The state column displays the current state of the managed system. Possible values are:
Operating: The managed system initialized and is operational.
Power off: The managed system is powered off.
Initializing: The managed system is powered on and is initializing. The initialization time may vary depending on the hardware and the partition configuration of the managed system.
Pending authentication: The managed system is waiting for the service processor password to be authenticated.
Failed authentication: The service processor password is not synchronized with the HMC password.
Error: The operating system or the hardware of the managed system is experiencing errors.
Error - Dump in Progress: The managed system encountered an error and is performing a system dump.
Error - Terminated: The managed system encountered an error and has performed a system dump.
On Demand Recovery: The anchor card (also known as the system VPD card) on this managed system was replaced. You must enter replacement activation codes for Capacity on Demand or Virtualization Engine system technologies. On/Off CoD requests must be restarted
Powering Off: The managed system is powering off normally.
Standby: The managed system is powered on using the Power on standby option. It will stay in this state until a logical partition is activated. You can create and modify logical partitions while the managed system is in this state.
Incomplete: The HMC failed to get all of the necessary information from the managed system.
No Connection: The HMC is not connected or the handshake with the managed system failed.
Recovery: The save area in service processor is not synchronized with the HMC database.