Adding Volumes to a Scratch Pool

You can add volumes to the scratch pool in several ways:

• Remove a volume from a backup class/set/rotation using option 9, Remove Media Volume from the Volume Options window.

• Initialize a volume using Robot Save

• Initialize a volume using the IBM Initialize Tape (INZTAP) command

• Use the Robot Save Add Volumes to Robot Save (RBSADDVOL) command

• Release a volume to scratch from a move set that has a location flagged as Release Scratch=Yes

• Use the RBSAMLLRN command to add volumes in an AML to the scratch pool