clearcasewindows-server-2003ibm-rational

Clearcase application impact with April 2014 MS patch


Do you know of any impact on the ClearCase application for the below mentioned Microsoft patches?

My environment is Win 2003 Enterprise SP2


Solution

  • It depends on the nature of the ClearCase running on your server:

    Unless you see a warning from IBM, you can proceed with the installation, and double-check with IBM (communicating at least the full version of your ClearCase setup: cleartool -verall)

    You can see some general advises in this thread:

    • VOB servers are specialized. Normally patches and service packs provide no benefits or improvements.
    • Does your IT department test patches and service packs before installing them enterprise wide? Blindly trusting any windows upgrade/sp has been empirically shown to be a Bad Idea(tm).
    • Get management involved. Yes patches and sp's are important, but so is having a working VOB server. If folks understand the risks to the company, they'll be more keen to work out a compromise. (Don't fall for the "we'll give you control of the server and you'll be in charge of patching it.")