[cciug] Unable to unlock VOB

From: Gunnar Piotraszewski (gpiotraszewski@dttus.com)
Date: Fri Sep 29 2000 - 18:03:18 EDT


     HELP!!!!
     
     One of our VOBs (Test_aad.vbs) used to be linked to an Admin VOB that
     no longer exist. When the Admin VOB was removed, the Test_aad VOB was
     locked. Now, we can't break the link to the Admin VOB because it is
     locked (no write operations allowed), and we cannot unlock the VOB
     because it cannot find the Admin VOB (can't locate the VOB ID the
     Admin VOB had; hence unable to search for process guards????). We DO
     NOT have any backups for the Admin VOB, so a restore is out of the
     question. Any suggestions?
     
     Here is some output that may help you help me (we have only one domain
     in our environment, and I was logged in as the owner of the VOB and
     member of the ClearCase group):
     
     
     C:\>ct describe vob:\Test_aad
     versioned object base "\Test_aad" (locked)
       created 10-Jul-00.09:54:23 by CCVOBOwnerSCM.CCUsers@dt3whccase
       "Architecture, Analysis and Design artifacts for LightYearWeb"
       VOB family feature level: 2
       VOB storage host:pathname
     "gunnernt4s:D:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\test_aad.vbs"
       VOB storage global pathname "D:\ClearCase_Storage\VOBs\test_aad.vbs"
       database schema version: 54
       VOB ownership:
         owner TAXTECH\CCVOBOwnerSCM
         group TAXTECH\CCUsers
       Attributes:
         FeatureLevel = 2
       Hyperlinks:
         AdminVOB -> <object not available>
     
     C:\>ct unlock vob:\Test_aad
     cleartool: Error: Unable to find replica in registry for VOB with
     object ID:"d5c506c0.43ef11d4.abf1.00:10:5a:5f:e1:11"
     cleartool: Error: Unable to locate versioned object base with object
     id: "d5c506c0.43ef11d4.abf1.00:10:5a:5f:e1:11".
     cleartool: Error: Unable to search for process guards
     cleartool: Error: Unable to unlock versioned object base "\Test_aad".
     
     C:\>ct checkvob -hlink vob:\Test_aad
     Unable to determine if the following hyperlink is intact.
     AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>
     Delete it? [no] y
     cleartool: Error: Lock on VOB database "\Test_aad" prevents all write
     operations.
     cleartool: Error: Unable to remove hyperlink "AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad
     vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>".
     
     C:\>ct checkvob -hlink -fix -force vob:\Test_aad
     cleartool: Error: Lock on VOB database "\Test_aad" prevents all write
     operations.
     cleartool: Error: Unable to remove hyperlink "AdminVOB@40@\Test_aad
     vob:\Test_aad -> <object not available>".
     
     C:\>
     
     
     I tried calling Technical Support today. The answer I received was
     "...well, you are SOL if I don't have a backup of the Admin VOB."
     
     Thank you very much in advanced for any help you can provide.
     
     Best regards,
     
     Gunnar Piotraszewski
     Deloitte & Touche
     21550 Oxnard St., Suite 1100
     Woodland Hills, CA 91367-7106
     Ph: 818.316.2603
     Fx: 818.316.2410
     gpiotraszewski@dttus.com
     www.corptax.com
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