What is the output of this command:

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmpool -list_scratch

Is your defined scratch pool what you expected?

I run a cron job that verifies my available scratch tapes and sets my pool 
several times a day, ever since I found there is a bug in the java gui that can 
set a pool as scratch by mistake...

This command will set it for you: (my scratch pool is named scratch_pool)

/usr/openv/volmgr/bin/vmpool -set_scratch scratch_pool


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Message: 6
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2012 09:04:56 -0500
From: scott.george AT parker DOT com
Subject: [Veritas-bu] Getting Status 96 with 201 scratch tapes
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Here is my environment:

NBU 7.1.0.3 on an AIX 6.1 Master (also acting as media server in this 
instance)

My scratch pool has 201 tapes inside the robot.  Robot is STK SL8500 with 
20 9840C Drives.  I am using ACSLS.

Overnight vaults failed with the duplication jobs ending in error 96 
(unable to allocate new media for backup, storage unit has none 
available).


What gives? 

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