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Customer experience with hypervisors untested by VSI

Last post by thomas@ham « Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:05 am
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by marty.stu » Wed Mar 22, 2023 5:24 pm
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Dear OpenVMS users,

Please use this thread to report your experience with different hypervisors not listed by VSI as compatible with the latest...
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Last post by thomas@ham
Mon Jul 31, 2023 9:05 am
Migration from VMWare PRo 17.5.2 to ESXi 8.02

Last post by hb « Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:38 am
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by brianreiter » Thu Sep 19, 2024 6:25 am

Is there a guide to migrating an OpenVMS VM from VMWare Pro 17.5.2 to ESXi 8.02?

So far, I've tried 2 methods:

1) From VMWare, export to OVF and...

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Last post by hb
Thu Sep 19, 2024 11:38 am
Proxmox basic questions about installation

Last post by bit0mike « Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:32 am
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by drossbach » Mon Sep 02, 2024 2:24 pm

I am playing arround with the X68 community version. After download the vmdx files I got the system up and running on a Vmware workstation 17.x. Next...

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Last post by bit0mike
Sat Sep 07, 2024 1:32 am
Extent of community license on virtualization environments

Last post by mister.moderator « Wed Aug 21, 2024 4:35 am
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by lgh127001 » Thu Aug 15, 2024 4:25 am

Hello,
I am new to the OpenVMS community program of this type, so sorry if I'm asking this question in the wrong place of the forum. I was/am...

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Last post by mister.moderator
Wed Aug 21, 2024 4:35 am
Virtualbox and KVM/qemu cannot connect USB-devices

Last post by dvdwrite « Mon Aug 12, 2024 12:02 pm
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by vaxinf » Sat May 04, 2024 4:40 am
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For my project I need to access an external USB-DVD-drive to my x86-OVMS system.

I've checked the connection with a virtual windows 11 system and I...
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Last post by dvdwrite
Mon Aug 12, 2024 12:02 pm
Installing a vmdk under QEMU/KVM

Last post by ripjsb « Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:35 am
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by martin » Wed Apr 03, 2024 11:30 am

I've just completed a basic installation using QEMU/KVM rather than the documented VirtualBox in the Community License Package email. The enclosed...

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Last post by ripjsb
Mon Aug 12, 2024 11:35 am
KVM on Proxmox cluster: BLK and FS devices seen on UEFI. No target devices on VMS install

Last post by smirk « Fri Aug 02, 2024 9:05 am
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by scotty » Thu Apr 13, 2023 9:25 am

UEFI shell:
I see FS0 with the X86E921EO.iso CDROM.
I see 3 BLK devices mentioned in docs.
VMS install:
No target devices are available for install....

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Last post by smirk
Fri Aug 02, 2024 9:05 am
OpenVMS x86-64 V9.2-1: Significant TOY Slippage over time

Last post by pocketprobe « Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:28 pm
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by bobgezelter » Fri Jun 23, 2023 11:04 am
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I have observed multiple occurrences of accumulating TOY skew running OpenVMS x86-64 under Virtual Box. The underlying Windows host is not...
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Last post by pocketprobe
Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:28 pm
Installing OpenVMS on x86-64 system

Last post by bobwilson « Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:07 am
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by r010159@comcast.net » Tue Jun 18, 2024 11:54 pm
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Some time ago I received my “Community License Package” with a url for downloading OpenVMS. Recently I have downloaded the package and apparently...
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Last post by bobwilson
Sun Jun 23, 2024 9:07 am
ESX(i) installation

Last post by m_detommaso « Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:52 am
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by divit » Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:23 am

Hi,
having trouble installing 9.2 on ESX (not sure what version).
Everything works out fine till I need to telnet to the serial port to see the 9...

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Last post by m_detommaso
Fri Jun 07, 2024 5:52 am
VMware Desktop Hypervisor Pro Apps Now Available for Personal Use

Last post by sms « Tue May 14, 2024 9:23 pm
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by dmjb » Tue May 14, 2024 2:18 pm

For those using VMware as a hobbyist, both VMware Workstation Pro and VMware Fusion Pro are now free for personal use:

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Last post by sms
Tue May 14, 2024 9:23 pm
booting x86 -Oracle VM Virtual box Mgr- vmdk disks

Last post by alexwong « Fri May 10, 2024 10:07 pm
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by vmsxpert » Mon May 06, 2024 4:55 am
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I am able to boot correctly x86 with vmdk disk provided by VSI . As soon as I connect to console and I give
boot dka0 it starts booting correctly...
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Last post by alexwong
Fri May 10, 2024 10:07 pm
V9.2-2 Bugcheck code = 0000041C: UNXSIGNAL, Unexpected signal name in ACP

Last post by snadow « Wed May 01, 2024 11:49 am
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by snadow » Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:44 am

First things first: Community license, so this is undoubtedly VERY low priority to investigate. But I'm posting it here in the hope that if I've...

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Last post by snadow
Wed May 01, 2024 11:49 am
Mount disks

Last post by cromwoli « Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:03 pm
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by cromwoli » Tue Apr 09, 2024 7:25 am
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Hi, I am running VirtualBox V6.1 on a Linux Mint host system. I have created a OpenVMS VM from the VMDK file provided. It starts up and runs VMS...
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Last post by cromwoli
Wed Apr 17, 2024 2:03 pm
VMware vSphere ESXi-8.0U2b E1000 Network Driver Not Exposed in 9.2-1 or 9.2-2

Last post by morriskr « Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:34 pm
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by morriskr » Tue Apr 16, 2024 8:46 am

Hardware: HPE DL360 GEN 9
Software: VMware ESXi-8.0U2b-23305546 Standard
OpenVMS 9.2-2 Community with VMS922X_PCSI-V0100 and VMS922X_UPDATE-V0100...

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Last post by morriskr
Tue Apr 16, 2024 6:34 pm
OpenVMS installation instructions for VMWare Workstation

Last post by nsd333 « Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:00 am
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by mfny » Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:34 am
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Hello,

Would anyone be able to provide instructions as to how to set up a VM for OpenVMS in VMware Workstation, I am only able to find VirtualBox...
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Last post by nsd333
Sat Apr 06, 2024 11:00 am
community.vmdk v. VMware Fusion: %VMS_BOOTMGR-W-DEVICE, Ignoring ATAPI device...

Last post by sms « Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:59 pm

by sms » Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:59 pm

As provided, the new community.vmdk Disk DescriptorFile
specifies:
ddb.adapterType = ide

The environment here is VMware Fusion Player Version...

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Last post by sms
Wed Apr 03, 2024 6:59 pm
Qemu non-KVM installation

Last post by joukj « Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:05 am
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by nix23 » Fri Apr 14, 2023 10:43 am
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Since my old warhorses are all not capable of running OpenVMS (no XSAFE) i try to run it with qemu (full emulation), i know it's not supported but...
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Last post by joukj
Mon Mar 25, 2024 3:05 am
Upgrading to openvms 9.2.2 on Virtualbox

Last post by roberbrooks « Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:08 pm
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by thorleif » Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:52 pm

Hello
I tried booting from X860922OE.ISO to upgrade to OPENVMS 9.2.2. I used PRESERVED because I had installed some layerd product on OPENVMS 9.2.1...

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Last post by roberbrooks
Wed Mar 20, 2024 11:08 pm
Strange boot messages/prompt VMS 9.2-2 KVM/QEMU

Last post by gmn « Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:36 pm
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by cct » Tue Feb 27, 2024 2:47 pm

Just upgraded a 9.2-1 system to VMS9.2-2 under KVM/QEMU QEMU version - QEMU 6.2.0 on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
After installing TCPIP V6.0-24 when I boot I...

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Last post by gmn
Tue Mar 19, 2024 4:36 pm
Crash while booting installation media and previously installed system

Last post by stufuller « Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:17 pm
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by stufuller » Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:23 pm

In the beginning, I used VirtualBOX on a Windows system to setup a VM to run OpenVMS, and it worked just like the installation instructions said, as...

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Last post by stufuller
Mon Mar 11, 2024 2:17 pm
1.1.1. VSI OpenVMS Does Not Support Thin-Provisioned Volumes

Last post by imiller « Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:26 am
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by mgdaniel » Mon Jan 29, 2024 10:33 am
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An interesting question on behalf...

> With regard to the release notes, do you understand this restriction?
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> 1.1.1. VSI OpenVMS Does Not...
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Last post by imiller
Thu Feb 01, 2024 9:26 am
FreeAXP ALPHA emulator and functional CDE desktop

Last post by mister.moderator « Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:22 am
Replies: 6
by rjolbrich » Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:21 am

Hello,
I have recently installed OpenVMS 9.2-1 in VirtualBox on Windows 10.
I discovered that the CDE desktop is broken - only DECWindows Motif...

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Last post by mister.moderator
Tue Jan 30, 2024 8:22 am
VMware VM startup EFI crash after update to ESXi 7.0 Update 3n (Solved)

Last post by gdwnldsksc « Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:57 pm

by gdwnldsksc » Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:57 pm

Placement/ordering of SATA devices was causing this for some reason. Moving them around resolved it.

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Last post by gdwnldsksc
Sat Sep 09, 2023 9:57 pm
Crash when mounting installation ISO under QEMU/KVM

Last post by martinv « Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:45 am
Replies: 2
by martinv » Mon Aug 07, 2023 7:21 am

Hi!

Installation of OpenVMS V9.2-1 under QEMU 1:6.2+dfsg-2ubuntu6.12 using KVM on Ubuntu 22.04.2 LTS on an HPE Proliant DL380 Gen10.
Start command...

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Last post by martinv
Tue Aug 08, 2023 7:45 am

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