Hello List,
Environment:
TSM 5.2.0.7 on AIX 5.2 ML04
TDP Oracle AIX 5.2  5.2.3.0
TS3310 Tapelibrary 4 LTO3 Drives

RMAN Database Backup Oracle 9.2.0.6

grabbed this message in actlog:
<snip>
ANR0522W Transaction failed for session 140814 for node MDEPOT (TDP Oracle AIX)
- no space available in storage pool TP_MDEPOT_DB and all successor pools.
<snip>

q stg onto the storagepool gives me:
<snip>
               Storage Pool Name: TP_MDEPOT_DB
               Storage Pool Type: Primary
               Device Class Name: LTO3_MR3
         Estimated Capacity (MB): 5.209 G
                        Pct Util: 33,6
                        Pct Migr: 40,0
                     Pct Logical: 100,0
                    High Mig Pct: 90
                     Low Mig Pct: 70
                 Migration Delay: 0
              Migration Continue: Yes
             Migration Processes: 
               Next Storage Pool: 
            Reclaim Storage Pool: 
          Maximum Size Threshold: No Limit
                          Access: Read/Write
                     Description: Oracle mdepot-DB rman
               Overflow Location: 
           Cache Migrated Files?: 
                      Collocate?: No
           Reclamation Threshold: 100
 Maximum Scratch Volumes Allowed: 5
   Delay Period for Volume Reuse: 0 Day(s)
          Migration in Progress?: No
            Amount Migrated (MB): 0,00
Elapsed Migration Time (seconds): 0
        Reclamation in Progress?: No
 Volume Being Migrated/Reclaimed: 
  Last Update by (administrator): ADMIN
           Last Update Date/Time: 10.05.2006 15:55:21
        Storage Pool Data Format: Native
            Copy Storage Pool(s): 
         Continue Copy on Error?: 
                        CRC Data: Yes
<snip>
As you can see, the STGPOOL contains 5 Vols.
Why does TSM not use a free Scratchtape, which are available. All Drives and
Paths are Online, no IO-Error on Tapes.
Some Ideas?

Cheers,
ku
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