Software volume categories

Table 1 identifies the software categories used in support of the ATL. see TCDB volume error status field and software error category in an automated tape library for a discussion of the software error category.

Table 1. Software volume categories
Category (in hex)	Name	Definition
0001	MEDIA1	Cartridge system tape common scratch pool
0002	MEDIA2	Enhanced capacity cartridge system tape common scratch pool
0003	MEDIA3	High performance cartridge tape common scratch pool
0004	MEDIA4	Extended high performance cartridge tape common scratch pool
0005	MEDIA5	Enterprise Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
0006	MEDIA6	Enterprise WORM Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
0007	MEDIA7	Enterprise Economy Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
0008	MEDIA8	Enterprise Economy WORM Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
0009	MEDIA9	Enterprise Extended Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
000A	MEDIA10	Enterprise Extended WORM Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
000B	MEDIA11	Enterprise Advanced Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
000C	MEDIA12	Enterprise Advanced WORM Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
000D	MEDIA13	Enterprise Advanced Economy Tape Cartridge common scratch pool
000E	ERROR CATEGORY	Scratch volumes for which the software detected an error during processing
000F	PRIVATE CATEGORY	Specific volume category
Note: If the tape library is partitioned, the categories used are derived from the base software categories. See Partitioning tape libraries among multiple sysplexes (systems) for more information concerning partitioning support.