| Previous | Next |
| STATUS_REG_NAT_CONSUMPTION | STATUS_DS_SAM_INIT_FAILURE |
STATUS_TRANSPORT_FULL
The changer's robotic transport is occupied
STATUS_TRANSPORT_FULL refers to a medium changer, not a network transport. Automated tape libraries and jukebox-style devices expose transport, source and destination elements. A move request identifies the transport mechanism that carries media between slots, drives and other elements.
The status says that transport element already contains media. Before issuing another move, query changer element state and reconcile the software inventory with the device's actual robotics. A stale catalog can tell the application that the picker is empty even after a previous move timed out or completed without the software recording the final state.
Do not blindly command a second cartridge into the same transport. Capture the previous move or exchange request, source and destination addresses, and whether the device reported an exception or unit attention. If the library supports explicit transport positioning, that is still distinct from moving media into an occupied picker.
What to inspect
- The
CHANGER_MOVE_MEDIUMtransport, source and destination element addresses. - Current changer element status and the physical cartridge believed to be in the transport.
- The previous robotics operation and any timeout that could have left software inventory stale.
References
- Microsoft: IOCTL_CHANGER_MOVE_MEDIUM
- Microsoft: CHANGER_MOVE_MEDIUM
- Microsoft: ChangerMoveMedium
- Microsoft Open Specifications: NTSTATUS values
Looking for a different code? Search another status or error code.