SharePoint Server agent state definitions

Agent state definitions are as follows:

Online

Indicates that the configured Web Applications, Service Applications, or services are running on the cluster node.

Offline

Indicates that the configured Web Applications and Service Applications are stopped on the cluster node. It also indicates that the monitoring for the services is also stopped.

Faulted

Indicates that the agent is unable to start the configured Web Applications, Service Applications, or services on the cluster node.

Unknown

Indicates that the agent is unable to determine the status of the configured SharePoint components on the cluster node.