ISSUE
When attempting to restore a VMware VM the error below occurs.
"Preparing restore data."
RESOLUTION
Change the algorithm used to determine the available space by running this command.
bputil -p "Configuration Options" EstimateRestoreSize 0 /usr/bp/bpinit/master.ini
TASKS
once set any active restore jobs stuck on this status will need to be cancelled and restarted.
Replica functions may restart/retry if left alone but no direct cases to confirm behavior.