A Rational® ClearCase® administrator
is typically responsible for host and network administration, data administration,
user administration, and license administration.
A
Rational ClearCase administrator
has four principal concerns:
- Host and network administration, including installing and configuring
server hosts, ensuring efficient client/server connectivity, managing and
distributing server load, and tuning clients and servers for best performance.
- Data administration, including repository backup and recovery, data importing
and exporting, storage management, and periodic maintenance.
- User administration, including user and group account requirements, resolution
of user access issues, and responsibility for data security.
- License administration, including license server administration, license
key administration, and establishment of license use policies.
In addition, administrators of a Rational ClearCase community
in which users access a common set of resources from computers that run a
supported operating system, must be aware of issues that can arise when users
of different supported operating systems share access to artifacts under Rational ClearCase control.