Administrator's Guide for Rational ClearCase MultiSite, Release 2002.05.00, All Platforms

1.5 VOB Objects and Replica Objects

It is useful to distinguish these two kinds of objects in the VOB database:

VOB object. The database has a single VOB object. This object's UUID is listed as the VOB family uuid in a lsvob -long listing.

VOB-replica object. The database has a VOB-replica object for each of the VOB's replicas. This object's UUID is listed as the VOB replica uuid in a lsvob -long listing.

For example:

	`cleartool lsvob -long /vobs/dev`
	`Tag: /vobs/dev`
	`Global path: /net/minuteman/vobstg/dev.vbs`
	`Server host: minuteman`
	`Access: public`
	`Mount options:`
	`Region: purpledoc_unix`
	`Active: YES`
	`Vob tag replica uuid: 87f6265f.72d911d4.a5cd.00:01:80:c0:4b:e7`
	`Vob on host: minuteman`
	`Vob server access path: /vobstg/dev.vbs`
VOB family UUID	`Vob family uuid: 87f6265b.72d911d4.a5cd.00:01:80:c0:4b:e7`
VOB replica UUID	`Vob replica uuid: 87f6265f.72d911d4.a5cd.00:01:80:c0:4b:e7`

Use describe vob: to list details about the VOB object; use describe replica: to list details about the VOB-replica object (the replica).

All replicas of a VOB record the same VOB object and set of VOB-replica objects. (When a new replica is created, it takes some time for the change-creation of a new VOB-replica object-to be propagated to all the replica's databases.)