25.4 Storage Registries

All VOB storage directories are registered in a database that constitutes the VOB registry; all view storage directories are registered in a database that constitutes the view registry. These storage registries record physical locations-host names and pathnames on those hosts. They also record the logical access paths that clients and servers use to access VOB and view data. These databases reside on a host on the network, called the ClearCase registry host, that is accessed by all ClearCase client and server applications.

A storage registry has two parts: an object registry and a tag registry. The following sections provide an overview of these components.