System service states

System services have one of the following states:

State

Description

Defined

The service definition is loaded or created by API without syntax error. This state persists only if you defined a service to be started manually or if you have disabled it by API.

Init

The system service is being initialized. Dependencies are being checked. A transitional state before becoming ALLOCATING.

Allocating

Allocating resources to the system service. A transitional state before becoming STARTED.

Started

The system service is active and running. System service instances are running (the minimum number have been started).

Error

An error has been detected. Needs manual debugging.

Deallocating

The system service has been disabled by the system. Clean up is occurring. A transitional state before becoming DEFINED.