now describes the next contract to investigate. |
Closing the incident
Correction: Correct the first abort cause, preserve incomplete-state evidence, and restart reconstruction only through the supported server workflow.
Accept the repair only when one rebuild proceeds from a documented initial state to completion and the disk passes reopen and content-read checks.
Technical references
- Microsoft Open Specifications: HRESULT values — defines the formal status.
- Microsoft: Windows Media Services 9 Series SDK — documents the relevant API or lifecycle.
- Microsoft: Windows Media Services SDK architecture — provides the architecture, format, or protocol context.
- Microsoft: programming the Windows Media server object model — supports the controlled verification criteria.
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