TECHTIP:VMware Image Size Limit

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Versions of rBuilder prior to 3.1.1 will fail to generate VMware virtual appliance or VMware ESX Server appliance images larger than 2 GB.

Starting with rBuilder version 3.1.1, this size limit has been increased to 4 GB.

Starting with rBuilder version 4.0.0, gzip is used instead of zip, which removes this limitation.

When these limits are exceeded, an error message similar to the following will be displayed when creating a build:

The following steps can be taken to reduce the size of a build:

• Reducing the amount of free space or swap size (configured via the build's Advanced Options)
• Reducing the number of packages in the group on which your build is based