PM68052: albd_server should rename the .new or .old registry files on startup if the permanent files do not exist

Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 09 (7.1.2.9) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 05 (8.0.0.5) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (7.1.2.14) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 11 (8.0.0.11) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 12 (8.0.0.12) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (7.1.2.15) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 13 (8.0.0.13) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (7.1.2.16) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (7.1.2.17) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 14 (8.0.0.14) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (7.1.2.18) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 15 (8.0.0.15) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (7.1.2.19) for 7.1.2
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 16 (8.0.0.16) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 17 (8.0.0.17) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 18 (8.0.0.18) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 19 (8.0.0.19) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 20 (8.0.0.20) for 8.0
Rational ClearCase Fix Pack 21 (8.0.0.21) for 8.0

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• albd_server should rename the .new or .old registry files on
  startup if the permanent files do not exist
  
  
  
  ClearCase 7.1.2.x and 8.x Registry Servers
  
  ALL UNIX and Linux hosts
  
  
  Description of the Problem:
  
  1)  The Registry files were located on a NAS share for High
  Availability
  
  2)  At some point, journaling was interrupted by a network
  outage
  
  3)  ClearCase is then restarted and the following was noted
  within the albd_log:
  
  albd_server(***): Warning: Registry file
  '/var/adm/rational/clearcase/rgy/view_object' not found.
  albd_server(***): Warning: New registry file
  '/var/adm/rational/clearcase/rgy/view_object' created.
  albd_server(***): Warning: Registry file
  '/var/adm/rational/clearcase/rgy/view_tag' not found.
  albd_server(***): Warning: New registry file
  '/var/adm/rational/clearcase/rgy/view_tag' created.
  
  4)  When ClearCase finally starts, all of the views are gone
  
  5)  Looking into the rgy directory, the following is seen:
  
     view_tag.old
     view_object.old
     view_tag.new
     view_object.new
  
  
  Workaround:  None
  

Local fix

Problem summary

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  After a network outage, ClearCase was restarted and there
  were .old and .new versions of the registry data files, but
  the registry server was unable to recover the data
  correctly.
  

Problem conclusion

• This problem has been fixed in ClearCase 7.1.2.9 and
  8.0.0.5.
  

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 UNIX

• Fixed component ID

  5724G2901

Applicable component levels

• R712 PSN

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