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Administering DevOps Code ClearCase®
Learn about performing administrative tasks for a DevOps Code ClearCase® community including managing software licenses, user and group accounts, ClearCase server and client hosts, shared data, and the network that connects them.
VOB administration
Because VOBs are the principal repository for artifacts under DevOps Code ClearCase® control, VOB administration is one of the DevOps Code ClearCase administrator’s most important tasks.
Making a VOB inaccessible
To make a VOB inaccessible, lock it or remove its tag.
Locking a VOB
Locking a VOB prevents it from being modified.

Locking a VOB

Locking a VOB prevents it from being modified.

About this task

A locked VOB can be mounted for read-only access by dynamic views and can have its elements loaded into a snapshot or Web view, but no elements can be checked out or checked in, and no metadata can be modified. Locking a VOB also flushes all pending VOB database transactions to disk and prepares the VOB for backup.

Example

Use the DevOps Code ClearCase® Administration Console or the cleartool lock or unlock commands to lock or unlock a VOB. To list locks on a VOB, use the DevOps Code ClearCase Administration Console or the cleartool lslock command.