rBuilder 4.1 Administration Guide
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rBuilder 4.1 Administration Guide

4.1.1-2008-08-18

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Update Summary for Version 4.1
2.1. Update Checklist
2.2. PostgreSQL Migration
2.3. Specific Concerns for 3.x Updates
3. Install rBuilder
3.1. Obtain Installation Media
3.2. Hardware Specifications
3.3. Network Environment Planning
3.4. Disk Usage and Partition Schema
3.5. Installation Process
4. Configure rBuilder
4.1. rBuilder Site Configuration
4.2. rAPA Configuration Wizard
4.3. Add the rPath Appliance Platform
4.4. Create a Test Product
5. What to Tell Developers
6. rBuilder Site Administration
6.1. Create and Manage Users
6.2. Externally-managed Products
6.3. Configure Update Services
6.4. Configure Outbound Mirroring
6.4.1. Add and Modify Mirrored Products
6.4.2. Adjust the Mirroring Order and Schedule
6.5. Manage Maintenance Mode
6.6. Re-run Initial Setup
6.7. Launch the rPath Appliance Platform Agent
7. rBuilder Appliance Administration
7.1. Appliance Summary Page
7.2. Appliance Logs
7.3. Back Up and Restore
7.3.1. Configure Backup Settings
7.3.2. On-demand Backups
7.3.3. Restore from a Backup
7.3.4. Planning and Troubleshooting
7.4. Collection Tool
7.5. Configuration
7.6. Disk Usage
7.7. Job Control Console
7.8. PostgreSQL Conversion
7.9. Pre-load Mirrored Repositories
7.10. Schedule Inbound Mirroring
7.11. Schedule Outbound Mirroring
7.12. Schedule Reboot
7.13. System Updates
7.13.1. On-demand Checks and Updates
7.13.2. Scheduled Checks and Updates
7.14. User Management
7.15. View and Apply Rollbacks
7.16. rBuilder Migration
7.17. Command Line Access
8. Important Files and Directories
8.1. rBuilder Directories
8.2. Web Server Log Files
8.3. rPath Appliance Platform Agent Log Files
8.4. System Log Files
8.5. Scheduled Events
8.6. Temporary Files

List of Figures

3.1. rBuilder Parition Structure

List of Tables

3.1. rBuilder Listening Network Ports
8.1. rBuilder Data Directories
8.2. Web Server Log Files
8.3. rAPA Log Files
8.4. System Log Files
8.5. Commands Used for Scheduled Events
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