understanding the backup considerations for ClearCase, CaseCase Remote Client and ClearCaseWeb

As far as ClearCase is concerned, backing up a ClearCase RWP Web server is very similar to normal ClearCase backup procedures. Refer to the IBM Rational ClearCase Administrators Guide under the topic of Backing up Critical Rational ClearCase Data for further details.

However, there are a few additional considerations:

1. A snapshot or Web view may have a view storage directory that is in a different location, perhaps on a separate host, from the directory where the downloaded files are stored.
Web views almost always have this configuration, as do snapshot views on Rational ClearCase LT. You must back up both directories. Refer to technote 1150413 Moving the view storage location of a web view for information about the location of the web view directory on the web server.

2. The ccweb.conf configuration file as described in technote 1125332 About the ccweb.conf file should be backed up as well. This file should be preserved since it makes changes to the RWP server for all clients to use and allows a ClearCase administrator to enforce certain policies when clients connect to the server. A list of the options that can be configured on the RWP host can be found in the ccweb.conf file.

If you have customized the RWP server to use secured sockets, you should backup the ssl.conf configuration file. Refer to the IBM Rational ClearCase Administrators Guide under the topic of Configuring secure access to RWP for further information about this file.