A virtual machine’s state can be displayed in Virtual Machine Manager or by viewing the results of the xm list command, which abbreviates the state using a single character.
r - running - The virtual machine is currently running and consuming allocated resources.
b - blocked - The virtual machine’s processor is not running and not able to run. It could be waiting for I/O or has stopped working.
p - paused - The virtual machine is paused. It does not interact with the hypervisor but still maintains its allocated resources, such as memory.
s - shutdown - The guest operating system is in the process of being shutdown, rebooted, or suspended, and the virtual machine is being stopped.
c - crashed - The virtual machine has crashed and is not running.
d - dying - The virtual machine is in the process of shutting down or crashing.