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rgy_check: Error: This VOB object is stranded (it has no tags in any region)

Troubleshooting


Problem

This technote explains how to resolve the error, rgy_check: Error: This VOB object is stranded (it has no tags in any region), when running the IBM® Rational® ClearCase® utility rgy_check.

Symptom

Running the rgy_check utility returns the following output.


rgy_check: Error: This VOB object is stranded (it has no tags in any region):
-hostname = "host1"
-local_path = "d:\ClearCase_Storage\usr_name_tut\input.vob"
-vob_replica = "d8b54141.3b1011d4.9719.00:60:08:cc:c1:65"
-vob_family = "d8b54140.3b1011d4.9719.00:60:08:cc:c1:65"

Note: The rgy_check utility is located in <CLEARCASE HOME>/bin or /opt/rational/clearcase/etc/.

Similar errors like the following may be reported if the issue is related to a View:

The rgy_check utility reports the following error:

# /opt/rational/clearcase/etc/rgy_check -views


rgy_check: Error: This view object is stranded (it has no tags in any region):
-hostname = "host1"
-local_path = "/views/dev_debug.vws"
-owner = "vobadm"
-view_uuid = "b86d5c88.d1cf11db.8fa7.00:01:83:44:97:72"
-attributes = "sumview"
rgy_check: Error: This view object is stranded (it has no tags in any region):
-hostname = "host1"
-local_path = "/views/dev.vws"
-owner = "vobadm"
-view_uuid = "56ad2448.d1c811db.8fa3.00:01:83:44:97:72"
-attributes = "sumview"
rgy_check: Error: 2 total registry errors/inconsistencies detected.

Email notification from the nightly scheduled job, Daily View Space, reports the following error:

Job 5 "Daily View Space" (16091) Completed: OK but with messages:
"cleartool: Error: Storage directory
"/views/dev.vws" does not exist.
cleartool: Error: Storage directory
"/views/dev_debug.vws" does not exist.

Note: Daily View Space is a default job in the ClearCase Schedule.

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Modified date:
16 June 2018

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