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authorMatt Riedemann <mriedem.os@gmail.com>2019-11-22 16:36:10 -0500
committerMatt Riedemann <mriedem.os@gmail.com>2019-11-22 16:36:10 -0500
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api-guide: flesh out BUILD and ACTIVE server create transitions
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@@ -106,11 +106,17 @@ Status Transition:
- ``BUILD``
- .. todo:: Add more details.
+ While the server is building there are several task state transitions that
+ can occur:
+
+ - ``scheduling``: The request is being scheduled to a compute node.
+ - ``networking``: Setting up network interfaces asynchronously.
+ - ``block_device_mapping``: Preparing block devices (local disks, volumes).
+ - ``spawning``: Creating the guest in the hypervisor.
- ``ACTIVE``
- .. todo:: Add more details.
+ The terminal state for a successfully built and running server.
- ``ERROR`` (on error)