--- title: "Plan States and Modes" description: "Storage plans can acquire the following default states after creation. The same states are shown after resetting a plan, and after completing a test or a check." canonical: "https://helpcenter.veeam.com/docs/vro/userguide/states_modes_storage.html" breadcrumb: "User Guide > Overview > Recovery Plans > Storage Plans > Plan States and Modes" dateModified: "2026-08-26" --- # Plan States and Modes Storage plans can acquire the following **default** states after creation. The same states are shown after resetting a plan, and after completing a test or a check.

Plan State	Icon	Description
NEEDS VERIFIED		Plan has never been tested, has never passed a readiness check, or has been changed since the last DataLab test or readiness check.
NOT VERIFIED		Plan has failed to be tested or has failed to pass a readiness check.
VERIFIED		Plan has been tested successfully or has passed a readiness check.

Storage plans can acquire the following **stable** states after completing current processing:

Plan State	Icon	Description
HALTED		Plan has stopped due to either an error or user intervention.
FAILOVER UNDO FAILOVER		Process completed successfully.
		Process completed with one or more warnings.
		Process completed with one or more errors.
TESTING HALTED		Plan testing has stopped due to either an error or user intervention.

Storage plans can acquire the following **active** states while in use or in progress:

Plan State	Icon	Description
Plan Management
CREATING		Plan is being created.
EDITING		Plan is being edited.
SAVING		Plan is being saved.
RESETTING		Plan is being reset.
DELETING		Plan is being deleted.
Readiness Checks
CHECKING		Plan readiness check is in progress.
		Plan readiness check is in progress; one or more warnings encountered.
		Plan readiness check is in progress; one or more errors encountered.
CHECK HALTING		Plan readiness check is halting.
Execution and Testing
FAILOVER		Plan is executing.
		Plan is executing; one or more warnings encountered.
		Plan is executing; one or more errors encountered.
HALTING		Plan is halting.
TEST PENDING		Plan is waiting for the DataLab to power on.
TESTING		Plan testing is in progress.
		Plan testing is in progress; one or more warnings encountered.
		Plan testing is in progress; one or more errors encountered.
TEST HALTING		Plan testing is halting.
POWERING OFF		Plan testing is being powered off.

::: note If you perform any infrastructure configuration changes (add, delete or rename VMs) or changes to Veeam ONE Business View groups, Orchestrator will not automatically apply these changes to plans that are currently being executed or tested — such plans are ‘locked’ and cannot be edited. The changes will take effect only if the plans enter the *VERIFIED*, *NEEDS VERIFIED* or *NOT VERIFIED* state. ::: Storage plans can acquire the following **modes**:

Plan Mode	Icon	Description
ENABLED		Plan is ready to be verified, tested and executed. Notes: Plan editing is not available. Automatic report updates are enabled in this mode.
DISABLED		Plan is ready to be edited and tested. Notes: Scheduled plan execution is not available. Automatic report updates are disabled in this mode.
IN-USE		Plan is either in one of the active states (except the EDITING state) or in one of the stable states. Notes: Plan editing is not available. Automatic report updates are disabled in this mode.

Plan Mode

Icon

Description

ENABLED

Plan is ready to be verified, tested and executed.

Notes:
Plan editing is not available.
Automatic report updates are enabled in this mode.

DISABLED

Plan is ready to be edited and tested.

Notes:
Scheduled plan execution is not available.
Automatic report updates are disabled in this mode.

IN-USE

Plan is either in one of the active states (except the EDITING state) or in one of the stable states.

Notes:
Plan editing is not available.
Automatic report updates are disabled in this mode.