APAR status
Closed as Permanent restriction.
Error description
When migrating VOBs to a ClearCase 7.0 machine, where the registry is not on the machine where the VOBs are being loaded, the reformatvob -load fails with the following error: db_loader: Error: Process not running on registry specified hostname (?registry host name?) db_loader: Error: Cannot open database in '/vobstore/move_vob.vbs/db.reformat': db_loader: Error: Error from libdb (1) cleartool: Error: Could not load database. cleartool: Error: Trouble loading versioned object base /vobstore/move_vob.vbs Steps to reproduce: 1) Set up two ClearCase machines. Only the machine where the VOBs are being moved to needs to be on ClearCase 7.0 or greater. The registry server needs to be on the machine the VOBs are being moved from (or at least not on the machine the VOBs are being moved to). 2) Run 'cleartool reformatvob -dump' on one of the VOBs on the from machine. 3) Move the VOB's .vbs directory to the to machine and run 'cleartool reformatvob -load' on the vbs directory of the VOB that has been moved 4) The following error should result: db_loader: Error: Process not running on registry specified hostname (?registry host name?) db_loader: Error: Cannot open database in '/vobstore/move_vob.vbs/db.reformat': db_loader: Error: Error from libdb (1) cleartool: Error: Could not load database. cleartool: Error: Trouble loading versioned object base /vobstore/move_vob.vbs Workaround: The workaround is to drop back to ClearCase 2003.06, or make the machine where the VOBs are being loaded a registry server.
Local fix
Problem summary
************************************************************ * USERS AFFECTED: ClearCase "reformatvob" users * ************************************************************ * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Reformatvob -load fails when the * * VOB server is not also a registry server.* ************************************************************ * RECOMMENDATION: Unregister VOB before running reformatvob* ************************************************************
Problem conclusion
After analysis of this APAR, we have determined that it must remain a product restriction for some time into the future. A priority decision has been made that this defect cannot be addressed in a reasonable amount of time without neglecting issues of higher importance. We do expect, however, that this restriction will be lifted in a future version as a result of some major planned changes. Meanwhile, we recommend one of the following workarounds: 1) If you are moving the VOB, unregister the VOB before running reformatvob -load. Since the VOB has a new location, it needs to be unregistered and re-registered anyway. 2) If you are copying the VOB to use it as a test environment, use a standalone host.
Temporary fix
Comments
APAR Information
APAR number
PK49945
Reported component name
CLEARCASE UNIX
Reported component ID
5724G2901
Reported release
701
Status
CLOSED PRS
PE
NoPE
HIPER
NoHIPER
Special Attention
NoSpecatt
Submitted date
2007-07-27
Closed date
2007-08-15
Last modified date
2007-08-15
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Fix information
Applicable component levels
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Document Information
Modified date:
15 August 2007