rBuilder:Image Types
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A release within an rBuilder product can include one or more images generated using the binary appliance group that defines a complete installation. Choose the image types that are most appropriate for the appliance, and use the linked sections from this page as a reference when setting the advanced options for each type.
| Image 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. | ||
| Citrix XenServer™ | An archive containing files ready to be launched in a Citrix XenServer virtual environment | Create a Xen DomU and accompanying OVF for use in Citrix XenServer |
| 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 |
| Online Update | This is not actually an image, but a means to mark a binary appliance group and associated software for a release | Releasing an appliance update without generating a new set of images, such as for security fixes and minor patches |
| 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 |
 | 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. |
| | 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 product 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. |