DFSMSrmm found that the specified volume serial number is not assigned to an acceptable scratch pool. Only scratch tapes from acceptable pools can be used for scratch tape mounts, so this volume is rejected. DFSMSrmm indicates in the mount message what caused the volume to be rejected.

In the message text:

volser

Volume serial number.

rtype

Indicates how a scratch pool is selected. One of the following:

When rtype is	Then
PREFIX	A specific scratch pool is selected by the DFSMSrmm EDGUX100 installation exit.
POOL	A system specific pool is selected based on VLPOOL definitions.
SGNAME	A scratch pool is selected using a storage group name as part of SMS ACS processing.

rvalue

Indicates the value associated with the requested rtype. One of the following:

When rtype is	Then
PREFIX	rvalue is the VLPOOL prefix selected by the DFSMSrmm EDGUX100 installation exit.
POOL	rvalue is the VLPOOL prefix selected by DFSMSrmm system-based pooling. If there is no system-specific pool, the value is NONE.
SGNAME	rvalue is the storage group name selected by SMS ACS processing.

mtype

Indicates the scratch pool for the mounted volume. One of the following:

When mtype is	Then
PREFIX	The volume is pooled based on pool prefix.
RACK	The volume is in a non-scratch VLPOOL.
SGNAME	The volume is in a pool based on storage group. The volume has a storage group name or the volume has no storage group name but is in a VLPOOL assigned to a storage group by name.

mvalue

Indicates the scratch pool associated with the mounted volume. One of the following:

When mtype is	Then
PREFIX	mvalue is the VLPOOL prefix which matches the mounted volume serial number.
RACK	mvalue is the VLPOOL prefix.
SGNAME	mvalue is the storage group name for the mounted volume.