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HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION
HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION is an HRESULT used by Windows Host Networking Service (HNS). It indicates that the operation is permitted only for a local endpoint or is incompatible with remote-endpoint state.
What to check for HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION
- Determine whether the endpoint is local or remote before selecting the HNS operation.
- Review the endpoint type and the network mode used by the container or virtual machine.
- Use the supported remote-endpoint workflow instead of attempting a local-only change.
For HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION, Microsoft documentation on Windows container networking and HNS
Diagnostic interpretation of HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION
HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION has the HRESULT value 0xC03B000F. AllStat records the condition as “This requested operation is invalid for a remote endpoint.”. For HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION, in practice, interpret that wording at the boundary owned by the Windows component or COM interface that returned the HRESULT, rather than treating the value as a generic Windows message.
Evidence to capture for HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION
- Record the exact COM method or Windows API, its input object, the calling thread, and the full 0xC03B000F value before a wrapper converts it to an exception or Boolean result.
- Capture any IErrorInfo text, activity identifier, event-log entry, and subsystem trace that mentions HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION or the hns / remote / endpoint / operation operation.
- Reproduce HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION with the smallest valid input and note whether the result changes with identity, architecture, service state, or target object.
Retry and recovery for HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION
Retry HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION only when the owning API documents a transient state or after the condition described as “This requested operation is invalid for a remote endpoint.” has changed. For HNS_INVALID_REMOTE_ENDPOINT_OPERATION, configuration, policy, format, and authorization failures normally require correction first; an immediate loop can hide the original call site and add secondary errors.
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