Use of administrative VOBs

Using an administrative VOB hierarchy and its global types is subject to additional mastership restrictions.

If replicated VOBs use global types, the administrative VOBs must be replicated. Additional mastership restrictions exist when you use an administrative VOB hierarchy and its global types. For more information about global types, see DevOps Code ClearCase Administrator's Guide.

If a global type is shared, you can create instances of the type in a replica only if one of the following conditions exists:
  • The replica contains a local copy of the type.
  • The replica does not contain a local copy of the type, but the type is mastered by the administrative VOB replica at the current site. (If the type is not mastered by the administrative VOB replica, a local copy of the type cannot be created in the replica.)

These restrictions apply even if your current replica masters the object to which you are attaching the instance. These restrictions prevent conflicting, simultaneous creation of a given type with a given name at multiple sites.