Using build.exe to Build Virtual Appliances from the Command Line

InstallAnywhere 2021

You can use the InstallAnywhere command-line build tool (build.exe) to build virtual appliances for the appliance configurations in an InstallAnywhere project. To build through the command line, use the following syntax:

build.exe Project_File_Path -applianceMode List_of_Appliance_Configurations

For example, to build the appliances for the appliance configurations that are named Appliance1, Appliance2, and Appliance3, use the following command line:

build.exe C:\MySetups\MyProduct.iap_xml -applianceMode Appliance1 Appliance2 Appliance3

To build all of the appliances for the appliance configurations that have the Add to project build check box selected, do not list any appliance configurations after the -applianceMode parameter—for example:

build.exe C:\MySetups\MyProduct.iap_xml -applianceMode

To build all of the appliance configurations that are defined in a project, you can use the -all command-line option—for example:

build.exe C:\MySetups\MyProduct.iap_xml -applianceMode -all

See Also

Build Output for VMware vSphere 5 Virtual Appliances

Build Output for Amazon EC2 Virtual Appliances

Build Command-Line Arguments