
•Universal Volume Manager User's Guide,
•Guideline for the Timeout Menu Setting When Using
•TrueCopy for IBM z/OS User's Guide,
Document Conventions
The terms “Universal Storage Platform V” and “USP V” refer to all models of the Hitachi Universal Storage Platform V, unless otherwise noted.
This document uses the following typographic conventions:
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| Preface |