WDSServer Provider Availability

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The Windows Deployment Services server service (WDSServer) provides basic service functions to support its hosted subcomponents, known as providers (or plug-ins). The providers provide the true functionality associated with the service. There are five providers included with the default (Deployment Server) installation:

  • PXE server
  • PXE provider
  • Image server
  • Multicast server
  • TFTP server

Events

Event ID Source Message

513

WDSServer

An error occurred while trying to initialize provider %1 from %2. Windows Deployment Services server will be shutdown.

Error Information: %3

514

WDSServer

All registered providers failed to initialize. Review Event Log for specific error messages for each provider. Windows Deployment Services server will be shutdown.

515

WDSServer

An error occurred while trying to read a required registry key 'ProviderDll' for provider %1. This can happen if the provider was not properly registered with Windows Deployment Services.

Error Information: %2

516

WDSServer

An error occurred while trying to read a required registry key 'InitRoutine' for provider %1. This can happen if the provider was not properly registered with Windows Deployment Services.

Error Information: %2

517

WDSServer

Provider %1 loaded from %2 and initialized successfully.

518

WDSServer

Provider %1 was loaded from %2 and initialized successfully but provider did not register required callback functions. These callback functions are used to notify the provider when requests are received and to shutdown the provider. Windows Deployment Services server will unload the provider but since no callback has been registered, it may lead to unstable service.

519

WDSServer

Provider %1 failed to initialize but still has %2 registered endpoints. Providers are required to close all endpoints and release all allocated resources if their initialization function fails.

520

WDSServer

Provider %1 did not close its registered endpoints during shutdown. There are %2 endpoints still open. Providers are required to releases all allocated resources when their shutdown callback function is called.

521

WDSServer

Provider %1 was shutdown successfully.

522

WDSServer

An error occurred while trying to shutdown provider %1.

Error Information: %2

WDSServer Service

Windows Deployment Services