diff --git a/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/compute/functions/VirtualGuestToNodeMetadata.java b/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/compute/functions/VirtualGuestToNodeMetadata.java
index 95e4d8fa79..c72e6a2db1 100644
--- a/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/compute/functions/VirtualGuestToNodeMetadata.java
+++ b/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/compute/functions/VirtualGuestToNodeMetadata.java
@@ -49,13 +49,14 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 @Singleton
 public class VirtualGuestToNodeMetadata implements Function<VirtualGuest, NodeMetadata> {
 
+   //TODO: There may be more states than this.
    public static final Map<VirtualGuest.State, NodeState> serverStateToNodeState = ImmutableMap
-         .<VirtualGuest.State, NodeState> builder().put(VirtualGuest.State.RUNNING, NodeState.RUNNING)//
-         .put(VirtualGuest.State.STARTING, NodeState.PENDING)//
-         .put(VirtualGuest.State.DESTROYED, NodeState.TERMINATED)//
-         // TODO other states
-         .put(VirtualGuest.State.UNRECOGNIZED, NodeState.UNRECOGNIZED)//
-         .build();
+         .<VirtualGuest.State, NodeState> builder()
+                       .put(VirtualGuest.State.RUNNING, NodeState.RUNNING)
+                       .put(VirtualGuest.State.PAUSED, NodeState.SUSPENDED)
+                       .put(VirtualGuest.State.HALTED, NodeState.PENDING)
+                       .put(VirtualGuest.State.UNRECOGNIZED, NodeState.UNRECOGNIZED)
+                       .build();
 
    private final FindHardwareForVirtualGuest findHardwareForVirtualGuest;
    private final FindLocationForVirtualGuest findLocationForVirtualGuest;
diff --git a/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/domain/VirtualGuest.java b/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/domain/VirtualGuest.java
index acc2350738..eb41998cf5 100644
--- a/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/domain/VirtualGuest.java
+++ b/sandbox-providers/softlayer/src/main/java/org/jclouds/softlayer/domain/VirtualGuest.java
@@ -204,8 +204,17 @@ public class VirtualGuest implements Comparable<VirtualGuest> {
       }
    }
 
+   /**
+    * TBD: These states come from the powerState field. i.e.
+    * https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Account/getVirtualGuests/{id}?objectMask=powerState
+    */
    public static enum State {
-      STARTING, RUNNING, STOPPING, STOPPED, DESTROYED, EXPUNGING, MIGRATING, ERROR, UNKNOWN, SHUTDOWNED, UNRECOGNIZED;
+      //ACTIVE, // Get this from https://api.softlayer.com/rest/v3/SoftLayer_Virtual_Guest/{id}/getStatus
+      PAUSED,
+      RUNNING,
+      HALTED,
+      UNRECOGNIZED;
+
       @Override
       public String toString() {
          return CaseFormat.UPPER_UNDERSCORE.to(CaseFormat.UPPER_CAMEL, name());
@@ -218,7 +227,6 @@ public class VirtualGuest implements Comparable<VirtualGuest> {
             return UNRECOGNIZED;
          }
       }
-
    }
 
    private int accountId = -1;