Rational ClearCase + VOB Restore

Question

Hello,

We had a ClearCase Server in an other domain. We wanted to migrate a particular VOB to new ClearCase server in an other domain.
I took the back up which was take yesterday night and restored the VOB in the new server(without the vob_restore utility)

I used the command to describe the restored vob

cleartool> describe -long vob:\samplevob
versioned object base "\samplevob"
created 2006-10-11T16:18:39+05:30 by Admin.CCUsers@user-b60d9d5638
VOB family feature level: 4
VOB storage host:pathname "user-b60d9d5638:e:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\samplevob.vbs"
VOB storage global pathname "\user-b60d9d5638\ccstg_e\VOBs\samplevob.vbs"
database schema version: 54
modification by remote privileged user: allowed
atomic checkin: disabled
vobsvr_contact call failed: RPC: Unable to receive; errno = [WINSOCK] Connection reset by peer
VOB holds objects from the following views:
katrina:C:\E-Services\Views\katrina\CSPOMLH\view.1.vws [uuid c471eb12.ea764350.97e2.f3:83:c4:98:33:5b]
katrina:C:\E-Services\Views\katrina\csgdwau\view.2.vws [uuid d63ea3fc.fdaa4c38.b2e8.f7:e0:02:1f:dd:02]
Attributes:
FeatureLevel = 4
Hyperlinks:

Now looking at the error, I can see it is trying to contact the view server and its not able to get the reference to the view.

In the administration console, I tried removing the views but could not remove them. I tried in the command line using the rmview using the uuid.

I guess I am missing something. How do I remove the references. If I do not remove the references, the files are moved to the lost and found directory.

Kindly advise on how to proceed

Answer 1

You need to make sure how this vob is registered and tagged in the new domain, and most importantly, you need to check if its vob server hostname is the right one.

See in the new vob storage path, you should see a .hostname file.

If it is not the right one, you need to register it again, either using command line (cleartool register -vob -tag... -host new_vobserver_hostname -hpath ... -gpath ... \\global_path\to\vbs) or using the administration console to add (declare) a new vob.

Then an only then will you be able to:

• mount that vob in a dynamic view
• go at the root directory of that vob
• do a 'cleartool rmview -force -uuid old_view_uuid'