(on unix)This command is your friend: 

{install_path}/volmgr/bin/vmpool -list_scratch

If there are no configured scratch pools, this command will fix it:

{install_path}/volmgr/bin/vmpool -set_scratch scratch_pool_name


FYI - There is another known issue with windows java console, where configuring 
scratch pool essentially unconfigures it. The instructions below will clear 
your scratch pool! ( I just tested with 6.5.3.1 and it still sometimes does it. 
)

>Wait, I know, at least in NetBackup 5.1x, you've hit the catalog restore bug!
>The bug is this: After you recover the catalog it de-activates your scratch 
>pool!

>Right click the Scratch volume pool, and select [x] Enable/Scratch Pool!

>This got me a few times as well :)


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