public void setStatus(String status) {
        this.status = status;
    }
<p>
Current status of the container group definition resource. Values include:
</p>
<ul>
<li>
<p>
<code>COPYING</code> -- Amazon GameLift is in the process of making copies of all container images that are
defined in the group. While in this state, the resource can't be used to create a container fleet.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<code>READY</code> -- Amazon GameLift has copied the registry images for all containers that are defined in the
group. You can use a container group definition in this status to create a container fleet.
</p>
</li>
<li>
<p>
<code>FAILED</code> -- Amazon GameLift failed to create a valid container group definition resource. For more
details on the cause of the failure, see <code>StatusReason</code>. A container group definition resource in
failed status will be deleted within a few minutes.
</p>
</li>
</ul>

@param status
       Current status of the container group definition resource. Values include:</p>
       <ul>
       <li>
       <p>
       <code>COPYING</code> -- Amazon GameLift is in the process of making copies of all container images that
       are defined in the group. While in this state, the resource can't be used to create a container fleet.
       </p>
       </li>
       <li>
       <p>
       <code>READY</code> -- Amazon GameLift has copied the registry images for all containers that are defined
       in the group. You can use a container group definition in this status to create a container fleet.
       </p>
       </li>
       <li>
       <p>
       <code>FAILED</code> -- Amazon GameLift failed to create a valid container group definition resource. For
       more details on the cause of the failure, see <code>StatusReason</code>. A container group definition
       resource in failed status will be deleted within a few minutes.
       </p>
       </li>
@see ContainerGroupDefinitionStatus
aws-java-sdk-gamelift/src/main/java/com/amazonaws/services/gamelift/model/ContainerGroupDefinition.java