Create VOB tag window

Define a VOB tag for the Windows network region. Required fields display values generated by the Region Synchronizer. In some circumstances, you may need to modify these values. Click in the controls list below for help on specific data fields.

Items in the window

Field
Description
Region
The name of the Windows region for which you are defining a new tag.
Tagname
The Windows region tag name. The Region Synchronizer generates a tag based on the tag name on UNIX. Because the tag is a logical name only, you are free to edit it, but tag-naming rules apply:
  • The tag must begin with a backslash character ( \ ).
  • The tag must have a single pathname component (\myvob, not \topdir\myvob).
  • To avoid any possible problems related to case-sensitivity, use only lowercase letters.
  • If users at your site use programs that require 8.3 naming, constrain your tag name accordingly.
Global Storage Path

The pathname through which Rational® ClearCase® server processes on all Windows region hosts will access the VOB or view storage directory. While not strictly required, UNC names are strongly recommended.

The Region Synchronizer generates this pathname automatically, after analyzing the storage directory pathname on UNIX. Typically, this pathname is correct; however, if you are certain that your Windows region hosts require an alternative global path, provide it here. Keep in mind that this pathname must be valid for all hosts in the Windows region.

Comment
Supply a comment to be stored with the tag entry in the Rational ClearCase registry.
Accessibility

All public VOBs are mounted as a group by the command cleartool mount -all. (A system administrator may configure the system to run this command automatically at user login time.) If a VOB is private, it is skipped by cleartool mount -all.

Any user can create a private VOB tag. To create a public VOB tag, you must supply the Rational ClearCase registry password. Any user can mount any VOB, public or private, by naming it explicitly in a cleartool mount command.

A VOB must be mounted before it is accessible in a dynamic view.

Hostname

The VOB host on UNIX, as it is known to systems in the Windows region.

Like the global path, this name is derived from the storage directory pathname on UNIX. If the Region Synchronizer has "guessed wrong" and your Windows region hosts know the UNIX system through an alternative name, specify the correct host name here (and, if necessary, update the global storage path field as well).

Show mount options button
Displays VOB mount options. The various parameter values default to those stored with the VOB tag in its UNIX region registry entry. For details, see the mount reference page.
OK, Cancel, and Help buttons
OK
Apply your changes and close the window.
Cancel
Close the window without saving any changes.
Help
Get help on the current window.
Hide Mount options (only available after clicking Show Mount option)
Collapse the window, disabling the display of advanced mount options.
VOB mount options (only available after clicking Show Mount option)
The mount reference page documents the VOB mount options.

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