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. Refresh the internal representation of the managed system on the HMC using the Rebuild task. The Rebuild operation does not disrupt the operation of the running server. If the rebuild is unsuccessful, refer to "Correcting an Incomplete State for a Managed System" in the Operations Guide for the HMC and Managed Systems, SA76-0085.
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.
Service Processor Failover In Progress: The primary service processor in the managed system is performing an administrative failover and transferring system management to the secondary service processor. This transfer is in progress.
Version Mismatch: This version of HMC is unable to manage the system. Update the HMC Licensed Internal Code. For information on updating Licensed Internal Code, see "Update HMC" in the Operations Guide for the HMC and Managed Systems, SA76-0085.