Event ID 256 — Namespace registration
Applies To: Windows Server 2008
When a namespace is created, the content provider assigns the data (that will be sent by way of a multicast transmission) to the namespace. The transmission cannot start until the content provider has assigned the data.
Event Details
Product: | Windows Operating System |
ID: | 256 |
Source: | wdscpmsg |
Version: | 6.0 |
Symbolic Name: | WDSCP_E_INVALID_CONFIGURATION |
Message: | The configuration string was invalid or empty. |
Resolve
Specify the correct file path
The Windows Deployment Services content provider requires a configuration string before it can register a namespace. This configuration string is the path to the directory containing the data you want to transfer using a multicast transmission. To resolve this issue, create the namespace again by using the /ConfigString command-line option to specify the correct file path to the directory that contains the content.
To perform this procedure, you must either be a member of the local Administrators group or have been delegated the appropriate authority.
To create a new namespace:
- Open the Command Prompt window.
- At the command prompt, run WDSUTIL /New-Namespace [/Server:] /FriendlyName:<name> /Namespace:<name> /ContentProvider:<name> [/ConfigString:<path to content>] /NamespaceType:{AutoCast | ScheduledCast} [/Time:<YYYY/MM/DD:hh:mm>] [/Clients:<number>].
For more information about adding images and configuring computers, see "How to Perform Common Tasks" at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=89223.
Verify
To verify that the registration occurred:
- Open the Command Prompt window.
- At the command prompt, run WDSUTIL /Get-AllNamespaces.
- Make sure that the output contains the namespace you registered.