Convention For Storage Capacity Values - Hitachi AMS 2100 Hardware Manual

Convention
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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 MB
1 GB
1 TB
1 PB
1 EB
Logical storage capacity values (e.g., logical device capacity) are calculated
based on the following values:
1 block
1 KB
1 MB
1 GB
1 TB
1 PB
1 EB
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Physical capacity unit
Logical capacity unit
Preface
Hitachi AMS 2100/2300 Storage System Hardware Guide
Description
Value
1,000 bytes
2
1,000 KB or 1,000 bytes
3
1,000 MB or 1,000 bytes
4
1,000 GB or 1,000 bytes
5
1,000 TB or 1,000 bytes
6
1,000 PB or 1,000 bytes
Value
512 bytes
10
1,024 (2 ) bytes
2
1,024 KB or 1024 bytes
3
1,024 MB or 1024 bytes
4
1,024 GB or 1024 bytes
5
1,024 TB or 1024 bytes
6
1,024 PB or 1024 bytes