Type lstorage:AdminState


The administrative state of a storage item.

Constants
online 1 "online" means the storage item should be configured in the storage sub-system and can be used by the storage initiator. By default, the storage item is automatically configured when the service profile is associated.
offline 2 "offline" means the storage item should be put in an offline mode where it is no longer accessible from the initiator. This can be used for maintenance purpose. When the item is "offline". the data is not discarded and can be accessed immediately after setting the storage item back to "online".
undeployed 4 Specify the storage item should be configured immediately, even if the service profile is not associated. This value is used to pre-deploy storage items.

When the XML API user sets the value to "deploy", the system triggers an FSM to configure the LUN and then sets the value to "online".
It is not always possible to pre-deploy storage items. For example, local LUNs cannot be configured before service profile association. Specify the storage item should be undeployed. This is used for instance ref's. This allows the user to configure certain properties of the instance ref prior to deployment. It also allows the user to release a deployed LUN

DEFAULT online(1) "online" means the storage item should be configured in the storage sub-system and can be used by the storage initiator. By default, the storage item is automatically configured when the service profile is associated.