CLI Guide

Table 368. UPINIT Options and Arguments (continued)
Option Valid Arguments Description
--file=file or -f=file
--help or -h prints usage.
--disk or -d ID of the disk on which
to create the Dell Utility Partition.
--size or -s Size in MB for the Dell
Utility Partition.
--file or -f Filename of the Dell
Utility Partition Image File.
--overwrite or -o Overwrites an
existing Dell Utility Partition.
Example:
upinit --disk=0 --size=32 --file= upimg.bin
In the example, upinit creates a Dell Utility Partition of size 32 MB using the
upimg.bin image file.
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 are not deleted.
Linux Example:
upinit version 1.0
Copyright (c) 2002-2012 Dell Inc.
This utility creates a utility
partition for your system.
This utility requires a Utility
Partition image file (upimg.bin) which
can be found under
/opt/dell/toolkit/systems folder in
the Deployment Toolkit ISO. For more
information, please consult the
Deployment Toolkit Documentation.
Usage:
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:
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 the upimg.bin file.
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 are not deleted.
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