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title: Available States for Azure Cloud Services (extended support)
description: Available Power and Provisioning States for Azure Cloud Services (extended support)
ms.topic: concept-article
ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
author: surbhijain
ms.author: surbhijain
ms.date: 07/24/2024
# Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to understand the provisioning and power states for Azure Cloud Services (extended support) so that I can monitor and troubleshoot resource deployments and role instance behavior effectively.
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# Available Provisioning and Power States for Azure Cloud Services (extended support)
## Available Provisioning States for Azure Cloud Services (extended support)
> [!IMPORTANT]
> As of March 31, 2025, cloud Services (extended support) is deprecated and will be fully retired on March 31, 2027. [Learn more](https://aka.ms/csesretirement) about this deprecation and [how to migrate](https://aka.ms/cses-retirement-march-2025).
This table lists the different Provisioning states for Cloud Services (extended support) resource.
| Status | Description |
|---|---|
|Creating|The CSES resource is in the process of creating|
|Updating|The CSES resource is in the state of being updated|
|Failed|The CSES resource is unable to achieve the status requested in the deployment|
|Succeeded|The CSES resource is successfully deployed with the latest deployment request|
|Deleting|The CSES resource is in the process of deleting|
## Available Role Instance/Power States for Azure Cloud Services (extended support)
This table lists the different power states for Cloud Services (extended support) instances.
|State|Details|
|---|---|
|Started|The Role Instance is healthy and is currently running|
|Stopping|The Role Instance is in the process of getting stopped|
|Stopped|The Role Instance is in the Stopped State|
|Unknown|The Role Instance is either in the process of creating or isn't ready to service the traffic|
|Starting|The Role Instance is in the process of moving to healthy/running state|
|Busy|The Role Instance isn't responding|
|Destroyed|The Role instance is destroyed|
## Next steps
- Review the [deployment prerequisites](deploy-prerequisite.md) for Cloud Services (extended support).
- Review [frequently asked questions](faq.yml) for Cloud Services (extended support).
- Deploy a Cloud Service (extended support) using the [Azure portal](deploy-portal.md), [PowerShell](deploy-powershell.md), [Template](deploy-template.md) or [Visual Studio](deploy-visual-studio.md).