I am trying to import the ova file in virtual box running on macos m4 device. It’s getting successfully imported but it’s not booting the vm. have tried vmware fusion but that also is not importing the ova file. What should I do to get it fixed.
The issue is happening because the LinuxLite OVA provided for the PEGA exercise is built for x86 architecture, while your Mac M4 uses Apple Silicon (ARM), so VirtualBox and VMware Fusion cannot boot it properly. The correct fix is to use UTM on macOS and run the virtual machine in x86_64 emulation mode using QEMU. Import the same OVA into UTM, then explicitly set the VM architecture to x86_64 before starting it. This allows the system to emulate a compatible processor and successfully boot the image. Once configured this way, the LinuxLite VM will run normally on your M4 Mac.