New features and other changes in IBM DevOps Code ClearCase version 11.0.0.x

V11.0.0.1

Performance

Enhancement to the logic involving locks on global types improves the check-in performance of files and directories. This reduces contention when multiple check-in operations are occurring throughout the system.

ALBD service

When installing IBM DevOps Code ClearCase on Windows, you now have the option to run the ALBD service using the local system account instead of using a domain user whose password needs to be maintained over time.

A system where the ALBD service is running as the local system account will not be able to host local views and VOBs. However, the system will still be able to access views and VOBs hosted on remote systems.

The Local System Account option is only available when Local Views and VOBs and all the Server Components features are not selected. The only way to switch back to running the ALBD service as a domain user will be to uninstall and reinstall ClearCase.

Cleartool catcr JSON feature

You can now print the data in the JSON format using the cleartool catcr -sfmt json command. To obtain compact, non-formatted, and single-line output, use the jsonc[ompact] option. When using the –ofile option along with the -sfmt json/jsonc[ompact] option, the data will be printed into the specified file.

Eclipse 4.30

Both the ClearTeam Explorer for Eclipse IDE and the ClearTeam Explorer Extension now support Eclipse 4.30.

TLS v1.3 support for web view

For web views, CTE, rcleartool, and CM API now support Transport Layer Security (TLS) v1.3 connections to the CCRC WAN server when the WAN server runs in a WAS or Tomcat server that enables TLS v1.3. In the default configuration, CTE or rcleartool or CM API selects the highest supported protocol between TLS v1.2 and TLS v1.3. If required, the configuration can be adjusted to force TLS v1.3 or TLS v1.2 specifically. For more information, see technote https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/240547.

The automatic view does not support TLS v1.3.

Microsoft Visual Studio Code

The IBM DevOps Code ClearCase-Visual Studio Code extension version 1.0.3 is compatible with IBM DevOps Code ClearCase 11.0.0.1 and later. The time-based process management is a new feature that allows you to configure idle time. For more information, see the IBM DevOps Code ClearCase Integration with Visual Studio Code blog.

Jenkins integration

Cleanup of a view is now completed without an error even though multiple pipeline stages are executed on the same agent.

New platform support 

For platform requirements, see the Software Product Compatibility Report (SPCR) tool.

Status of the feature level

The ClearCase® VOB feature level is unchanged in this release. For more information on feature levels and ClearCase releases, see technote https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/73065.

V11.0.0

Rebranding ClearCase to DevOps Code ClearCase

The IBM Rational ClearCase product is rebranded to IBM DevOps Code ClearCase. ClearCase retains all the existing features from earlier releases and includes new features mentioned below.

Note: In addition to the traditional version of 11.0.0, ClearCase introduces a new marketing version that specifies <year.month>. 

Installation

ClearCase 11.0.0 requires an uninstall and reinstall of the product due to the product rename. For more information, see the Migration Guide and Update Guide.

z/OS Extension

64-bit ClearCase Extension on z/OS (also known as Connectors) is available. The z/OS Extension enables mainframe users to submit Remote Builds on z/OS from ClearCase and to use the TSO client to access a ClearCase repository.

Symlink Target Operation in ClearTeam Explorer

ClearTeam Explorer now includes a new context menu called Symlink Target Operation. This feature allows you to perform ClearCase operations on the target file of a symlink file from the symlink location. You can use this feature to perform major ClearCase operations such as Checkout, Checkin, undo-checkout, History, Version Tree, and Compare with the predecessor.

Cadence integration

IBM DevOps Code ClearCase 11.0.0 integration with Cadence Virtuoso IC23.1 is supported on RHEL 8.

Jenkins integration with ClearCase

The Jenkins integration with ClearCase helps to automate software development workflows by enabling support to run CI/CD pipelines on ClearCase UCM streams. New for ClearCase 11.0.0 is Phase 2, which provides support for pipeline jobs for dynamic and Web views, and Multi branch pipeline integration for all view types. For more information, see IBM Documentation.

Visual Studio Code integration

IBM Rational ClearCase-Visual Studio Code integration is rebranded as IBM DevOps Code ClearCase-Visual Studio Code integration. For more information, see the IBM DevOps Code ClearCase Integration with Visual Studio Code blog.

Licensing

For DevOps Code ClearCase 11.0.0, a new option is added to the Licensing panel in Installation Manager that will ask you for your license provider. Select IBM. Based on this, the behavior of your product will be customized for IBM DevOps Code ClearCase.

For DevOps Code ClearCase Remote Client 11.0.0, a new Licensing panel is added to Installation Manager. The new licensing panel will ask you for your license provider. Select IBM. Based on this, the behavior of your product will be customized for IBM DevOps Code ClearCase Remote Client.

ClearCase Doctor

The ClearCase Doctor application on the Windows platform is retained.

New platform support 

For platform requirements, see the Software Product Compatibility Report (SPCR) tool.

PSIRTs

Three security vulnerabilities for International Components for Unicode (ICU) (CVE-2020-10531, CVE-2011-4599, CVE-2014-814) have been addressed on key platforms by upgrading installed ICU libraries to version 73.1 when installing ClearCase. Other platforms remain at ICU 4.8.

Platforms that have been upgraded to ICU 73.1 are:

• win_x86_64
• linux_x86_64
• linux_s390x
• linux_ppc64le
• aix_ppc64

C++ runtime library

For ClearCase 11.0.0 on AIX, an updated C++ runtime library is required due to the updated ICU libraries. To download the required package and its installation instructions, see technote https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/795548.

Base ClearCase/ClearQuest Perl integration

Status of the feature level

The ClearCase® VOB feature level is unchanged in this release. For more information on feature levels and ClearCase releases, see technote https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/73065.