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NS_I_RESTRIPE_CUB_OUT
NS_I_RESTRIPE_CUB_OUT — 0x400D0197
This result belongs to Content Server removal by restriping not to a generic restart checklist, because a Content Server was removed from the active stripe topology after its content responsibilities were redistributed.
The contract behind the code
Restriping redistributes media-server placement and ownership across disks or Content Servers. In the context of Content Server removal by restriping, it is a coordinated topology operation rather than a generic filesystem optimization, so pre/post stripe maps, peer identity, capacity, and representative media reads are the relevant evidence. Locate the first component changing state in this condition and distinguish later summary errors.
Important boundary. Being restriped out is not the same as a server crash; it is a coordinated topology outcome that should leave no active ownership. Record the exact constant and returning API.
Diagnostic worksheet
| Record before retry | Use in verification |
|---|---|
| Server name/UID, operation ID, disks owned by the server, and final peer topology | Shows whether the status is expected information, a warning, or the first failure in the event sequence. |
| Content and sessions migrated away from the server | Ties the message to one server object and one transition instead of a later retry. |
| Remaining links, management records, and routing entries that reference it | Separates configuration or identity from storage, parser, network, or lifecycle state. |
| Shutdown or decommission plan following the restripe | Provides a stable before/after comparison for the proposed correction. |
Prefer identifiers, versions, counts, hashes, state transitions, and redacted paths; media content, credentials, keys, and user data are rarely needed in routine incident logs.
Useful comparisons
- Verify every peer reports the server absent from the final stripe map. Keep media bytes, server identity, and unrelated publishing-point settings fixed.
- Serve content previously owned by the removed server from surviving peers. Use a disposable publishing point or maintenance window when the test can alter server or storage state.
- Restart a surviving peer and confirm the old UID is not reintroduced. Retain a known-good stream, session, or server object so a broad restart is not mistaken for repair of the reported failure.
Retry only after one controlled server, object, route, storage, or input condition changed; an uncontrolled service restart creates a new execution context and is not proof that the original condition was transient.
Read the result in context
When a minimal control succeeds, the failure is tied to the original object or its state rather than to the whole Windows subsystem. When the control fails identically, preserve host-level evidence first. If a different code appears, that is a moved boundary, not automatic success.
Also check severity: informational and warning values are observations or policy notifications and should be routed differently from a failure HRESULT even when an event viewer labels the source generically.
A defensible fix
Correction: Remove stale peer and management records only after verifying content relocation and client routing. Keep the original server configuration, event sequence, object inventory, input hash, and topology snapshot so the change can be reversed and explained.
Accept the repair only when surviving servers agree on topology, clients receive the relocated content, and the removed server can remain offline without repair events. Repeat the original supported operation under the original identity and object state; a simplified media file, replacement server, new session, or different client is useful comparison evidence but not final regression proof.
Technical references
These sources describe the API, service architecture, and status values relevant to this diagnosis: Check version-specific behavior against the Windows Media Services and SDK generation that produced the event.
- Microsoft Open Specifications: HRESULT values — defines the formal status or component boundary.
- 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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