SMS processor states

Last Updated : Jun 05, 2026 |

An SMS Processor maintains the following states for managing functions:

State

Description

Not Running

The server is either stopped or not started yet.

Starting

The server start request is initiated, and is in the process of initialization.

Running

The server is up and functional.

Stopping

The server shutdown is requested.

Need Configuration

The server does not find configuration.

Need Connections

The server has configuration but does not have any connections assigned or configured.

Degraded

The server has configuration and connections. However, some or all connections are not working.

Error

The server data returned has been deemed "stale" (no new data retrieved after a period of 3 minutes), or 2) unexpected return code retrieved from a poll to server.

Stopped

The server is stopped.