The State status attribute indicates the current state of a DSA entity. A DSA may be in one of the following states at any one time: - CREATING The DSA has received a CREATE directive, and is in the process of creating. - OFF The DSA has either been disabled or just created. It is unavailable for communication with applications or other DSAs. It is available for most management directives. - ENABLING An ENABLE directive has been issued and the DSA is making itself available for communication. It is the transition between the OFF and ON states. - ON The DSA has been enabled and is ready for use. The DSA can now communicate with applications and other DSAs. - DISABLING A DISABLE directive has been issued and the DSA is disabling itself from service. It is the transition between the ON and OFF states. - UPDATING The DSA is in the processing of replicating information with another DSA. The DSA is either supplying or consuming naming contexts. Syntax: SHOW DSA STATE