Dynamic route server status and descriptions

Dynamic Route Server for VPC is a beta feature that is available for evaluation and testing purposes to select customers. Access is restricted to allowlisted accounts.

The list of dynamic route servers in IBM Cloud VPC includes columns for lifecycle status and health status.

Lifecycle status

The lifecycle status indicates the administrative and operational state of the dynamic route server instance. The following table shows the possible dynamic route server lifecycle statuses and a description of what each status means.

Lifecycle status descriptions
Lifecycle status Description
Pending The dynamic route server instance is created, but provisioning is still in progress. Appliances are being created and initialized.
Stable The dynamic route server instance is fully provisioned and operating as expected. You can configure peers, peer groups, and routing policies.
Updating The dynamic route server instance is being updated.
Suspended The dynamic route server instance is suspended. All service connections and appliances are stopped. Contact IBM Support for more information.
Deleting The dynamic route server instance is being deleted. Associated appliances, service connections, and managed routes are being removed.
Failed The dynamic route server instance is unreachable or inoperative.

Health status

The health status reflects the runtime health of the dynamic route server instance, based on appliance availability and peer connectivity. The following table shows the possible dynamic route server health statuses and a description of what each status means.

Health status descriptions
Health status Description
Healthy No abnormal behavior is detected.
Degraded One or more appliances or peer connections are unhealthy, but the service is still partially operational. Route management might be impacted.
Faulted The dynamic route server instance is unreachable or inoperative. Appliance health checks or internal dependencies have failed.
Inapplicable The health status doesn't apply because of the current lifecycle status of the dynamic route server. For example, a lifecycle status of deleting has a health status of inapplicable.

Peer group status

The following table shows the aggregate session status of the peers in the dynamic route server peer group and a description of what each status means.

Peer group status descriptions
Status Description
Degraded One or more peers in the dynamic route server peer group are unable to establish a session.
Down All peers in the dynamic route server peer group are unable to establish a session.
Initializing The dynamic route server peer group is establishing sessions with its peers.
Unknown The session status of the peers in the dynamic route server peer group can't be determined.
Up All peers in the dynamic route server peer group have established sessions and are operating normally.

Peer connection status

The following table shows the possible statuses of a peer connection in a dynamic route server peer group and a description of what each status means.

Peer connection status descriptions
Status Description
Up The peer is operating normally.
Down The peer is not operational.

For error codes, reasons for failure, and suggested solutions for recovery, see Diagnosing dynamic route server health.