Chapter 1 Understanding the ClearCase LT Network

This chapter presents a system administrator's overview of a local area network of computers running Rational ClearCase LT. It also serves as a roadmap to other chapters in this manual and to detailed reference information in the Command Reference.

This manual is intended for use by experienced UNIX or Windows administrators who also have administrative responsibility for a ClearCase LT network. Many of the procedures we describe in this manual assume that the reader is familiar with the scripting and command-line conventions, file system access controls, networking protocols, and system administration tools for UNIX and Windows computers.

In this manual, the term Windows refers to any of these operating systems:

• Windows XP Professional

• Windows 2000

• Windows NT

References to Windows Me or Windows 98 refer only to the specific operating system. References to UNIX refer to all UNIX and Linux platforms supported by Rational ClearCase LT.