Device status indicates the state of a server node or switch. This is useful to track the progress of a device as it undergoes state changes after certain actions or commands are applied.
Device status is useful in the following scenarios:
- Day-to-day operational tasks.
- Diagnosing problems and planning corrective actions.
The following table describes the possible device states that display in the Status column:
Icon | States | Description |
Busy | Indicates that one or more command executions are in progress. | |
Ready | After a successful command execution, the device goes into the Ready state. It can also indicate that Bare Metal Orchestrator is ready to run the next command in a sequence. For example: When initializing a server node, if the command to run CollectInventory is complete, the status shows the Ready state before the next command starts. The state changes back to Busy when command execution is in progress. | |
Failed | Indicates a failure in command execution even after maximum retries. This can happen in several scenarios. For example, because of a network outage or incorrect credentials. During retry, the state changes to Busy . | |
Unknown | Indicates an unknown device status. |
The following figure illustrates different states that the device transitions through during initialization:
For the command sequence of a server node that is being initialized, see the Bare Metal Orchestrator Command Line Interface User's Guide.