About external procedure operational states

During the operation of an external procedure, the following operational states appear in the Tasks view:

Discovery External Procedure

An external procedure runs during the prediscovery phase.

First Boot External Procedure

An external procedure runs during the first boot phase.

Post-restore External Procedure

An external procedure runs during the postrestore phase.

Pre-format External Procedure

An external procedure runs during the preformat phase.

Pre-restore External Procedure

An external procedure runs during the prerestore phase.