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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.
Backing up critical DevOps Code ClearCase® data
Like all databases, VOBs, views, and the DevOps Code ClearCase® registry have special backup and restore requirements.
Backing up VOBs with standard backup procedures
If you do not use the vob_snapshot utility, you must take special precautions to ensure the integrity of VOB backups made with standard backup tools.

Backing up VOBs with standard backup procedures

If you do not use the vob_snapshot utility, you must take special precautions to ensure the integrity of VOB backups made with standard backup tools.

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Any VOB backup procedure requires these steps:

Lock the VOB for all users.
Back up the entire VOB storage directory, including any remote pools. (If necessary you may exclude certain subdirectories of the VOB storage directory from the backup. See What to back up if you cannot back up everything for details).
Unlock the VOB.