Course description: IBM Rational ClearCase Boot Camp for UNIX

Part 1: During the first two days, learn how to perform common day-to-day tasks in Rational ClearCase and focus on the concepts and skills you need to successfully manage source code change in your development environments.

Part 2: On the third day, get an introduction to the discipline of Software Configuration Management (SCM) and the attributes of effective SCM. Learn what information is critical to include in a configuration management plan. Practice creating and implementing a usage model based on a simulated software development project. The usage model includes details about organizing project artifacts, branching strategies, and project process and policies.

Part 3: In the last two days, build on the knowledge gained in the previous days and learn techniques to ease deployment and maintenance of a ClearCase implementation from initial project planning through configuration, installation, and ongoing administration.

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This boot camp is a combination of the following three courses:

• Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase for Unix v7.1 (RS512) (2 days)
• Essentials of Configuration Management with Rational ClearCase v7.1 (RS303) (1 day)
• SCM471: Mastering Rational ClearCase Administration for UNIX (RS612) (2 days)

WBT (FREE 30 day trial)

Rational recommends the following WBT to complement your classroom learning experience:

• SCM101: Principles of Software Configuration Management with IBM Rational ClearCase UCM
• SCM210: Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase for Developers
• SCM215: Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase UCM for Developers
• SCM250: Essentials of IBM Rational ClearCase LT
• SCM503: When Good VOBs Go Bad

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IBM Education Advantage Program eligibility:

• Yes - IBM Education Pack - online account

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This advanced, fast-paced workshop is for experienced Rational ClearCase users who implement, manage, and administer ClearCase.

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You should complete :

• Essentials of Configuration Management with Rational ClearCase UCM (SCM375) (RS401)
• or have one year of experience working in or administering a UNIX or Microsoft Windows environment and six months of experience with Microsoft Windows system administration

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Part 1: (Days 1,2)

• Explain ClearCase concepts
• Set up their development workspace
• Access and work with files under source control
• Merge work to and from the integration workspace
• Create and work with snapshot views
• Configure workspaces for parallel development
• Perform advanced merge operations
• Apply ClearCase metadata including labels, attributes, and hyperlinks
• Generate ClearCase reports
• Manage software builds

Part 2: (Day 3)

• Define software configuration management and list the attributes of an effective software configuration management system
• Explain the purpose and describe the contents of a configuration management plan
• Complete a ClearCase usage model
• Implement a ClearCase usage model by setting up project artifacts, creating branch types that implement a branching strategy, and implementing project process and policies through the use of ClearCase metadata

Part 3: (Days 4,5)

• Demonstrate knowledge of the ClearCase environment
• Plan a ClearCase implementation
• Administer the registry and regions
• Manage ClearCase access control
• Manage Versioned Object Bases (VOB)
• Manage views
• Manage storage pools
• Schedule tasks
• Back up and restore ClearCase objects
• Administer ClearCase licenses
• Install ClearCase

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Part 1:

• Getting started in ClearCase
• Typical developer workflow
• Workspace management
• The checkin/checkout model
• Versioning and branching software assets
• Snapshot and dynamic views
• Configuring workspaces for parallel development
• Integrating parallel development
• ClearCase metadata
• Managing builds with clearmake and omake

Part 2:

• SCM overview
• Attributes of effective SCM
• SCM and ClearCase
• The Configuration Management Plan
• Creating a usage model
• Setting up project artifacts
• Creating VOBs
• Importing data into VOBs
• Creating and applying label types
• Planning and implementing a branching strategy
• Creating branch types
• Automating configuration specification usage
• Creating and implanting project policies
• Triggers
• Attributes

Part 3:

• The ClearCase environment
• Planning a ClearCase implementation
• The registry and regions
• Managing access control
• Managing VOBs
• Managing views
• Managing storage pools
• Scheduling tasks
• Backing up and restoring ClearCase objects
• ClearCase licensing
• Installing ClearCase

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