ERROR_CLUSTER_USE_SHARED_VOLUMES_API 0x8007173C

Error code 5948 · HRESULT 0x8007173C

WINDOWS

This group or resource cannot be directly manipulated. Use shared volume APIs to perform desired operation.

Windows troubleshooting diagram: Device Manager warning and a system file scan
Windows errors: check drivers, system files and Event Viewer, in that order.

What it means

ERROR_CLUSTER_USE_SHARED_VOLUMES_API is a Windows error code (system error 5948, returned as HRESULT 0x8007173C) reported by Windows. Its official message is: “This group or resource cannot be directly manipulated. Use shared volume APIs to perform desired operation.”

How to fix ERROR_CLUSTER_USE_SHARED_VOLUMES_API

  1. Test connectivity to the remote host first (ping, then the exact port)
  2. Check firewall, VPN and proxy rules for the involved process
  3. Run 'ipconfig /flushdns' and 'netsh interface ip reset', then reboot

Related errors

ERROR_CLUSTER_BACKUP_IN_PROGRESSERROR_CLUSTER_SHARED_VOLUMES_IN_USEERROR_CLUSTER_INVALID_SECURITY_DESCRIPTORERROR_CLUSTER_NOT_SHARED_VOLUMEERROR_NON_CSV_PATHERROR_CSV_VOLUME_NOT_LOCALERROR_CLUSTER_GROUP_BUSY

Source: Microsoft WinError.h

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