How To Fix VIRT220 - Available Capacity

VIRT220 - Overview

• Message type: E = Error

• Message class: VIRT - Virtualization Monitoring

• Message number: 220

• Message text: Available Capacity

What causes this issue?

Sum of capacity consumed by the virtual system and capacity available
from host and pool for use by this virtual system at this time.
On IBM Power Systems, the available capacity of a Shared Processor LPAR
represents the amount of currently attainable physical processor
resources taking into account the Shared Processor Pool and SPLPAR's
configuration and current utilization.

System Response

The system issues an error message and will not allow you to continue with this transaction until the error is resolved.

How to fix this error?

Procedure for System Administrators

Error message extract from SAP system. Copyright SAP SE.

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• What is the cause and solution for SAP error message VIRT220 - Available Capacity ?

  The SAP error message VIRT220, which pertains to "Available Capacity," typically occurs in the context of capacity planning and production scheduling within SAP's Advanced Planning and Optimization (APO) or Production Planning (PP) modules. This error indicates that there is insufficient available capacity to fulfill a planned order or production requirement.
  
  Cause:
  
  Insufficient Capacity: The most common cause is that the available capacity of the work center or resource is less than the required capacity for the planned order.
  Capacity Constraints: This can be due to various reasons such as maintenance schedules, holidays, or other planned downtimes that reduce the available capacity.
  Incorrect Master Data: Errors in the configuration of work centers, such as incorrect capacity settings, can lead to this error.
  Overlapping Orders: If multiple orders are scheduled to run simultaneously on the same resource, it may exceed the available capacity.
  Incorrect Planning Parameters: Parameters such as lead times, setup times, or processing times may not