I think I would prefer the statuses to be ordered not alphabetically, but logically. That way you could see the node counts "flowing" down during deployment. For example:
# exceptional conditions
# (put these at the bottom? indicate with a color and/or icon?
# or separate with spacing, so they stand out?)
MISSING = 3
RETIRED = 7
BROKEN = 8
FAILED_DEPLOYMENT = 11
FAILED_RELEASING = 13
FAILED_DISK_ERASING = 15
+1 for moving the statuses around.
I think I would prefer the statuses to be ordered not alphabetically, but logically. That way you could see the node counts "flowing" down during deployment. For example:
NEW = 0 COMMISSIONING = 2
COMMISSIONING = 1
FAILED_
# not sure where "disk erasing" belongs
DISK_ERASING = 14
READY = 4
RESERVED = 5
ALLOCATED = 10
RELEASING = 12
DEPLOYING = 9
DEPLOYED = 6
# exceptional conditions DEPLOYMENT = 11 RELEASING = 13 DISK_ERASING = 15
# (put these at the bottom? indicate with a color and/or icon?
# or separate with spacing, so they stand out?)
MISSING = 3
RETIRED = 7
BROKEN = 8
FAILED_
FAILED_
FAILED_