ECS Lifecycle

The ECS lifecycle refers to the entire journey an ECS goes through, from creation to deletion (or release).

**Table 1** ECS statuses
Status	Status Attribute	Description
Creating	Intermediate	The ECS is being created.
Starting	Intermediate	The ECS is being started.
Running	Stable	The ECS is running properly.
Stopping	Intermediate	The ECS is being stopped.
Stopped	Stable	The ECS has been stopped.
Restarting	Intermediate	The ECS is being restarted.
Resizing	Intermediate	The ECS has received a resizing request and has started to resize.
Verifying resizing	Intermediate	The ECS is verifying the new size.
Deleting	Intermediate	The ECS is being deleted. If the ECS remains in this state for a long time, exceptions may have occurred. In such a case, contact technical support.
Deleted	Intermediate	The ECS has been deleted. An ECS in this state cannot provide services and will be promptly cleared from the system.
Faulty	Stable	An exception has occurred on the ECS. Contact technical support for assistance.
Reinstalling	Intermediate	The ECS has received a request to reinstall the OS and has begun the reinstallation.
Reinstalling failed	Stable	The ECS received a request to reinstall the OS, but the reinstallation failed. Contact technical support for assistance.
Changing OS	Intermediate	The ECS received a request to change the OS and has begun implementing the changes.
Failed to change the OS	Stable	The ECS has received a request to change the OS, but due to exceptions, the change attempt failed. Contact technical support for assistance.
Forcibly restarting	Intermediate	The ECS is being forcibly restarted.
Reverting resizing	Intermediate	The ECS is rolling back a resizing operation.