# Protected Instance Status

Protected Instance Status | Description
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creating | The protected instance is being created.
available | The protected instance is available.
deleting | The protected instance is being deleted.
error-deleting | Failed to delete the protected instance.
error | Failed to create the protected instance.
nic-creating | The system is adding a NIC to the protected instance.
nic-deleting | The system is deleting a NIC from the protected instance.
starting | Protection is being enabled for the protected instance.
error-starting | Failed to enable protection for the protected instance.
protected | Protection is enabled for the protected instance.
reversing | The system is performing a planned failover for the protected instance.
failing-over | The system is performing a failover for the protected instance.
failed-over | A failover is performed for the protected instance.
reprotecting | Protection is being enabled again for the protected instance. When users enable protection after a failover, the status changes to re-protecting.
stopping | Protection is being disabled for the protected instance.
error-stopping | Failed to disable protection for the protected instance.
error-reversing | Failed to perform the planned failover for the protected instance.
error-failing-over | Failed to perform the failover for the protected instance.
error-reprotecting | Failed to enable protection again for the protected instance.
resizing | The specifications of the protected instance are being modified.
error-resizing | Failed to modify the specifications of the protected instance.
invalid | A server in the protected instance has been deleted.
fault | The synchronization status of the replication pair for the protected instance is abnormal.

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