VMware Restore Relocate to alternate datastore fails with 'Invalid datastore format '[datastoreaX (4047834)

VMware Restore Relocate to alternate datastore fails with 'Invalid datastore format '[datastoreaX (x)] rhel-server-6.1-x86_64-dvd.iso'.'

attached disks from the original host when the backup was taken:

[datastoreX (x)] MitelFTP/MitelFTP.vmdk

[datastoreX (x)] rhel-server-6.1-x86_64-dvd.iso

Restore options in the restore job:

Recover VM: Checked

Relocate to alternate datastore: vm3datastoreX

Host: xxxxxxx

Username: root

Password: *******

log context from that failed restore attempt:

Module Id Code Time Message

VMWRESTR 587 0 160916 VM is not being restored as part of a vapp

VMWVIM 98 0 160916 Api version of web service is '5.1'

VMWRESTR 384 0 160916 Skipping creating vmx folder for VM

VMWRESTR 406 0 160916 Skip creating folder for disk file '[vm3datastore1] MitelFTP/MitelFTP.vmdk'

VMWVIM 100 0 160917 Creating a property filter for obtaining task status updates

VMWVIM 101 0 160917 Created a filter to track task status

VMWUTIL 126 0 160917 FALSE = AskedToAbort

VMWVIM 98 0 160917 Api version of web service is '5.1'

VMWVIM 106 0 160917 Sending a request for task status updates

VMWVIM 107 0 160917 Got an update with version '1' for task

VMWVIM 108 0 160917 Found an update for the expected filter

VMWVIM 109 0 160917 Got an update of type 1 for the expected task object with 4 property changes

VMWVIM 110 0 160917 Property name is info.cancelable and change type is 2

VMWVIM 111 0 160917 Property value type is 12

VMWVIM 112 0 160917 Property value is 0

VMWVIM 110 0 160917 Property name is info.error and change type