Conventions for storage capacity values, Typographic conventions – HP XP P9500 Storage User Manual

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Conventions for storage capacity values

P9000 disk arrays use the following values to calculate physical storage capacity values (hard
disk drives):

1 KB (kilobyte) = 1,000 bytes

1 MB (megabyte) = 1,000

2

bytes

1 GB (gigabyte) = 1,000

3

bytes

1 TB (terabyte) = 1,000

4

bytes

1 PB (petabyte) = 1,000

5

bytes

1 EB (exabyte) = 1,000

6

bytes

P9000 disk arrays use the following values to calculate logical storage capacity values (logical
devices):

1 KB (kilobyte) = 1,024 bytes

1 MB (megabyte) = 1,024

2

bytes

1 GB (gigabyte) = 1,024

3

bytes

1 TB (terabyte) = 1,024

4

bytes

1 PB (petabyte) = 1,024

5

bytes

1 EB (exabyte) = 1,024

6

bytes

Typographic conventions

Table 8 Document conventions

Element

Convention

Cross-reference links

Blue text:

Table 8 (page 22)

email addresses

Blue, bold, underlined text

Website addresses

Blue, underlined text:

http://www.hp.com

Bold text

Keys that are pressed

Text typed into a GUI element, such as a box

GUI elements that are clicked or selected, such as menu
and list items, buttons, tabs, and check boxes

Text emphasis

Italic text

Monospace

text

File and directory names

System output

Code

Commands, their arguments, and argument values

Monospace, italic

text

Code variables

Command variables

Emphasized monospace text

Monospace, bold

text

WARNING!

Indicates that failure to follow directions could result in bodily harm or death.

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