Convention Description
VSP F series
Refers to the following storage systems:
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F1500
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F400
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F600
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F800
VSP Gx00 models Refers to all of the following models, unless otherwise noted.
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G200
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G400
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G600
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G800
VSP Fx00 models Refers to all of the following models, unless otherwise noted.
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F400
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F600
• Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform F800
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.
This document uses the following icons to draw attention to information:
12 Preface
Hitachi Thin Image User Guide for Hitachi Virtual Storage Platform G Series and F Series