Thanks much, Fiona!
Bit of an update …
CPU of host server: 32 x AMD EPYC 7313P 16-Core Processor (1 Socket)
Kernel: Linux 6.2.6-1-pve #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC PVE 6.2.6-1 (2023-03-14T17:08Z)
PVE MGR V: pve-manager/7.4-3/9002ab8a
Looking at the VM boot log I see the following …
Linux version...