i have the same problem too....
...everything was working perfectly - then i installed 4.35.
every copy from esxi 4.1 to local hdd is stopping at 499.994.624 bytes.
i tried different settings - and also installed 5.04 beta (which is faster) but always the same problem...
here the same:
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/Download-from-ESXi4-with-SCP-stops-after-500MB/m-p/2604187
the only solution for me was installing 4.18 which is working fluently :D
every copy from esxi 4.1 to local hdd is stopping at 499.994.624 bytes.
i tried different settings - and also installed 5.04 beta (which is faster) but always the same problem...
here the same:
https://communities.vmware.com/t5/Backup-Recovery-Discussions/Download-from-ESXi4-with-SCP-stops-after-500MB/m-p/2604187
the only solution for me was installing 4.18 which is working fluently :D