How to resolve VMware instant restore task failure with error code #3061?

Discovered Version：v7.2 v6.7

Question

Instant restore task for VMware failed (same error in v6.7 and v7.2).

Failed to start instant restore job, [#3061] Parse VM config file failed

v6.7

v7.2

Answer

The target network selected for the instant-restored VM is unavailable, possibly due to cross-network restrictions or insufficient user permissions for accessing this network.

Resolution

  1.Network instability may have caused the configuration information retrieval to fail.

  2.If the virtualization environment has multiple network adapters configured and the default selection is ineffective, manually select the network adapter for restoration.