Software Configuration Management: A Clear Case for IBM Rational ClearCase and ClearQuest UCM

Hardware requirements for MultiSite

There are two hardware considerations for a new MultiSite environment:

• Upgrading the local environment to support MultiSite

• Establishing a new, MultiSite-ready, CM environment at the remote site

Figure 12-5 shows a single site extended to two sites, connected over a wide area network (WAN).

Figure 12-5. Extending the ClearCase/ClearQuest environment for MultiSite

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Upgrading the local environment to support MultiSite

Support of the packet creation and synchronization adds some additional resource requirements to your local environment:

• Shipping server for managing the store-and-forward ...