1.8 ClearCase Startup and Shutdown

ClearCase is normally started and stopped when a ClearCase host starts up or shuts down, using the startup and shutdown conventions for the platform type. Starting and stopping ClearCase starts and stops ClearCase server processes.

On UNIX

When UNIX is bootstrapped, the ClearCase startup script is executed by init(1M). The startup script does the following:

• Starts the host's albd_server process.

• Starts a lockmgr process if there are any VOBs on the host.

• Performs additional file-system setup tasks, such as mounting public VOBs.

You can also run the atria_start script manually, as root. For example:

# ccase-home-dir/etc/atria_start stop

Stops ClearCase.

# ccase-home-dir/etc/atria_start start

Starts (or restarts) ClearCase.

See the init_ccase reference page for pointers to system-specific variants of these commands.

On Windows

Unless explicitly configured to be started manually, the lockmgr and albd_server services, as well as the MVFS if it is installed, are started when a ClearCase host starts. You can also start and stop ClearCase services manually from the ClearCase program in Control Panel. To stop and restart the MVFS, you must shut down and restart the computer.

NOTE: On a ClearCase Windows client host configured with no support for local VOBs and views, no albd_server is installed, and there are no other ClearCase services to stop or start.