Convention
Description
Italic
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual
text provided by the user or system. Example:
copy
source-file target-file
Note: Angled brackets (< >) are also used to
indicate variables.
screen/code
Indicates text that is displayed on screen or entered
by the user. Example:
# pairdisplay -g oradb
< > angled brackets
Indicates a variable, which is a placeholder for actual
text provided by the user or system. Example:
#
pairdisplay -g <group>
Note: Italic font is also used to indicate variables.
[ ] 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:
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:
Physical capacity unit
Value
1 kilobyte (KB)
1,000 (10
3
) bytes
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Preface
Hitachi Compute Blade Series OS Installation Guide for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
