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Administering DevOps Code ClearCase®
Learn about performing administrative tasks for a DevOps Code ClearCase® community including managing software licenses, user and group accounts, ClearCase server and client hosts, shared data, and the network that connects them.
VOB administration
Because VOBs are the principal repository for artifacts under DevOps Code ClearCase® control, VOB administration is one of the DevOps Code ClearCase administrator’s most important tasks.
VOB types
All VOBs have the same on-disk directory structure, and all have similar administrative requirements. However, certain VOBs might perform special functions.

VOB types

All VOBs have the same on-disk directory structure, and all have similar administrative requirements. However, certain VOBs might perform special functions.

VOBs are distinguished as follows:

An ordinary VOB is a permanent repository for versioned artifacts. It may or may not be a UCM component VOB and there is no attribute that indicates that it is a UCM component VOB (use the lscomp command to determine whether a VOB is a UCM component VOB)
A project VOB has the UCM VOB (sometimes displayed as sumvob) attribute; it holds metadata about UCM artifacts.
Any VOB can be an administrative VOB, which is a VOB that is part of an administrative VOB hierarchy. For more information about administrative VOB hierarchies, see VOB datatypes and administrative VOB hierarchies.