Your Rational® ClearCase® administrator sets up VOBs on hosts running Windows® or Linux® or UNIX® system software and creates VOB tags in each Rational ClearCase network region that needs to access the VOBs. (For information about registering UNIX VOB tags on a Windows computer, see the IBM Rational ClearCase Administrator's Guide.) Then, from any Rational ClearCase host running Windows or Linux or UNIX software, you can create snapshot views to load elements from VOBs that have tags in your network region.
From dynamic views and snapshot views on a Rational ClearCase host on a Windows computer that supports dynamic views, you can access VOBs on Windows computers and Linux and UNIX workstations. To access VOBs on Linux and UNIX workstations from dynamic views on Windows computers, you must use vendor software that provides access to Linux and UNIX file systems from Windows computers.
From dynamic views on a Rational ClearCase host on a UNIX workstation, you cannot access VOBs on Windows computers. The table shown here summarizes your options for accessing VOBs across platforms of different types.
| Rational ClearCase host platform | Platform on which VOB is located | Type of view from which you can access source files |
|---|---|---|
| Windows computer | Windows computer or UNIX workstation | Snapshot view or dynamic view |
| UNIX workstation | Windows computer | Snapshot view |
| UNIX workstation | UNIX workstation | Snapshot view or dynamic view |