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Support policy for File systems with ClearCase

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Abstract

This technote provides details about the support status of operating system file systems with IBM Rational ClearCase

Content

The following table lists the file systems that Rational ClearCase supports for view and VOB storage. If a file system is not listed in the table, it is not supported. Inform IBM Rational Support or your sales representative of any concerns you have about this list.

Supported file systems by platform
PlatformSupported file systems
Solaris x86 UFS, VxFS (Veritas), ZFS
HP-UX/IPFJFS, UFS, HFS, VxFS
IBM AIX on PowerHFS, JFS, JFS2, GPFS1
Linux on x86, Power, and System z ext2, ext3, ext4, reiserfs, XFS, Btrfs, GPFS1,
Solaris SPARCUFS, VxFS (Veritas), ZFS
WindowsNTFS
Footnote 1: Refer to technote 1409456 for GPFS support requirements.

The following file systems cannot be used to store any Rational ClearCase data on any platform:

  • Andrew File System (AFS(R)). See technote 1133615 Andrew File System support for ClearCase
  • DFE Distributed File System (DFS(TM)). See technote 1131253 Support Policy for DFS (Distributed File System) and ClearCase
  • Any memory-based file system (such as memFS, tmpFS, swapFS)

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Modified date:
17 June 2018

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