ClearCase Multisite Administration

Revision: TE3208_20060318

Course Length:

3 Days

Course Description:

This is a CM-oriented, classroom-based, instructor-led course that includes a full complement of hands-on laboratory exercises, designed to teach trained and experienced ClearCase/UCM administrators everything they need to know about planning, implementing, and maintaining ClearCase/UCM across geographically distributed project teams working on 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/UCM users who must quickly learn the skills and concepts needed to plan, implement, and maintain ClearCase/UCM across geographically distributed projects desiring to embrace sound CM practices and processes.

Benefits of Attendance:

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

• Understand uses & capabilities of Multisite implementations.
• Plan a Multisite implementation.
• Understand ownership of elements & objects in Multisite repositories.
• Install & configure Multisite.
• Plan and implement replication & synchronization for Multisite repositories.
• Understand the store & forward facility.
• Understand the rational shipping server & scheduler, packet management, advanced scripting, and troubleshooting with the Multisite tools.

Prerequisites:

ClearCase/UCM Administration or three months experience administering ClearCase in a UNIX or Windows project is required. Students should also have one year experience in a programming language (e.g., shell, perl, C, C++, VB, Java, etc.).

Course Outline:

• Chapter 1: Understanding The Uses And Capabilities Of Multisite
• Chapter 2: Planning Your Multisite Implementation
• Chapter 3: Network Planning
• Chapter 4: Installation And Configuration Of Multisite
• Chapter 5: Ownership Of Elements And Objects In Multisite Repositories
• Chapter 6: Replicating Multisite Repositories
• Chapter 7: Synchronizing Multisite Repositories
• Chapter 8: Understanding The Store-and-forward Facility
• Chapter 9: The Rational Shipping Server And Scheduler
• Chapter 10: Packet Management
• Chapter 11: Advanced Scripting
• Chapter 12: Troubleshooting With The Multisite Tools
• Chapter 13: Error Recovery
• Chapter 14: Avoiding Traps And Pitfalls