VM instance state and status fields

  • Release version: Xanadu
  • Updated March 23, 2026
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    • These tables represent the state and status of the cmdb_ci_vm_instance in various flows such as vCenter Discovery and vCenter Events and the Business Rules which are triggered.

    Table 1. vCenter Discovery that change various states and status fields related to Virtual Machine Instance
    Source Script or Event name Field name VM previous state VM new state
    vCenter Discovery VCenterVMsSensor Install Status Retired Installed
    vCenter Discovery VCenterDatacentersSensor

    Install Status

    State

    Operational status

    		 Installed

    Retired

    Terminated

    Non-operational
    Table 2. vCenter Events that change various states and status fields related to Virtual Machine Instance
    Source Script or Event name Field name VM previous state VM new state
    vCenter events

    VCenterVmStateUpdater

    powerOnEvtsToUse = [ 'VmPoweredOffEvent', 'VmPowerOffOnIsolationEvent', 'VmShutdownOnIsolationEvent', 'VmSuspendedEvent' ],

    Install Status

    State

    Installed

    Any

    Installed

    ON
    vCenter events powerOffEvtsToUse = [ 'VmPoweredOnEvent', 'DrsVmPoweredOnEvent', 'VmRestartedOnAlternateHostEvent', 'VmSuspendedEvent' ],

    Install Status

    State

    Installed

    Any

    Installed

    OFF
    vCenter events suspendEvtsToUse = [ 'VmPoweredOnEvent', 'DrsVmPoweredOnEvent', 'VmRestartedOnAlternateHostEvent', 'VmPoweredOffEvent', 'VmPowerOffOnIsolationEvent' ]

    Install Status

    State

    Installed

    Any

    Installed

    Paused
    vCenter events VmRemovedEvent

    Install Status

    State

    Installed

    Any

    Retired

    Terminated
    Table 3. Business rules that change various states and status fields related to Virtual Machine Instance and related Server
    Business rule Field name Plugin name
    Cascade Operational Status to vminstance cmdb_ci_server: Operational status Pattern Designer
    Sync Ops Status for CMDB CI
    • cmdb_ci: Operational status, Install Status
    • cmdb_ci_hardware: Operational status, Hardware Status, Substatus
    		 CMDB