Let’s go from simplest to most effective.
on your ESXi host (Actions > Services > Enable Secure Shell).
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Troubleshooting "Unable to Download VMDK from Datastore" – A VMware Admin’s Guide
The "unable to download vmdk file" error is VMware’s clumsy way of saying: “This disk is thin or has snapshots, so I won’t let you corrupt it.” Let’s go from simplest to most effective
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Run this command to clone and convert to a thick, stream-optimized VMDK: unable to download vmdk file from datastore
Use the following syntax: ovftool vi://username@vcenter-ip/datacenter-name/vm/vm-name C:\local-destination\