ANR8443E
Command: Volume volume name in library library name cannot be assigned a status of SCRATCH.

Explanation

The volume cannot be assigned to the given library’s scratch pool because there is a storage pool volume defined or a volume in the volume history file with this volume name. Such a volume may still contain valid data. Assigning the volume to the library’s scratch pool might result in a destructive overwrite of the volume’s data.

System action

The command is not processed.

User response

Reissue the command, specifying that the volume be assigned a status of PRIVATE.