HP XP7 Storage - Manual (Page 12)

Convention Description
Italic Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by
the user or system. Example: copy source-file target-file
Note: Angled brackets (< >) are also used to indicate variables.
Monospace Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user.
Example: # pairdisplay -g oradb
< > angled
brackets
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text provided by
the user or system. Example: # pairdisplay -g <group>
Note: Italic font is also used to indicate variables.
[ ] square
brackets
Indicates optional values. Example: [ a | b ] indicates that you can
choose a, b, or nothing.
{ } braces Indicates required or expected values. Example: { a | b } indicates
that you must choose either a or b.
| vertical bar Indicates that you have a choice between two or more options or
arguments. Examples: [ a | b ] indicates that you can choose a, b, or
nothing. { a | b } indicates that you must choose either a or b.
underline Indicates the default value.
Example:
[ a | b ]
PROMPT> Indicates the prompt in the window where the command is executed.
PROMPT indicates the current directory path displayed in the window.
Conventions for storage capacity values
Physical storage capacity values (for example, disk drive capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
Physical capacity unit Value
1 kilobyte (KB) 1,000 (10 3 ) bytes
1 megabyte (MB) 1,000 KB or 1,000 2 bytes
1 gigabyte (GB) 1,000 MB or 1,000 3 bytes
1 terabyte (TB) 1,000 GB or 1,000 4 bytes
1 petabyte (PB) 1,000 TB or 1,000 5 bytes
1 exabyte (EB) 1,000 PB or 1,000 6 bytes
Logical storage capacity values (for example, logical device capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
Logical capacity unit Value
1 block 512 bytes
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