The virtual appliance states are calculated from the VM states as described below. The state name in the table has the color code for the Virtual appliance in each state.
State | Description |
|---|---|
EMPTY | There are no VMs in the virtual appliance |
DEPLOYED | All of the VMs are not in the Undeployed state. All the VMs exist in the hypervisor or provider and none are in the Unknown or Locked state. Resources are allocated in the cloud node. |
NOT DEPLOYED | All the VMs are in the Undeployed state. None of the VMs exist in the hypervisor or provider, and none are in the Unknown or Locked state. The virtual appliance can be seen as a template. Resources are not allocated in the cloud node. |
PARTIALLY DEPLOYED | This state occurs when a virtual appliance that is in the Deployed state is modified, for example, by adding a new VM. This state indicates that the configuration of the virtual appliance in the cloud node is different to the configuration of the virtual appliance in the Abiquo Server (database). To update the cloud node with the changes, click Deploy all VMs. |
LOCKED | One or more of the VMs is in the Locked state and none is in the Unknown state. Note: Virtual appliances awaiting workflow review will be locked with VM state Waiting to be reviewed |
UNKNOWN | Some or all of the VMs are in the Unknown state. The virtual appliance state is unknown when the VM states cannot be recovered from the hypervisor or provider. To continue working with this virtual appliance, the system administrator must take action. |
Some of these states are shown in the virtual appliances lists in following screenshot.
Deployed State and Powered Off Virtual Machines
The fact that all the VMs in a virtual appliance are powered off does not imply that the virtual appliance is undeployed.
A deployed virtual appliance is always consuming resources because the VMs exist in the cloud nodes. An undeployed virtual appliance is not consuming resources.
In Microsoft Azure a deployed VM in the "Off - deallocated" state is not consuming cloud resources