This is lc, typed CucsFsmLifecycle, the lifecycle state of this port's managed-object record itself within UCS Manager's internal database, such as being created or deleted, as distinct from the physical link's operational state. It matters when a port object is being added or removed after a hardware change, since lc tells you whether the row you are reading represents a stable, fully-committed object or one still mid-creation. For example, lc briefly showing a creating value right after a new expansion module is inserted explains why some of this port's other fields may still be blank.