FMV2697E
The virtual machine cannot be restored because the datastore named 'datastore' does not exist or is inactive.
Explanation
The datastore referenced by virtual machine when it was backed up does not exist or is inactive on the ESX/ESXi that you are restoring the virtual machine to.
System action
The virtual machine cannot be restored.
User response
Find the missing datastore or specify the -datastore option on the Restore VM command to specify an existing datastore to restore the virtual machine files to.