Quick Reference Guide

Introduction 9
Disk Partitioning Utility
The UPINIT script creates, formats, and populates a Dell Utility Partition.
Replication of DTK Utilities
File Format
The -i and -o options use the .ini file format for system configuration
(SYSCFG) options. All name/value entries that follow the [syscfg] section
header in the .ini file belong to the SYSCFG utility. For an example of the
syscfg.ini file, see "Sample SYSCFG Utility .ini File Format" on page 257.
SYSCFG Replication Rules
Not all BIOS and BMC options can be replicated using the .ini file.
For example, boot sequence and device sequence are only replicated if a
device name list can be supplied. A numerical device list cannot be replicated
since these index values can change from system to system. In addition,
because the service tag information is static, it is not commented out in the
output file or replicated. See the description of each option for further
replication information.
The syscfg.ini file cannot be used across different systems. The file output
operation places system identification information at the beginning of the
[syscfg] section. This information is used to determine if the file can be
accepted as input for a system. The following information is used for
system identification:
• System ID Byte(s)
• System Name
•BIOS Version
If these values do not match the values found on the system, the file input
operation fails.
The following is the SYSCFG behavior during replication:
• Options not available in SYSCFG are termed invalid options. If SYSCFG
encounters an invalid option in the
syscfg.ini file, the SYSCFG
utility terminates.