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NS_E_INVALID_PUSH_TEMPLATE
Server-side meaning of NS_E_INVALID_PUSH_TEMPLATE
Mechanism and scope
This result (0xC00D151A) marks the named template cannot supply valid settings for a push publishing point. The code identifies a narrow server contract, so diagnosis should preserve the object generation and the first native return.
A server distribution path connects a data source, parser, media header and one or more data sinks., push publication adds an encoder-to-server control path, while client delivery uses a separate protocol and connection state. In a this result trace, trace input and output independently: source selection, parsing/header creation and sink selection are separate checkpoints. The decisive question is whether the live object and values match that boundary; the base AllStat description alone does not reveal the object generation, selected plug-in or lower-level failure.
Test the owning precondition
- Capture
0xC00D151A, this result, the exact API/administrative action and the first failure timestamp. - Preserve template name, existence, publishing-point type, exported configuration and plug-in settings inherited from it.
- confirm that the object still belongs to the current WMServer, publishing-point or presentation generation.
- Perform one isolated experiment: select a valid template or create the push point explicitly with reviewed settings.
- Repeat the original the operation through the same protocol and service account; do not substitute a different client-side test.
- After this result, verify the expected next state and retain any later HRESULT as a separate pipeline result.
Success means the same operation crosses this checkpoint and produces the expected next state, not merely that the symbolic code disappears.
Code-specific failure anatomy
In a representative incident, the server reaches the named template cannot supply valid settings for a push publishing point and rejects the operation before the caller can safely assume the next stage occurred. The incident record should therefore join template name, existence, publishing-point type, exported configuration and plug-in settings inherited from it with the object generation and the exact administrative or protocol request.
A useful negative control is select a valid template or create the push point explicitly with reviewed settings. If that change advances the same it call, the result supports this boundary. If it remains, return to the first lower-level event instead of broadening the repair.
The tempting but misleading response is using the template name as the publishing-point name. That action does not test the distinction that matters here: invalid push publishing point concerns the target instance; invalid template concerns the configuration copied to create it. This distinction is also why monitoring should retain the symbolic name instead of storing only a generic COM failure.
Evidence that separates this code
| Evidence | Why it matters for it |
|---|---|
| Decisive state | template name, existence, publishing-point type, exported configuration and plug-in settings inherited from it. |
| Owning object | Record the server, publishing point, playlist, namespace node, plug-in or cache item that returned it, including its creation or restart time. |
| First lower-level result | Preserve the earliest Win32, socket, COM, parser or plug-in event before the HRESULT; later wrappers can map several causes to it. |
| Controlled comparison | Use a known-good object of the same type and vary only the precondition described as “the named template cannot supply valid settings for a push publishing point”. |
| Security-sensitive data | Log identifiers, lengths, hashes and redacted URLs where possible; do not publish passwords, authorization files or unrestricted client data. |
Reading the second result
| Retest observation | Interpretation |
|---|---|
| The same call still returns it | The rejected precondition has not changed, or the caller is still using an old object/configuration generation. |
| The operation advances and a later code appears | The boundary was cleared. After it, diagnose the new code at its own source, parser, sink, network or client stage. |
| A new object succeeds while the retained object fails | Object lifetime or stale context is part of the incident; update lifecycle handling rather than applying a machine-wide repair. |
| Only one publishing point, playlist, cache key or plug-in fails | The evidence favors object-specific configuration or content over a server-wide outage. |
Changes that do not establish the cause
- using the template name as the publishing-point name.
- a broad reinstall is especially weak evidence here because it changes many unrelated components while leaving the rejected server precondition unexplained.
- Do not suppress it or replace it with a generic “media server error”; retain the symbolic code and owning operation in telemetry.
Comparison with adjacent states
Primary distinction: invalid push publishing point concerns the target instance; invalid template concerns the configuration copied to create it.
| Nearby result | Different checkpoint |
|---|---|
NS_E_INVALID_PUSH_PUBLISHING_POINT | Compare its own symbolic boundary and the first failing call; it must not be grouped automatically with it. |
NS_E_DATAPATH_NO_SINK | Relative to it, this neighboring result belongs to another state or validation branch even when the user-visible symptom is similar. |
NS_E_CRITICAL_ERROR | Use the object type and operation sequence to determine which result is authoritative. |
Technical references
- Windows Media Services 9 Series SDK
- Sending ASF Data to a Publishing Point
- Media Streaming Server Protocol Summary
- Microsoft HRESULT registry
Close the incident only after it clears on a current object.
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