Bitsadmin /getstate

Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Vista

Retrieves the state of the specified job.

Syntax

	$lib:\\bitsadmingetstate.bmp$ Copy Code
bitsadmin /GetState <Job>

Parameter	Description
Job	The job's display name or GUID

The possible states are:

QUEUED	The job is waiting to run.
CONNECTING	BITS is contacting the server.
TRANSFERRING	BITS is transferring data.
SUSPENDED	The job is paused.
ERROR	A non-recoverable error occurred; the transfer will not be retried.
TRANSIENT_ERROR	A recoverable error occurred; the transfer retries when the minimum retry delay expires.
ACKNOWLEDGED	The job was completed.
CANCELLED	The job was canceled.

The following example retrieves the state for the job named myDownloadJob.

	$lib:\\bitsadmingetstate1.bmp$ Copy Code
C:\>bitsadmin /GetState myDownloadJob