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
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