Software Configuration Management : A Clear Case for IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest UCM.
Redbooks, IBM.
Software Configuration Management : A Clear Case for IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest UCM. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (398 pages)
Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Introduction to SCM -- Chapter 1. The quest for software lifecycle management -- Stories from the wild -- Software asset management -- Better software configuration management means better business -- Seven keys to improving business value -- Safety -- Stability -- Control -- Auditability -- Reproducibility -- Traceability -- Scalability -- Good SCM is good business -- Chapter 2. Choosing the right SCM strategy -- The questions -- A version control strategy -- Delta versioning -- A configuration control strategy -- A process management strategy -- A problem tracking strategy -- Chapter 3. Why ClearCase and ClearQuest -- Introduction -- IBM Rational Team Unifying Platform -- IBM Rational ClearCase -- ClearCase LT -- ClearCase -- ClearCase MultiSite -- Unified Change Management -- IBM Rational ClearQuest -- Chapter 4. Mapping and terminology of the IBM Rational product set -- Mapping of the IBM Rational product set to SCM areas -- Base ClearCase -- ClearQuest -- ClearCase UCM -- ClearCase UCM + ClearQuest -- Terminology -- Basic terminology -- Element -- Version -- Versioned object base -- Views -- Checkout model -- Base ClearCase terminology -- Branch -- Version label -- Configuration specification -- UCM terminology -- Project -- Component -- Activity -- Work areas and streams -- Baselines -- ClearQuest terminology -- Schemas -- Schema repositories -- User databases -- Database sets and connections -- State transition model -- Chapter 5. Planning for software configuration management -- Planning for ClearCase and ClearQuest -- Writing an SCM plan -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Scope -- Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations -- References -- Overview -- The SCM framework. Organization, responsibilities, and interfaces -- Tools, environment, and infrastructure -- Administration and maintenance -- The SCM process -- Configuration identification -- Configuration and change control -- Configuration status accounting -- Milestones -- Training and resources -- Subcontractor and vendor software control -- Rules for the road -- Why projects fail and succeed -- Roadmap -- Where are we? -- Step 1: Establish the current state of your SCM systems -- Where are we going? -- Step 2: Develop high-level future SCM goals -- Step 3: Decide upon Base ClearCase or UCM -- Step 4: Understand the terminology -- Step 5: Do the deployment planning -- How do we get there? -- Step 6: Set up the environment -- Step 7: Define roles, responsibilities, and policies -- Step 8: Install and configure -- Step 9: Rollout to end-users -- Step 10: Integrate with other development environments -- Step 11: Be prepared for change -- Strategies for getting started -- Start now -- Manage expectations -- Involve the end users and other stake holders early -- Start small but keep an eye on what is next -- Expect to iterate -- Start now (again) -- Part 2 Implementing ClearCase -- Chapter 6. Planning for ClearCase -- Roles and responsibilities -- Education and training -- ClearCase environment overview -- Networkwide release host -- ClearCase LT hosts -- ClearCase hosts -- Define your SCM infrastructure -- Right sizing your network -- Right sizing your servers -- Supported architectures -- Supported platforms for ClearCase Web servers and interface -- Platform requirements for ClearCase mainframe connectors -- Supported file systems -- VOB server -- Processor capacity -- Physical memory -- Disk capacity -- Network interface -- Improving VOB server performance -- View server -- Build server -- Client hosts -- Some words on RAID levels -- Review security policies. Administration and maintenance -- Backup strategies -- VOB and view backup tools requirements -- VOB backup strategies -- View backup strategies -- Registry backup strategies -- Software planning -- License management -- Base ClearCase or ClearCase UCM -- Basic software requirements -- Required operating system patches -- Additional software tools -- Sources of information -- Chapter 7. Setting up ClearCase -- Start now -- Setting up a playground environment -- The playground -- Moving on to a serious test environment -- Minimal test environment -- Setting up your environment -- Network infrastructure -- Setting up ClearCase -- Servers first -- Server connections -- Registry server -- ClearCase registry -- ClearCase region -- Accessing VOBs or views from another region -- ClearCase registry services in a nutshell -- License server -- VOB and view servers -- About sizing of a server -- Prepare for change -- Changing the license server -- Changing the registry server -- Moving a VOB to another server -- Moving a view to another server -- Relocating the release area -- UNIX servers and Windows clients -- SMB (CIFS) on the UNIX server -- NFS in the clients -- NAS or SAN for storage areas -- Use of snapshot views -- Clients -- Client for Samba or TAS specials -- Handling the 04:30am storm -- Backup and recovery -- VOBs -- Views -- Registry -- License and var -- Release area -- Restore -- MultiSite as backup -- Standard maintenance -- Disaster recovery for ClearCase -- Migrating code into ClearCase -- Rollout to users -- Training -- Hands-on -- Staging -- Successful rollout -- Get help -- Part 3 Implementing ClearQuest for UCM -- Chapter 8. Planning for ClearQuest -- Background -- What is ClearQuest? -- Schemas, repositories, databases, and other terms -- How ClearQuest works -- Roles and responsibilities in ClearQuest -- ClearQuest administrator. Schema designer -- Database administrator -- Architect or project manager -- Designer or engineer -- Tester -- Change control board -- Requester -- User -- Submitter -- Project lead -- ClearQuest infrastructure -- General issues and the code page -- License server -- ClearQuest database server (vendor database server) -- ClearQuest MultiSite shipping server -- Administration client -- ClearQuest Web server -- ClearQuest server -- ClearQuest (native) clients -- ClearQuest Web client -- ClearQuest mail -- Disk space provider -- Planning the infrastructure -- Planning the process -- Planning the installation -- Estimating storage for installation -- Estimating database size -- Sources of information -- Chapter 9. Setting up ClearQuest -- Plan your environment -- Have a test environment -- Reasons to have a test environment -- Start it now -- Database server -- Set up the database server -- Set up and test backup and recovery routines -- Standard maintenance -- Disaster recovery for ClearQuest -- Installation -- Rollout to users -- Who will take part -- Training -- Train for change -- Successful rollouts -- Example 1: The big bang -- Example 2: Step by step -- Part 4 Implementing Unified Change Management -- Chapter 10. Implementing UCM -- UCM background -- UCM objects -- UCM lifecycle -- UCM policies -- UCM ClearQuest integration -- UCM schemas -- Enabling ClearQuest integration -- UCM change request workflow -- UCM process policies -- UCM design overview -- UCM configuration component design -- Defining component scope -- Managing component sets and hierarchies -- Managing component reuse -- Implementing components -- Component design constraints -- UCM project design -- Project organization -- Project design constraints -- UCM stream design -- Private development streams -- Single-stream projects -- Shared-stream projects -- Stream hierarchies. Projects versus streams -- Special-purpose streams -- Slightly-parallel development -- Physical VOB definition -- Baseline naming conventions -- Integrating ClearQuest with UCM -- UCM with and without ClearQuest -- Customizing the change management lifecycle -- ClearQuest UCM policy customization -- Defining parent-child activities -- ClearQuest security control -- Multiple user databases -- ClearQuest design constraints -- UCM watch list of common design problems -- Moving to private streams too early -- Moving to private streams too late -- Too many UCM projects -- Letting streams go stale -- Over-complicated state models -- Using substreams or new projects -- UCM infrastructure -- Administrative considerations for UCM -- Managing UCM datasets -- Manage old views -- Project creation process -- Managing old objects -- Getting started: setting up a UCM playground -- Playground overview -- Step 1-Infrastructure setup -- Set up an account on developerWorks -- Collect installation prerequisites -- Download the latest ClearCase software -- Turn off any virus scanning software -- Install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter -- Install ClearCase -- Step 2-Establish UCM repositories and components -- Create storage locations for VOBs and views -- Create a VOB, view, and a couple of components -- Step 3-Create a UCM project -- Step 4-Walk through the standard UCM development lifecycle -- Step 5-Install ClearQuest and create a data set -- Fetch ClearQuest software and license -- Install the Rational license server and ClearQuest -- Create a ClearQuest data set -- Set the code page for the data set -- Document the ClearQuest database definitions -- Step 6-Integrate the UCM project with ClearQuest -- Converting activity records to UCM -- Creating activities in a ClearQuest-enabled project -- Next steps -- Additional information -- Chapter 11. Managing complexity. Building software is not like building bridges.
9780738491592
IBM computers.
Client/server computing.
Electronic books.
QA76.76.C69 -- S64 2004eb
005.1
Software Configuration Management : A Clear Case for IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest UCM. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (398 pages)
Front cover -- Contents -- Notices -- Trademarks -- Preface -- The team that wrote this redbook -- Become a published author -- Comments welcome -- Part 1 Introduction to SCM -- Chapter 1. The quest for software lifecycle management -- Stories from the wild -- Software asset management -- Better software configuration management means better business -- Seven keys to improving business value -- Safety -- Stability -- Control -- Auditability -- Reproducibility -- Traceability -- Scalability -- Good SCM is good business -- Chapter 2. Choosing the right SCM strategy -- The questions -- A version control strategy -- Delta versioning -- A configuration control strategy -- A process management strategy -- A problem tracking strategy -- Chapter 3. Why ClearCase and ClearQuest -- Introduction -- IBM Rational Team Unifying Platform -- IBM Rational ClearCase -- ClearCase LT -- ClearCase -- ClearCase MultiSite -- Unified Change Management -- IBM Rational ClearQuest -- Chapter 4. Mapping and terminology of the IBM Rational product set -- Mapping of the IBM Rational product set to SCM areas -- Base ClearCase -- ClearQuest -- ClearCase UCM -- ClearCase UCM + ClearQuest -- Terminology -- Basic terminology -- Element -- Version -- Versioned object base -- Views -- Checkout model -- Base ClearCase terminology -- Branch -- Version label -- Configuration specification -- UCM terminology -- Project -- Component -- Activity -- Work areas and streams -- Baselines -- ClearQuest terminology -- Schemas -- Schema repositories -- User databases -- Database sets and connections -- State transition model -- Chapter 5. Planning for software configuration management -- Planning for ClearCase and ClearQuest -- Writing an SCM plan -- Introduction -- Purpose -- Scope -- Definitions, acronyms, and abbreviations -- References -- Overview -- The SCM framework. Organization, responsibilities, and interfaces -- Tools, environment, and infrastructure -- Administration and maintenance -- The SCM process -- Configuration identification -- Configuration and change control -- Configuration status accounting -- Milestones -- Training and resources -- Subcontractor and vendor software control -- Rules for the road -- Why projects fail and succeed -- Roadmap -- Where are we? -- Step 1: Establish the current state of your SCM systems -- Where are we going? -- Step 2: Develop high-level future SCM goals -- Step 3: Decide upon Base ClearCase or UCM -- Step 4: Understand the terminology -- Step 5: Do the deployment planning -- How do we get there? -- Step 6: Set up the environment -- Step 7: Define roles, responsibilities, and policies -- Step 8: Install and configure -- Step 9: Rollout to end-users -- Step 10: Integrate with other development environments -- Step 11: Be prepared for change -- Strategies for getting started -- Start now -- Manage expectations -- Involve the end users and other stake holders early -- Start small but keep an eye on what is next -- Expect to iterate -- Start now (again) -- Part 2 Implementing ClearCase -- Chapter 6. Planning for ClearCase -- Roles and responsibilities -- Education and training -- ClearCase environment overview -- Networkwide release host -- ClearCase LT hosts -- ClearCase hosts -- Define your SCM infrastructure -- Right sizing your network -- Right sizing your servers -- Supported architectures -- Supported platforms for ClearCase Web servers and interface -- Platform requirements for ClearCase mainframe connectors -- Supported file systems -- VOB server -- Processor capacity -- Physical memory -- Disk capacity -- Network interface -- Improving VOB server performance -- View server -- Build server -- Client hosts -- Some words on RAID levels -- Review security policies. Administration and maintenance -- Backup strategies -- VOB and view backup tools requirements -- VOB backup strategies -- View backup strategies -- Registry backup strategies -- Software planning -- License management -- Base ClearCase or ClearCase UCM -- Basic software requirements -- Required operating system patches -- Additional software tools -- Sources of information -- Chapter 7. Setting up ClearCase -- Start now -- Setting up a playground environment -- The playground -- Moving on to a serious test environment -- Minimal test environment -- Setting up your environment -- Network infrastructure -- Setting up ClearCase -- Servers first -- Server connections -- Registry server -- ClearCase registry -- ClearCase region -- Accessing VOBs or views from another region -- ClearCase registry services in a nutshell -- License server -- VOB and view servers -- About sizing of a server -- Prepare for change -- Changing the license server -- Changing the registry server -- Moving a VOB to another server -- Moving a view to another server -- Relocating the release area -- UNIX servers and Windows clients -- SMB (CIFS) on the UNIX server -- NFS in the clients -- NAS or SAN for storage areas -- Use of snapshot views -- Clients -- Client for Samba or TAS specials -- Handling the 04:30am storm -- Backup and recovery -- VOBs -- Views -- Registry -- License and var -- Release area -- Restore -- MultiSite as backup -- Standard maintenance -- Disaster recovery for ClearCase -- Migrating code into ClearCase -- Rollout to users -- Training -- Hands-on -- Staging -- Successful rollout -- Get help -- Part 3 Implementing ClearQuest for UCM -- Chapter 8. Planning for ClearQuest -- Background -- What is ClearQuest? -- Schemas, repositories, databases, and other terms -- How ClearQuest works -- Roles and responsibilities in ClearQuest -- ClearQuest administrator. Schema designer -- Database administrator -- Architect or project manager -- Designer or engineer -- Tester -- Change control board -- Requester -- User -- Submitter -- Project lead -- ClearQuest infrastructure -- General issues and the code page -- License server -- ClearQuest database server (vendor database server) -- ClearQuest MultiSite shipping server -- Administration client -- ClearQuest Web server -- ClearQuest server -- ClearQuest (native) clients -- ClearQuest Web client -- ClearQuest mail -- Disk space provider -- Planning the infrastructure -- Planning the process -- Planning the installation -- Estimating storage for installation -- Estimating database size -- Sources of information -- Chapter 9. Setting up ClearQuest -- Plan your environment -- Have a test environment -- Reasons to have a test environment -- Start it now -- Database server -- Set up the database server -- Set up and test backup and recovery routines -- Standard maintenance -- Disaster recovery for ClearQuest -- Installation -- Rollout to users -- Who will take part -- Training -- Train for change -- Successful rollouts -- Example 1: The big bang -- Example 2: Step by step -- Part 4 Implementing Unified Change Management -- Chapter 10. Implementing UCM -- UCM background -- UCM objects -- UCM lifecycle -- UCM policies -- UCM ClearQuest integration -- UCM schemas -- Enabling ClearQuest integration -- UCM change request workflow -- UCM process policies -- UCM design overview -- UCM configuration component design -- Defining component scope -- Managing component sets and hierarchies -- Managing component reuse -- Implementing components -- Component design constraints -- UCM project design -- Project organization -- Project design constraints -- UCM stream design -- Private development streams -- Single-stream projects -- Shared-stream projects -- Stream hierarchies. Projects versus streams -- Special-purpose streams -- Slightly-parallel development -- Physical VOB definition -- Baseline naming conventions -- Integrating ClearQuest with UCM -- UCM with and without ClearQuest -- Customizing the change management lifecycle -- ClearQuest UCM policy customization -- Defining parent-child activities -- ClearQuest security control -- Multiple user databases -- ClearQuest design constraints -- UCM watch list of common design problems -- Moving to private streams too early -- Moving to private streams too late -- Too many UCM projects -- Letting streams go stale -- Over-complicated state models -- Using substreams or new projects -- UCM infrastructure -- Administrative considerations for UCM -- Managing UCM datasets -- Manage old views -- Project creation process -- Managing old objects -- Getting started: setting up a UCM playground -- Playground overview -- Step 1-Infrastructure setup -- Set up an account on developerWorks -- Collect installation prerequisites -- Download the latest ClearCase software -- Turn off any virus scanning software -- Install the Microsoft Loopback Adapter -- Install ClearCase -- Step 2-Establish UCM repositories and components -- Create storage locations for VOBs and views -- Create a VOB, view, and a couple of components -- Step 3-Create a UCM project -- Step 4-Walk through the standard UCM development lifecycle -- Step 5-Install ClearQuest and create a data set -- Fetch ClearQuest software and license -- Install the Rational license server and ClearQuest -- Create a ClearQuest data set -- Set the code page for the data set -- Document the ClearQuest database definitions -- Step 6-Integrate the UCM project with ClearQuest -- Converting activity records to UCM -- Creating activities in a ClearQuest-enabled project -- Next steps -- Additional information -- Chapter 11. Managing complexity. Building software is not like building bridges.
9780738491592
IBM computers.
Client/server computing.
Electronic books.
QA76.76.C69 -- S64 2004eb
005.1