An operational state describes what Fajita observes. A severity describes how serious the incident is.
Operational states
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Operational | Checks pass |
| Verifying | A failure is being confirmed |
| Degraded | Working but outside expected performance |
| Down | Confirmed failing |
| Recovering | Passing again, awaiting recovery confirmation |
| Maintenance | Suppressed during a maintenance window |
Severity
Operators can label an incident minor, major, or critical. A monitor's criticality influences how quickly a down state is confirmed.