how to create view (windows)

View Server List

   IP address: 200.xx.xx.xx

How to create a new view

  1. ssh new view server by your Unix account and Unix password, ssh connection port is 22.

  TIP: use putty (ssh tool) to login view server is a smart way.
  key in command : cleartool mkview –tag your_tag  /viewstore/your_tag.vws  

    note: marked red is modifiable.

  2. sync your view to windows region, to save time,no show pictures here.

  click “Home Base” in pop-up menu of “IBM Rational ClearCase”

  Click “Regional Synchronizer”  

  Found your view tag and click “import”

  Just “OK”, do not change anything.

   Then close “Synchronize ClearCase Regions” box.

  3. mount your view on windows ClearCase client

     right click and select "add new view", then in pop-off menu let "view type" be "dynamic", select you view and mount it.

How to remove a view

Notice: All data (like co, private) in this view will be removed; please sure you do not really need this view.

  1. Please check your view in windows CMD to get hostname with your view.

    cleartool lsview yourview

  2. Login right host with step 1,  use command to remove view.

    Cleartool rmview –force –tag your_view_tag