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A release within an rBuilder project can include one or more builds of the group that defines a complete installation. Choose the build types that are most appropriate for the appliance, and use the linked sections from this page as a reference when setting the build options for each build type.

Build Type Description Example Uses of this Build Type
Appliance ISO Image One or more ISO image files which can be burned to CD or DVD and used to perform an installation of the appliance Select install options (such as filesystem layout and firewall settings) on behalf of the consumer.
distributing installable media such as a CD, DVD, or network share.
Compressed Tar File A compressed tar (.tar.gz) file of the file tree of the installed appliance; can be uncompressed onto an existing mounted filesystem Copying the file tree onto an existing mounted filesystem
Creating a Xen DomU when filesystem size and structure can be arbitrary
Demo CD/DVD (Live CD/DVD) Bootable ISO image containing the fully-installed appliance; can be run by booting the image from a disc or other bootable media; does not provide nonvolatile storage Providing a working copy of an appliance for demonstrations and trial usage
Installable CD/DVD One or more ISO image files which can be burned to CD or DVD and used to perform an installation of the appliance Providing the consumer the ability to select install options (such as filesystem layout and firewall settings)
Distributing installable media such as a CD, DVD, or network share
Microsoft® VHD Virtual Appliance Image ready to be run in Microsoft Virtual Server Creating an image specifically for Microsoft Virtual Server
Raw Filesystem Image One or more files representing the filesystem of the installed appliance; can be copied to a hard disk; these images do not include a boot sector and expect pygrub to boot Creating a Xen DomU when filesystem size and structure should be consistent
Raw Hard Disk Image File representing a hard disk installed with the appliance; these images include a boot sector Creating a consistent image that can be used in most virtualized computing environments (such as QEMU, Parallels, and Xen)
Update CD/DVD Image One or more ISO image files which can be burned to CD or DVD and used to provide an update to the appliance Providing the consumer the ability to update appliances with undependable network access
Virtual Iron™ Appliance Image ready to be run as part of Virtual Iron virtualization solutions Creating an image specifically for Virtual Iron
VMware® Virtual Appliance Image ready to be run in a VMware virtualized computing environment Creating an image specifically for VMware products other than VMware ESX Server
VMware ESX Server Virtual Appliance Image ready to be run in a VMware ESX Server Creating an image optimized for VMware ESX Server
Image:Bulbgraph.png   If you need to edit and recreate a build later, including choosing a new build type, you can click the view link beside the build name on the Builds page and use the Edit Build and Recreate Build buttons provided.
Image:Bulbgraph.png   Please note that unicode is disabled in all build types at this time. This is due to values that are passed to Conary. Unicode data passed into jobslaves (such as project description, etc) that has unicode data present will have the unicode data removed. The removal only affects the metadata (such as build name or description) associated with builds produced from rBuilder.


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