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Convention for storage capacity values – Hitachi MK-96RD626-07 User Manual

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xiv Preface

Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V/VM Universal Volume Manager User’s Guide

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Convention for Storage Capacity Values

Physical storage capacity values (e.g., disk drive capacity) are calculated
based on the following values:

1 KB = 1,000 bytes

1 MB = 1,000

2

bytes

1 GB = 1,000

3

bytes

1 TB = 1,000

4

bytes

1 PB = 1,000

5

bytes

Logical storage capacity values (e.g., logical device capacity) are calculated
based on the following values:

1 KB = 1,024 bytes

1 MB = 1,024

2

bytes

1 GB = 1,024

3

bytes

1 TB = 1,024

4

bytes

1 PB = 1,024

5

bytes

1 block = 512 bytes