Ian, I run error free Windows 10 21H2 and Virtual Box V7.0.6 r155176 (Qt5.15.2).
Below, the procedure I have extracted from Installation Manual of VMS E9.2-1 to correctly setup the Virtual Box Virtual Machine
VSI OpenVMS x86-64 E9.2-1 Installation Guide
Document Number: DO-DVXINS-01A
Publication Date: March 2023
Revision Update Information: This is a new manual.
Operating System and Version: VSI OpenVMS x86-64 Version E9.2-1
https://docs.vmssoftware.com/docs/vsi-o ... -guide.pdf
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2.3. Creating a VirtualBox Virtual Machine
Note: The following instructions have been written for VirtualBox 7.0.
To create a virtual machine in Oracle VM VirtualBox 7, follow these steps:
1. Run Oracle VM VirtualBox and select Machine > New from the main menu. The Create Virtual Machine wizard opens.
2. On the Virtual machine Name and Operating System page of the wizard, do the following:
a. Set the Name and Folder for your VM.
b. In the ISO Image field, specify the path to your OpenVMS ISO file.
c. In the Type dropdown, select Other.
d. In the Version dropdown, select Other/Unknown (64-bit).
e. Click Next.
3. On the Hardware page of the wizard, set the Base Memory for your virtual machine. VSI recommends a minimum of 8 GB. Click Next.
4. On the Virtual Hard disk, set the size of your virtual hard disk. VSI recommends a minimum of 15GB. Click Next.
5. Click Finish.
You have created your VirtualBox virtual machine. Now, you must properly configure it before you can
install VSI OpenVMS x86-64 E9.2-1.
2.3.1. Completing Your Your VirtualBox Virtual Machine Configuration
To prepare your virtual machine for VSI OpenVMS x86-64 installation, follow these steps:
1. Once you have created your VM, right-click it and select Settings from the menu.
2. In the Settings window, do the following:
a. Go to System > Motherboard and specify the following settings:
i. From the Chipset dropdown, select ICH9. If you select any other chipset, OpenVMS willnot install.
ii. Make sure the Enable I/O APIC and Enable EFI options are checked.
Note: Your virtual machine must boot from UEFI, not BIOS.
b. Go to Storage.
In the Storage Devices area of the Settings window, you will see the default IDE controller and two devices: the hard disk that you created in the previous topic and the optical drive containing the VSI OpenVMS E9.2-1 ISO file. IDE disk controllers are currently not supported, so you
must change the controller type to either AHCI (SATA) or LsiLogic (the choice is up to you).
To do so, perform the following steps:
i. Click the IDE controller to select it.
ii. In the Attributes area on the right side of the Settings window, select AHCI or LsiLogic from the Type dropdown list.
iii. To avoid confusion in the future, enter an appropriate name in the Name field.
iv. Click the hard disk to display its attributes and make sure that it is now marked appropriately as SATA or LsiLogic.
v. Click the optical drive to display its attributes and make sure that it is now marked appropriately as SATA or LsiLogic.
c. Go to Network.
i. Click the Attached to dropdown and select Host-only Adapter.
ii. Сlick Advanced.
iii. From the Adapter type dropdown, select Intel PRO/1000 MT Server.
d. Go to Serial Ports. Your VM must have an active serial port, so that you can connect to it later using a terminal emulator.
i. Check Enable Serial Port.
ii. Set Port Mode to TCP.
iii. Uncheck Connect to existing pipe/socket.
iv. In the Path/Address field, type the port number that you want to use. In this example, we will use port 2023.
e. Click OK to apply the changes and close the Settings window.
Your virtual machine is now ready to have VSI OpenVMS x86-64 installed on it.
I hope this helps.
/Maurizio