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ClearCheck: Health Checks for ClearCase VOBs and Servers

Monitoring Rational ClearCase database health is the kind of task that is always a low priority, despite IBM's recommendations.
Although tests can prevent costly system downtime, they require time, and an effort to find the correct command, the checks IBM recommends, and how to fix problems. So in most cases the checks are postponed, partially performed, or simply ignored.

Why take risks? ClearCheck will watch over the ClearCase database

ClearCheck is a plug-in for ClearCase that runs automatic daily checks to ensure the database is valid and no errors are accumulating in the system. It performs all the tests recommended by IBM, and then produces a report with clear indication of problems and suggestions how to solve them.

ClearCheck's Benefits:

  • Prevents costly downtime through daily validity checks
  • Runs IBM recommended checks and tests
  • Reports problems clearly and suggests solutions
  • Interfaces with existing infrastructure
  • Easy to customize checks for any work environment
  • Applies ClearCase and IT best practices
  • ClearCheck Dashboard

  • ClearCheck report in PDF format

  • Get ClearCheck report to your mobile device


ClearCheck provides the following features:

Comprehensive Checkup and Analysis

  • Performs integrity checks of the files in the database directory of your VOBs storage (dbcheck)
  • Finds and analyzes inconsistencies within and between VOBs (checkvob)
  • Examines ClearCase and VOBs registry files for inconsistencies (rgy_check)
  • Ensures enough ClearCase VOBs free space
  • Checks are updated according to IBM recommendations and best practices
  • Safe testing: checks are always read-only and change nothing in the VOB or the ClearCase server

Useful Reports

  • Reports are table-based and can be generated in PDF, HTML or Email formats
  • All reports include a summary of findings and color tags for important results
  • Errors are prioritized as Warning or Problem
  • For each Problem a recommended solution is suggested with links to relevant IBM documentation

Easy to Operate

  • Installed and customized within minutes
  • Easy to configure
  • Add servers at the click of a button
  • Automatic identification of all VOBs on the server

Flexible

  • Friendly GUI to configure schedules and types of checks
  • Command line interface for integration with scripts
  • Dynamic variables for tight integration with backup systems

Cross-platform

  • Supports Windows and Linux / UNIX through Telnet and SSH
  • Single Windows management screen controls both platforms
  • Supports all 3rd party storage software and hardware including NAS storage filers like NetApp, EMC, NFS, Samba and TAS

Security

  • Supports SSH and SSH v2
  • Supports RSA keys for SOX compliance

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Testimonials and Customers Stories

ClearCheck is very user friendly and enables ClearCase Admins to schedule dbcheck, checkvob and rgy_check easily and efficiently."

intelJayanth S Vasisht, ClearCase Administrator, Intel Technology India

I'm using ClearCheck. It's so easy to use, and have great features! I've used it without any difficulty."

Mitsubishi ElectricRyota Okumura, Mitsubishi Electric Japan

With ClearCheck we have an ongoing assurance that our ClearCase environment and VOBs are working properly. Instead of occasional manual checking which cost us money and added one more task to a busy schedule, we now get notice if there is a problem and exactly what it is. ClearCheck has made my job much easier"

harmon.ie Evgeny Krassilshikov, Director of R&D, harmon.ie (formerly Mainsoft)

The daily check results are legible and filtered out well. The solution suggestions are clear and simple, so even a junior ClearCase administrator can understand them easily."

FISDvir Ekstein, Senior Configuration Management Expert, FIS Software

ClearCheck is our way to monitor and prevent ClearCase problems and failures. We feel confident that our R&D team will always have the tools it needs, even if we don’t have an in-house ClearCase expert."

Bio-RadElihaniv Hermon, IT Systems Administrator, Bio-Rad

ClearCheck helped us to verify that the ClearCase VOBs are healthy. We used it both before the ClearCase migration, on the old Windows server, and after the migration, on the new Linux server."

FlashZeevik Liak, ALM Leader, Flash Networks

How We Can Help You

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ClearCheck is certified for IBM Rational ClearCase. We have experts that can help you with the following:
  • Plan a new implementation and configure ClearCheck as health checks for ClearCase
  • Help with ClearCase ClearQuest support and maintenance
  • SLA -based managed services (ClearCheck as a Service)
Contact us: clearchec@almtoolbox.com or 866-503-1471 (USA/Canada) / +972-722-405-222