PI41513: REBASE LEAVES AN INVALID DBID IN VOB DATABASE

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (8.0.1.9) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (8.0.1.10) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.1.11) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.1.12) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.1.13) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.1.14) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.1.15) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.1.16) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.1.17) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.1.18) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.1.19) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.1.20) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.1.21) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 22 (8.0.1.22) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 23 (8.0.1.23) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 24 (8.0.1.24) for 8.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 25 (8.0.1.25) for 8.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• rebase -dbaseline  sometimes removes a UCM internal hyperlink
  (Foundation) and does not remove
  all occurrences where this hyperlink was referenced by DBID,
  resulting in the following symptoms:
  
  C:\>cleartool diffbl -pred Release_15_05_2015.8072@\projects
  cleartool: Error: Baseline "Release_15_05_2015.8072" has no
  predecessor or foundation baseline.
  cleartool: Error: Cannot find the predecessor for baseline
  "Release_15_05_2015.8072" due to some unknown error.
  
  C:\>ucmutil dump_timeline -stream Release_Integration@\projects
  -component tools_prj@\projects
  baseline Release_15_05_2015.8072@\projects  15/05/2015 10:46:00
  AM
  rebase   Tools_15_05_2015_all_doc@\projects  15/05/2015 10:47:51
  AM
  rebase   ucmutil: Error: Database identifier (dbid) not found in
  database: "\projects".
  ucmutil: Error: Unable to get baseline.
  
  C:\>multitool mkreplica -export -work C:\TEMP\mkrepl -nc -fship
  rcssun10:development@\PI19286
  Enabling replication in VOB.
  Generating replica creation packet
  C:\shipping\ms_ship\outgoing\repl_original_2015-05-21T13.02.11+1
  0.00_6640_1
    - shipping order file is
  C:\shipping\ms_ship\outgoing\sh_o_repl_original_2015-05-21T13.02
  .11+10.00_6640_1
  Dumping database...
  51 hyperlinks dumped.
  52 hyperlink arrows dumped.
  2 oplog entries dumped.
  db_dumper.exe: Error: Unexpected error from database library (8)
  in "\atria\lib\db\db__dump.c" line 4162
  db_dumper.exe: Error: Error from libdb (8)
  multitool: Error: Could not dump database.
  multitool: Error: Replica creation terminated prematurely due to
  error -- aborting.
  

Local fix

• Contact Rational Client Support for database repair
  

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of IBM Rational ClearCase Unified Change Management    *
  * (UCM).                                                       *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * When using IBM Rational ClearCase Unified Change Management  *
  * (UCM), in rare cases timeline entries can be corrupted by    *
  * mkbl and rebase operations.                                  *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• This issue has been fixed in ClearCase version 8.0.1.9
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  CC&CC MSITE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G3300

Applicable component levels

• R801 PSY

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