Quick Reference Guide

On systems running Windows, UPINIT looks for the following files:
• createup.cfg , mountup.cfg , umountup.cfg , and listup.cfg in the DELL\TOOLKIT\TEMPLATE\SCRIPTS
directory
• sysdrmk.exe in the DELL\TOOLKIT\TOOLS directory
UPINIT Options And Arguments
Table below lists the valid options and arguments for the UPINIT utility.
Table 37. UPINIT Options and Arguments
Option Valid Arguments Description
none
none
If no options are given, the tool outputs usage information.
The usage information is printed in the format shown below.
Example 1:
A:>upinit
upinit version 1.0
© 2012 Dell Inc. All rights reserved
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 are deleted.
-h
none
This function command requires an argument that matches a
valid option. If the argument matches a valid option, that
option’s usage information is displayed. This option cannot be
used with other options.
Windows PE 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
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