# Protection Group Status

Protection Group Status | Description
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creating | The protection group is being created.
available | The protection group is available, and protection is disabled.
protected | Protection is enabled for the protection group.
deleting | The protection group is being deleted.
error-deleting | Failed to delete the protection group.
error | Failed to create the protection group.
starting | The protection group is being protected.
error-starting | Failed to enable protection for the protection group.
reprotecting | The protection group is being re-protected. When users enable protection after a failover or failback, the protection group status changes to re-protecting.
error-reprotecting | Failed to enable protection again for the protection group.
stopping | The system is stopping protection for the protection group.
error-stopping | Failed to disable protection for the protection group.
reversing | The system is performing a planned failover on the protection group.
error-reversing | Failed to perform the planned failover.
failing-over | The system is performing a failover on the protection group.
failed-over | The failover is complete.
error-failing-over | Failed to perform the failover.

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