ClearCase/UCM Administration

Revision: TE3205_20060318

Course Length:

3 Days

Course Description:

This course includes a full complement of hands-on laboratory exercises, designed to teach trained and experienced ClearCase users everything they need to know about planning, acquiring, configuring, installing, customizing, and maintaining ClearCase and ClearCase LT for small-, medium-, or large-scale projects. Students are able to choose either a UNIX or Windows laboratory environment.

Who Should Attend:

This course is intended for experienced ClearCase and ClearCase LT users who must quickly learn the skills and concepts needed to plan, acquire, configure, install, and maintain ClearCase or ClearCase LT for application in a dynamic development environment desiring to embrace sound CM practices and processes.

Benefits of Attendance:

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

• Plan a ClearCase implementation.
• Administer ClearCase licenses.
• Install, upgrade, & transfer hosts.
• Administer the registry & regions.
• Manage access controls.
• Create and manage VOBs.
• Plan & implement branch strategy.
• Manage elements in VOBs.
• Create & apply labels.
• Create & manage views.
• Manage storage pools.
• Create & apply attributes.
• Implement project policies with triggers & scripts.
• Backup & restore ClearCase data.

Prerequisites:

ClearCase/UCM User Training or three months experience using ClearCase in a UNIX or Windows project is required. One year experience in a programming language (e.g., shell, perl, C, C++, VB, Java, etc.) is also required.

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Planning For Your ClearCase Implementation
• Chapter 2: Administering Your ClearCase Licenses
• Chapter 3: Installing ClearCase
• Chapter 4: Upgrades And Host Changes
• Chapter 5: Administering The Registry And Regions
• Chapter 6: Determining And Managing Access Controls
• Chapter 7: Creating And Managing VOBs
• Chapter 8: Planning And Implementing A Branch Strategy
• Chapter 9: Automating Configuration Specifications
• Chapter 10: Managing Elements In The VOBs
• Chapter 11: Creating And Applying Labels
• Chapter 12: Creating And Managing Views
• Chapter 13: Managing Your Storage Pools
• Chapter 14: Scheduling Tasks
• Chapter 15: Creating And Applying Attributes
• Chapter 16: Project Policies With Triggers And Scripts
• Chapter 17: Trouble Shooting And Error Log Management
• Chapter 18: Performance Issues And Space Management
• Chapter 19: Backing Up And Restoring In ClearCase
• Chapter 20: Avoiding Traps And Pitfalls
• Chapter 21: Tricks Of The ClearCase Masters