[Authorization: TAPELIBR]
Use the SCRATCH command to scratch eligible tapes on CMS systems.
Eligible tapes are tapes that have expired or that expire today. The SCRATCH command sets the status of these tapes to SCRATCH in the TMC.
If the first tape in a multivolume sequence is eligible to be scratched, the SCRATCH command scratches all of the tapes in the sequence. All tapes in a multivolume sequence have the same expiration date.
When the SCRATCH command scratches tapes in an ARM, the command notifies the ARM and the ARM updates its catalog with the new tape statuses. If the ARM is unavailable when you run the SCRATCH command, you must use the REFRESH command to notify the ARM of scratched tapes when the ARM becomes available.
Note: The SCRATCH command will not scratch an expired tape whose OUTCODE field is set or a tape that has been deleted.
Note: To scratch tapes on OS systems, use the CA 1 TMSCLEAN utility, then use the CA VM:Tape REFRESH command to update the pointer and pick list files and to synchronize the ARM catalog with the TMC.
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