Restore fails for a virtual machine with multiple datastores

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Table: Issues with restores of a virtual machine with multiple datastores

Issue	Explanation
Restore fails because the datastore did not have enough space for the `.vmdk` files.	This issue can occur when a virtual machine is configured on multiple datastores and a leftover snapshot existed on the virtual machine when it was backed up. NetBackup tries to restore all `.vmdk` files to the snapshot datastore. Alternatively, you can restore the virtual machine to an alternate location.

Issue

Explanation

Restore fails because the datastore did not have enough space for the .vmdk files.

This issue can occur when a virtual machine is configured on multiple datastores and a leftover snapshot existed on the virtual machine when it was backed up. NetBackup tries to restore all .vmdk files to the snapshot datastore.

Alternatively, you can restore the virtual machine to an alternate location.

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