Quick Reference Guide

108 UPINIT
UPINIT Dependencies
In Linux, UPINIT looks for the following files:
• mbr file in the dell/drmk directory
•
sysdrmk in the dell/toolkit/bin directory
In Windows, UPINIT looks for the following files:
• createup.cfg , mountup.cfg , umountup.cfg, listup.cfg in the
DELL\TOOLKIT\TEMPLATE\SCRIPTS directory
•
sysdrmk.exe in the DELL\TOOLKIT\TOOLS directory
UPINIT Options and Arguments
Table 5-1 lists the valid options and arguments for the UPINIT utility.
Table 5-1. UPINIT Options and Arguments
Option Valid Arguments Description
none none If no options are given, the tool will output usage information. The usage
information will be printed in the format shown below.
Example 1:
A:>upinit
upinit version 1.0
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upinit.sh --disk|-d=disk --size|-s=size --file|-f=file
[--overwrite|-o] [--help|-h]
--help or -h prints help.
--disk or -d disk device on which to create the
Dell Utility Partition.
--size or -s Size in MB for the Dell Utility Partition.
--file or -f filename of Dell Utility Partition Image File.
--overwrite or -o Installs the Dell Utility partition
over an existing one.
Example 2:
upinit --disk=/dev/sda --size=32 --file=upimg.bin
In the example, upinit creates a Dell Utility Partition of
size 32 MB on /dev/sda using upimg.bin file.
NOTE: The --overwrite option should be used for upgrading/downgrading purposes.
The --size option is not required when using the --overwrite option because the
--overwrite option does not resize an existing Dell™ Utility Partition. If any
partitions exist, they will not be deleted.