2.1 ClearCase Administration Console

Rational ClearCase LT on Windows has an administration console that centralizes administration of views, VOBs, scheduled jobs, server logs, and VOB tags for UNIX and Windows hosts. Because the ClearCase Administration Console is based on Microsoft Management Console technology, the user interface runs only on Windows. But because it uses standard ClearCase communication protocols to access data on other ClearCase hosts, it is an effective tool for administering your ClearCase LT server whether it is running on Windows or UNIX.

The ClearCase Administration Console helps you manage VOB and view storage, scheduled jobs, and server logs on the ClearCase LT server from any ClearCase LT server or client host running Windows. It also provides easy access to the ClearCase customer Web site. To start the ClearCase Administration Console, click Start > Programs > Rational ClearCase LT > ClearCase Administration Console.

In this document, we usually suggest using the ClearCase Administration Console to perform any administrative operation of which it is capable. We also provide information on using the cleartool command line to perform administrative tasks.

NOTE: Because the Administration Console is implemented as an MMC snap-in, ClearCase users can create customized administration consoles by adding or removing snap-ins using the MMC model. At ClearCase installation, two .msc files (ClearCase snap-in configuration files) are installed in ccase-home-dir\bin. Users gain access to the new administration tools by using MMC and these .msc files.

Because these files are modified by MMC to store user preferences and can change over time, the installation also places copies of the installed versions of both files in ccase-home-dir\config\ui\preferences. Users who need to restore the default version of one or both files can copy the versions in ccase-home-dir\config\ui\preferences to ccase-home-dir\bin.