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Question
Is there a list of the known issues and restrictions when running IBM® Rational® ClearCase® 7.0.0.1 and 7.0.1 on the Microsoft® Windows Vista™ operating system?
Answer
Here are the known issues with running Rational ClearCase on the Windows Vista operating system:
Defect | Description | Workaround |
| RATLC01012607 | ClearCase Help affected as Microsoft is no longer supporting Win32 based Help. Review Microsoft KB Article 917607 for details. | Download and install the Windows Help program (WinHlp32.exe) for Windows Vista. The Helps files specifically impacted are:
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| RATLC01012618 | ClearCase Type Explorer errors | Defect resolved in version 7.0.0.2 or 7.0.1.1 or later. WORKAROUND: Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista* |
| RATLC01010711 | Shipping_server fails | MultiSite is currently not supported on Windows Vista. |
| RATLC01014410 | ClearCase on Windows Vista with Sophos Anti-virus Blue Screens. | Uninstall Sophos Anti-virus until defect is resolved. Use an alternate anti-virus program. |
| APAR PK61366 | Snapshot view update using the GUI tool clearviewupdate fails with error 740 | Update snapshot views from the command line. Review the ClearCase Command Reference Guide on the topic of update (cleartool man update) for more information. |
| RATLC01016350 | View_server errors on CCLT for Windows Vista 64-bit configurations. | CCLT is currently not supported on Windows Vista 64-bit editions. |
| RATLC01004267 | Changing mvfslog settings fails. | Defect resolved in version 7.0.0.1-IFIX04 or 7.0.1.0-IFIX01 or later. WORKAROUND: Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista* |
| RATLC01016602 | License Key Administrator fails on 64-bit systems. | FlexLM is currently not supported on Windows Vista 64-bit editions. |
| RATLC01006317 | Additional pop-up appears when uninstalling ClearCase when processes (view_server, albd_server ...) are running. Need to click Ignore. | Setting theDisableAutomaticApplicationShutdown registry key to 2 will avoid additional pop-up box during uninstall. Review technote 1257843 for more details. |
| RATLC00987721 | 64-bit Windows Explorer does not show ClearCase context menus. | Use 32-bit Windows Explorer |
| APAR IC63847 | Running a dir \\view\someviewname reports error: The mounted file system does not support extended attributes. | Refer to technote 1407544 for workaround details. |
| UAC can cause performance problems for snapshot view load or update. | Disable User Account Control (UAC) in Windows Vista* |
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