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HP websites

For additional information, see the following HP websites:

http://www.hp.com

http://www.hp.com/go/storage

http://www.hp.com/service_locator

http://www.hp.com/support/manuals

http://www.hp.com/support/downloads

http://www.hp.com/storage/whitepapers

Conventions for storage capacity values

HP XP7 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

HP XP7 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 123 Document conventions

Element

Convention

Blue text:

Table 123 (page 298)

Cross-reference links and e-mail addresses

A cross reference to the glossary definition of the term
in blue text

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

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