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Software configuration management a clear case for ibm. Authored by former clearcase development team leader brian white, software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase covers every aspect of implementing scm with clearcase, demonstrating exactly how to use these tools to avoid cost overruns, stay on schedule, and enhance software quality. Ibm rational clearcase offers software configuration management and. Clearcase is a comprehensive software configuration management system.
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Abstract in the growing unix software configuration management market, two products usually make the short list for most users. Matti teinonen is a software engineering specialist at ibm finland, where he helps customers to implement, deploy, and manage clearcase. This course introduces you to the discipline of software configuration management scm using a unified change management. Dec 22, 2015 ibm rational clearcase is a closedsource software configuration management scm system that supports different security solutions for different requirements. This information is now obsolete and is retained online only for archival purposes. Buy this book at software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase is a comprehensive, practical guide, featuring the most popular commercial scm tool on the market, rational software s clearcase.
Configuration management goes beyond revision control to include capabilities such as monitoring and asset discovery, patch management, software deployment and distribution, and automated. Clearcase is a software configuration management tool used for version control. Rational clearcase is a family of computer software tools that supports software configuration management scm of source code and other software. Together, rational clearcase and rational clearquest v9. This ibm redbooks publication describes configuration management in general and how it is implemented in the rational products clearcase and clearquest. This is the last in a series of three blog posts exploring characteristics of development projects to consider when choosing a software configuration management system.
A practical introduction, 2nd edition find resources for working and learning online during covid19. Or at least six months on thejob clearcase experience. The first edition of software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase established itself as the definitive single source for guidance on both scm best practices and. It becomes a complete ibm engineering lifecycle management solutionwhen purchased as a set of seamlessly integrated tools. Clearcase includes revision control and forms the basis for configuration management at large and medium. Rational clearcase is a family of computer software tools that supports software configuration management scm of source code and other software development assets. Deploying secure software configuration management clearcase security. It supports all the major unix platforms as well as windows. Pdf software configuration management a clear case for. This ibm redbook describes configuration management in general and how it is implemented in the rational products clearcase and clearquest. Originally developed by pure atria, clearcase was acquired by rational software in 1997, which was acquired by ibm in 2003. An industryleading solution that provides sophisticated version control, workspace management, parallel. It can provide solutions to different challenges faced by the many roles in a development team. I went from clearcase to accurev in may of 2005, the company i worked for, polycom, decided to switch our software configuration management tool from clearcase to accurev.
Ibm rational clearcase is a closedsource software configuration management scm system that supports different security solutions for. Currently he helps organizations and teams scale, adopt and apply leanagile development methods and devopsalmcm practices and tools. Ibm clearcase is a version control and software configuration management solution scm that defines code as digital assets. Request pdf software configuration management strategies and rational clearcaser this second article of our series looks at the process of designing a. Ibm rational clearcase software offers comprehensive software configuration management and change management capabilities that facilitate sophisticated version control, workspace management, parallel development support and build auditing to help improve productivity. Configuration management and testing web age solutions.
Software configuration management strategies and rational. It also supports designdata management of electronic design artifacts, thus enabling hardware and software codevelopment. Feb 21, 2008 accurev software configuration management tool links to ibms clearcase software configuration management tool accurev 4. Ibm rational clearcase and ibm rational clearquest v8. It has been compiled from many sources, predominantly from. The target audience for this redbook is anyone considering a software configuration management scm solution, and in particular, project managers and configuration management. Mar 15, 2016 ibm rational clearcase and ibm rational clearquest v9. Rational clearcase software configuration management improve software and systems delivery with automated software configuration management solutions. During his career, he has deployed scm solutions in the industrial controls and telecommunications industries, many of them to meet iso 9000 and sei cmm objectives. In may of 2005, the company i worked for, polycom, decided to switch our software configuration management tool from clearcase to accurev. Clearcase a software configuration management scm system for clientserver environments from ibm. Software configuration management a clear case for ibm rational clearcase and clearquest ucm implementing clearcase implementing clearquest for ucm clearcase and. Wylie college follows configuration management activities as described in the rational unified process. A software configuration management scm system is an essential part of almost any effective software development project.
The first edition of software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase. The following is a cheat sheet for developers that provides a short dictionary of those few common commandline operations that allow developers to make use of the power of the clearcase software configuration management system. The first edition of software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase established itself as the definitive single source for guidance on both scm best practices and the markets leading product, ibm rational clearcase. Software configuration management strategies and ibm rational. Authored by former clearcase development team leader brian white, software configuration management strategies and rational clearcase covers every aspect of implementing scm with clearcase, demonstrating exactly how to use these tools to avoid cost overruns, stay on schedule, and enhance software.
Jun 16, 2016 so rational clearcase if thats the one you mean is a modeling and configuration management application. Jennie brown, cm specialist ibm corporation this book covers practical software configuration management scm, clearcase ucm and clearcase. A practical introduction addisonwesley object technology series at. It manages multiple variants of evolving software systems, tracks which versions were used in software builds, performs builds of individual programs or entire releases according to userdefined version specifications, and enforces sitespecific development policies. Planning for software configuration management part 2. Essentials of configuration management with ibm rational. Mapping and terminology of the ibm rational product set chapter 5. The target audience for this book is anyone considering a software configuration management scm solution, and in particular, project managers and configuration management leaders. The historical background of software configuration management is described in chapter 2. Ibm rational clearcase offers complete software configuration management. It provides, in a transparent, nonintrusive way, a comprehensive configuration management which includes version control, workspace management, build management and process control which allows users to to use the same tools and remain in. Deploying secure software configuration management ibm. It manages changes across development lifecycles, from design to code to test. Milligans software configuration management strategies and ibm rational clearcase.
For development teams striving to release software more frequently, reliably, and with improved quality, ibm clearcase provides a scalable platform that ensures enterprisewide productivity improvements. Or at least six months onthejob clearcase experience. Read this book when youre getting started with configuration management cm. This category is part of a broader category called configuration management. It also allows builds to be kicked off from code commits to clearcase. Designed to improve collaboration and automation, it can help businesses enhance it efficiency by lowering business costs, mitigating risk and reducing time to market for highquality solutions. The list of the most popular software configuration management tools top scm tools in 2020 in software engineering software configuration management is the task of tracking and controlling changes in the software part of the larger disciplinary field of configuration management. Software configuration management strategies and ibm. This plugin integrates anthillpro with clearcase allowing source to be pulled from the scm for builds. Configuration management goes beyond revision control to include capabilities such as monitoring and asset discovery, patch management, software. Originally developed by pure atria, clearcase was acquired by rational software. Rational clearcase alternatives and similar software. Almtoolbox alm devops, cicd and agile software solutions.
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