Chapter 25 Understanding the ClearCase Registry

Because it is a distributed application, Rational ClearCase includes a mechanism that allows all ClearCase hosts in a network to access VOB and view data wherever it is stored. When a VOB, view, or server storage location is created, all the information that any ClearCase program needs to gain access to that VOB or view is registered in the ClearCase registry. Users can then refer to the VOB or view using simple names (called tags) and do not need to know the name of the host where the VOB or view is stored, the path to the storage directory, or any of the other information usually required to obtain access to a network resource.

This chapter introduces the ClearCase registry and describes some of the related administrative responsibilities.