Cohesity COH-285 Exam - Topic 2 Question 6 Discussion

Actual exam question for Cohesity's COH-285 exam

Question #: 6
Topic #: 2

Backups are failing with status code 96 because tapes have NOT returned to the scratch volume pool after all the images on

the tapes have expired.

What may be preventing the media from returning to the scratch pool?

AThe media was created in volume pools other than the scratch pool.

BThe media is in an off-site location.

CThe media was written with multiplexed images.

DThe media is in a Suspended state.

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Suggested Answer: A

by Maile at Jan 05, 2026, 05:16 AM

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Sheridan

3 days ago

C) The media was written with multiplexed images. Sounds like a real head-scratcher!

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Cammy

8 days ago

A) The media was created in volume pools other than the scratch pool.

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Daniel

13 days ago

D) The media is in a Suspended state.

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Arminda

18 days ago

I vaguely recall something about suspended states causing issues, so D might be worth considering as well.

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Ceola

24 days ago

I practiced a similar question where multiplexing affected media status, so C could be relevant here too.

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Donte

29 days ago

I’m not entirely sure, but I think if the tapes are off-site, that could definitely prevent them from returning to the scratch pool.

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Tamar

1 month ago

I remember something about media being stuck in different volume pools, so A might be a possibility.

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Sylvia

1 month ago

I'm leaning towards D. If the media is in a Suspended state, that would definitely prevent it from returning to the scratch pool.

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Kiley

1 month ago

This seems straightforward to me. The media was created in volume pools other than the scratch pool, so A is the correct answer.

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Amber

2 months ago

I'm a bit confused by the question. What exactly is the "scratch volume pool"? I'll need to review that concept before deciding on an answer.

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Dominic

2 months ago

Okay, let's see. I'm pretty sure the media being in an off-site location would prevent it from returning to the scratch pool, so I'll go with B.

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Elvera

2 months ago

Hmm, this seems like a tricky one. I'll need to think through the different options carefully.

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