• Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series System Service Manual,
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Document conventions
The term “Compute Blade” refers to all the models of the Compute Blade,
unless otherwise noted.
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
Convention Description
Regular text bold In text: keyboard key, parameter name, property name,
hardware labels, hardware button, hardware switch.
In a procedure: user interface item
Italic Variable, emphasis, reference to document title, called-out term
screen/code Command name and option, drive name, file name, folder name,
directory name, code, file content, system and application
output, user input
< > (angled brackets) Variable (used when italic is not enough to identify variable).
[ ] (square bracket) Optional values
{ } braces Required or expected value
| vertical bar Choice between two or more options or arguments
This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:
Icon Meaning Description
WARNING This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might
cause death or severe injury.
CAUTION This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might
cause relatively mild or moderate injury.
NOTICE This indicates the presence of a potential risk that might
cause severe damage to the equipment and/or damage to
surrounding properties.
Note This indicates notes not directly related to injury or severe
damage to equipment.
Tip This indicates advice on how to make the best use of the
equipment.
Convention for storage capacity values
Physical storage capacity values (for example, disk drive capacity) are
calculated based on the following values:
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Hitachi Compute Blade 500 Series System Overview Guide