Lifecycle

The lifecycle of a BMS contains all states from its creation to deletion.

Figure 1 BMS states
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**Table 1** BMS states
State	Attribute	Description	API Status
Creating	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state after you request for the BMS and before it enters the running state. If a BMS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions will occur. Contact the operation administrator to handle the exceptions.	BUILD/BUILDING
Starting	Intermediate state	It is an intermediate state between Stopped and Running. If a BMS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions will occur. Contact the operation administrator to handle the exceptions.	SHUTOFF
Running	Stable state	A BMS is in this state when it is running properly. A BMS in this state can be used normally.	ACTIVE
Stopping	Intermediate state	It is an intermediate state between Running and Stopped. If a BMS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions will occur. Contact the operation administrator to handle the exceptions.	ACTIVE
Stopped	Stable state	A BMS is in this state after it is stopped successfully. A BMS in this state cannot be used.	SHUTOFF
Restarting	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state when it is being restarted. If a BMS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions will occur. Contact the operation administrator to handle the exceptions.	REBOOT
Forcibly restarting	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state when it is being forcibly restarted.	HARD_REBOOT
Deleting	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state when it is being deleted. If a BMS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions will occur. Contact the operation administrator to handle the exceptions.	ACTIVE/SHUTOFF/REBOOT/HARD_REBOOT/ERROR
Deleted	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state after it is deleted successfully. A BMS in this state cannot be used and will be removed from the system in a short time.	DELETED
Faulty	Stable state	A BMS is in this state when an exception occurs on it. A BMS in this state cannot be used. Contact the operation administrator to rectify the fault.	ERROR
Rebuilding	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state when it is being rebuilt.	SHUTOFF
Reinstalling OS	Intermediate state	A BMS is in this state when its OS is being reinstalled.	SHUTOFF
Reinstalling OS failed	Stable state	An exception occurred when the BMS OS was being reinstalled and the reinstallation failed. A BMS in this state cannot be used. Contact the operation administrator to rectify the fault.	SHUTOFF