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When the ARM Product Is Unavailable

If the SCRATCH command is run when the ARM product is not available, the CA VM:Tape TMC and the ARM product catalog will be out of synchronization. In this case, the operator should use the REFRESH POINTER command to resynchronize the ARM scratch information with the CA VM:Tape TMC after the ARM product interface becomes available.

During scratch processing, the following message displays if CA VM:Tape cannot notify the ARM product of scratched volumes:

SCRATCHING OF ONE OR MORE VOLUMES NOT SYNCHRONIZED.