Convention Description
Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform
G200, G400, G600,
G800 (VSP G200,
G400, G600, G800)
VSP Gx00 models
Refers to all models of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200,
G400, G600, G800 storage systems, unless otherwise noted.
Hitachi Virtual
Storage Platform
F400, F600, F800
(VSP F400, F600,
F800)
VSP Fx00 models
VSP F series
Refers to all models of the Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F400,
F600, F800 storage systems, unless otherwise noted.
Hitachi enterprise
storage system
Refers to the Hitachi RAID storage systems except for the VSP
Gx00 models, VSP Fx00 models, and HUS VM.
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
Convention Description
Bold • Indicates text in a window, including window titles, menus,
menu options, buttons, fields, and labels. Example: Click OK.
• Indicates emphasized words in list items.
Italic • Indicates a document title or emphasized words in text.
• Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual text
provided by the user or for output by the system. Example:
pairdisplay -g group
(For exceptions to this convention for variables, see the
entry for angle brackets.)
Monospace
Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered by the user.
Example: pairdisplay -g oradb
< > (angle brackets) Indicates variables in the following scenarios:
• Variables are not clearly separated from the surrounding text
or from other variables. Example:
Status-<report-name><file-version>.csv
• Variables in headings.
[ ] (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.
↓value↓ floor Floor function (round down value to the next integer)
Preface
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Command Control Interface User and Reference Guide