PI90422: ERRORS ACCESSING VOB DATABASE AFTER MOVING FROM CLEARCASE 32 BITTO 64 BITS ON LINUX

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 3 (9.0.1.3) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 4 (9.0.1.4) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 5 (9.0.1.5) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 6 (9.0.1.6) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 7 (9.0.1.7) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 8 (9.0.1.8) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 9 (9.0.1.9) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 10 (9.0.1.10) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (9.0.1.11) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (9.0.1.12) for 9.0.1
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (9.0.1.13) for 9.0.1

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• After uninstalling IBM Rational ClearCase version 8.0.1.x and
  installing version 9.0.1.1 64 bit, "cleartool checkout" is
  getting errors similar to:
  cleartool: Error: Error from VOB database: "<VOB>.
  cleartool: Error: Unable to fetch triggers.
  cleartool: Error: Unable to check out "<ELEM>".
  
  Also attempts to dump the VOB database gives the following
  errors:
  CRRDM0404E *** db_VISTA database error -6 - invalid db_address
  db_dumper: Error: DBMS error in "/vobs/atria/lib/db/db__str.c"
  line 809
  db_dumper: Error: DBMS error in
  /ccstore/vobs/acltrobs.vbs/db.reformat.
  db_dumper: Error: db_VISTA error -6
  db_dumper: Error: Unexpected error from database library (1) in
  "/vobs/atria/lib/db/db__dump.c" line 5144
  db_dumper: Error: Error from libdb (1)
  cleartool: Error: Could not dump database.
  cleartool: Error: Trouble dumping versioned object base "VOB".
  
  This issue only occurs in VOB's with triggers on Linux hosts.
  For more information see:
  http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22004783
  
  WORKAROUND:
  1. Dump the VOB database prior to uninstalling ClearCase
  8.0.1.15
  2. load the VOB database after installing ClearCase 9.0.1.1
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED:                                              *
  * Users of triggers on 32-bit then 64-bit Linux versions of    *
  * ClearCase.                                                   *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION:                                         *
  * Trigger definitions inconsistent between 32-bit and 64-bit   *
  * Linux versions of ClearCase.                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION:                                              *
  ****************************************************************
  

Problem conclusion

• A fix is available in ClearCase version 9.0.1.3
  

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

  CLEARCASE WIN

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2900

Applicable component levels

• R910 PSY

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