<div class="content" name="FaxObs_GetInstallType" uuid="13a64531-950a-4966-8bf4-e0f6870c1d87"><p>The client calls the <b>FaxObs_GetInstallType (Opnum 2)</b>
method to obtain information about the server installation.</p><p>In response, the server MUST return information describing
the type of installation, the operating system platform, and the type of the
product.</p><dl>
<dd>
<div><pre> error_status_t FaxObs_GetInstallType(
   [in] handle_t hBinding,
   [out] LPDWORD InstallType,
   [out] LPDWORD InstalledPlatforms,
   [out] LPDWORD ProductType
 );
</pre></div>
</dd></dl><p><b>hBinding: </b>The RPC binding handle for this
call. The client SHOULD reuse the RPC binding handle used as an input <i>hBinding</i>
argument for the <b>FaxObs_ConnectionRefCount</b> (section <a href="9430f7e2-d21d-4a38-a859-367b74f68a1a" data-linktype="relative-path">3.1.4.2.2</a>) method call
used to connect to the fax server.</p><p><b>InstallType: </b>A pointer to a <b>DWORD</b> (<a href="../ms-dtyp/cca27429-5689-4a16-b2b4-9325d93e4ba2" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-DTYP]</a>
section <a href="../ms-dtyp/262627d8-3418-4627-9218-4ffe110850b2" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.9</a>)
value where, upon return from this call, the fax server MUST write the install
type of the fax server. This value MUST be 0x00000002 for FAX_INSTALL_SERVER.
The values 0x00000001, 0x00000004, and 0x00000008 are reserved for local use.</p><p><b>InstalledPlatforms: </b>A pointer to a <b>DWORD</b>
value where on return from this call, the fax server MUST write the installed
platform (microprocessor type) of the fax server. This value MUST be one of the
following:</p><dl>
<dd>
<table><thead>
  <tr>
   <th>
   <p>Value/code</p>
   </th>
   <th>
   <p>Meaning</p>
   </th>
  </tr>
 </thead><tbody><tr>
  <td>FAX_INSTALLED_PLATFORM_X86 0x00000001</td>
  <td>The fax server is running on an Intel x86 platform.</td>
 </tr><tr>
  <td>FAX_INSTALLED_PLATFORM_MIPS 0x00000002</td>
  <td>The fax server is running on a MIPS platform.</td>
 </tr><tr>
  <td>FAX_INSTALLED_PLATFORM_ALPHA 0x00000004</td>
  <td>The fax server is running on a DEC Alpha platform.</td>
 </tr><tr>
  <td>FAX_INSTALLED_PLATFORM_PPC 0x00000008</td>
  <td>The fax server is running on a PowerPC platform.</td>
 </tr></tbody></table>
</dd></dl><p><b>ProductType: </b>A pointer to a <b>DWORD</b> value
where on return from this call, the fax server MUST write the installed product
type of the fax server. This value MUST be one of the following:</p><dl>
<dd>
<table><thead>
  <tr>
   <th>
   <p>Value/code</p>
   </th>
   <th>
   <p>Meaning</p>
   </th>
  </tr>
 </thead><tbody><tr>
  <td>PRODUCT_TYPE_WINNT 0x00000001</td>
  <td>The fax server is a workstation-type operating system.</td>
 </tr><tr>
  <td>PRODUCT_TYPE_SERVER 0x00000002</td>
  <td>The fax server is a server-type operating system.</td>
 </tr></tbody></table>
</dd></dl><p><b>Return Values: </b>This method MUST return
0x00000000 (ERROR_SUCCESS) for success; otherwise, it MUST return the following
error code, one of the fax-specific errors that are defined in section <a href="cbe6c4fb-4dda-4f6c-9701-0d490ba0d105" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2.52</a>, or one of the
other standard errors defined in <a href="../ms-erref/1bc92ddf-b79e-413c-bbaa-99a5281a6c90" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-ERREF]</a>
section <a href="../ms-erref/18d8fbe8-a967-4f1c-ae50-99ca8e491d2d" data-linktype="relative-path">2.2</a>.</p><dl>
<dd>
<table><thead>
  <tr>
   <th>
   <p>Return value/code</p>
   </th>
   <th>
   <p>Description</p>
   </th>
  </tr>
 </thead><tbody><tr>
  <td>ERROR_INVALID_FUNCTION 0x00000001</td>
  <td>The fax server is unable to retrieve the requested installation information.</td>
 </tr></tbody></table>
</dd></dl><p><b>Exceptions Thrown: </b>No exceptions are thrown
except those that are thrown by the underlying <a href="46aba9c4-ebb1-4b10-86ac-4bb3025657b9#gt_8a7f6700-8311-45bc-af10-82e10accd331" data-linktype="relative-path">RPC</a> protocol, <a href="../ms-rpce/290c38b1-92fe-4229-91e6-4fc376610c15" data-linktype="relative-path">[MS-RPCE]</a>.</p></div>