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Dell EqualLogic PS4100E Virtualized iSCSI SAN Array
High-capacity enterprise-class GbE iSCSI array for efficiency and cost-effectiveness
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The Dell EqualLogic™ PS4100E storage array is designed to provide exceptional capacity for your organization with up to 36 TB of NL-SAS storage in a 2U/3.5" drive solution.
- Reducing the storage footprint by optimizing performance per rack U
- Low cost entry point into EqualLogic PS Series
- Remote site Storage Consolidation: Highest storage capacity in the PS4100 line
- Simplifying data protection and disaster recovery at remote sites and small-to-medium businesses
- Easy expansion to enterprise-class SAN with PS6100 arrays
Empower your small or midsize business with storage capacity and performance in the cost-effective EqualLogic™ PS4100E next-generation GbE iSCSI SAN arrays.
- Maximum capacity: Deploy high capacity in small spaces with up to 36TB in a 2U chassis.
- Optimized scalability: Take advantage of highly virtualized peer storage for linear performance and capacity scalability.
- Management flexibility: Manage both file and block storage protocols through one console with EqualLogic Group Manager.
The Dell EqualLogic PS4100 Series of virtualized iSCSI SAN arrays are designed to bring enterprise-class features, intelligence, automation and reliability to remote or branch office, departmental and small-to-medium business (SMB) storage deployments.
The PS4100 Series addresses branch office and SMB storage needs with simplified administration, rapid deployment and an affordable price, while providing a full set of enterprise-class data protection and management features, solid performance, scalability and fault-tolerance. With up to 12 NL-SAS disk drives per modular array, the PS4100E can deliver up to 36TB of storage in a 2U/3.5" drive solution, providing outstanding capacity value and optimized performance per rack U.
To grow storage capacity and performance for remote office needs, two PS4100 arrays can be combined in a SAN group. To further scale out the SAN, EqualLogic PS6100 arrays can be added seamlessly without sacrificing the initial investment in PS4100 arrays.
All PS Series storage arrays include SAN configuration features and capabilities that sense network connections, automatically build RAID sets, and conduct system health checks to help ensure that all components are fully functional. The PS4100E is designed to be installed, configured, and serving storage in less than one hour. To improve enterprise-wide storage management, the EqualLogic SAN HeadQuarters (SAN HQ) software tool provides centralized performance and event monitoring of EqualLogic SANs across multiple sites, for instance PS4100 deployments at branch offices and PS6100 deployments in corporate data centers.
Offering built-in storage features previously available only to top-tier data centers, the PS4100E enables best-practice storage for remote, branch-office and departmental deployments. The EqualLogic PS Series arrays include the following enterprise data services and software features with no additional software licensing fees: SAN HQ multi-SAN historical performance monitoring, auto-replication, RAID load balancing, complete SAN virtualization, RAID load balancing, storage pools, thin provisioning and much more.
Built to make storage simple
Master your data-hungry tasks with EqualLogic PS4100E - powerful performance with easy, flexible management for small or midsize companies and enterprise branch offices.
Enterprise features for smaller deployments
Ideal for your growing storage needs, the PS4100E GbE iSCSI array is a Dell Fluid Data™ solution that offers a virtualized architecture, enterprise software and easy administration at an affordable price.
- Take advantage of a data-center class IT solution in small and midsize businesses as well as enterprise branch offices.
- Integrate full snapshot, replication and application integration for data protection and disaster recovery.
- Cut management time and costs with self-optimizing performance and automation.
- Manage your enterprise-wide EqualLogic SAN, including PS4100 remote-site arrays, with EqualLogic SAN Headquarters.
- Expand easily into a larger EqualLogic SAN by adding PS4100 (maximum two per group) and PS6100 arrays to scale capacity and performance.
Whether you're consolidating a direct-attached storage (DAS) infrastructure, migrating data from an existing SAN or NAS system, streamlining data protection processes, or simply adding storage capacity, the Dell EqualLogic PS4100 series offers a solution. The proven, high-performance, self-managing storage arrays are designed to meet the requirements of your growing business.
Choose your array
Build capacity for your data center using PS4100E arrays. With 12 NL-SAS 3.5" HDDs and up to 36TB of capacity, the PS4100E has the lowest cost per terabyte in the PS4100 line.
The Dell EqualLogic™ PS4100 series enables you to choose the storage solution that best suits your small or midsize business or enterprise branch office. The PS4100 Series family features:
Grow confidently with new firmware features
Not only does EqualLogic's latest (v5.1) firmware release meet your current business needs, but also it can help you meet future demands from the growing era of virtualization.
- Data center bridging: Enhance ethernet capabilities for an end-to-end Dell™ solution from host adapters to iSCSI target (available on 10GbE arrays only).
- Load balancer enhancements: Balance data by auto-tiering hot and cold subvolume data.
- Thin provisioning awareness: With VMware® Thin Provisioning awareness for vSphere™ v4.1, you can mitigate your risk of data loss and facilitate graceful data recovery.
Key Benefits:
Capacity where and when you need it
The EqualLogic PS4100E continues the EqualLogic tradition of performance scaling linearly with capacity.1 With up to 67% IOPS improvements on typical workloads over previous-generation EqualLogic arrays2, the PS4100 Series is designed to grow with your data demands—all while providing simple management and seamless expansion using innovative Fluid Data™ technology. Dell doesn't just sell you more storage—Dell delivers comprehensive end-to-end solutions to help you store and manage your data so you can efficiently move the right data to the right place at the right time for the right cost.
Modular design with enterprise reliability
PS Series arrays are based on a virtualized modular storage architecture that enables you to purchase only the storage you need when you need it. PS4100 Series storage arrays include SAN configuration features and capabilities that sense network connections, automatically build RAID sets, and conduct system health checks. All PS Series arrays in a SAN work together to automatically manage data, load balance across all resources, and expand to meet your growing storage needs. The reliable PS4100E also includes fault-tolerant capabilities through use of fully redundant and hot-swappable controllers, fan trays, power supplies, and disk drives with hot spares, as well as vertical port failover.
Feature-rich software portfolio
The EqualLogic PS Series arrays include innovative firmware and host software with no additional cost or software licensing fees. EqualLogic's latest firmware release offers new benefits to your organization so your hardware can continue to meet your current needs and be ready to grow with you as the demands of the virtual era increase:
- Enhancements to Ethernet with Data Center Bridging can provide deterministic performance and a converged SAN and LAN network, designed to greatly reduce or eliminate dropped packets (available on 10GbE arrays only)
- Sub-volume auto-tiering with enhanced load balancing for optimized storage pool performance
- VMware Thin Provisioning awareness for vSphere™ v5 designed to provide a new level of reliability using thin provisioned volumes and facilitate graceful data recovery
EqualLogic Host Software extends the functionality of the array-based software enabling cooperation with the host. Host Integration Tools for Microsoft, VMware, and Linux products as well as EqualLogic SAN Headquarters (SANHQ) management software are included with your EqualLogic array purchase.
Find your storage solution
With a variety of systems built for capacity and performance, there is a Dell EqualLogic solution designed to suit your needs. And with comprehensive Dell Data Management Services that help plan, design, implement and support an efficient data management strategy and ecosystem, you can satisfy today's data availability, retention and recovery requirements while preparing to meet the demands of tomorrow.
1 Based on 2011 internal Dell testing. 2 Based on 2011 internal Dell testing comparing configurations of up to 3 Dell EqualLogic PS6100XV arrays to Dell EqualLogic PS6000XV arrays running Firmware v5.1 with IOmeter and FIO test tools in Microsoft® Windows® and Linux® operating system environments with typical block sizes (4 and 8K) and read:write mix (70:30 or 80:20).
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|EqualLogic peer storage technology
"Pay-as-you-grow" architecture scales out performance and capacity to meet business needs today and expands seamlessly for tomorrow, without adding complexity.
|No single point of failure
Hot-swappable components plus automatically configured RAID levels (choice of RAID 5/6/10/50) offer full redundancy for robust protection.
|Seamless expansion across generations
EqualLogic PS Series arrays are fully compatible with previous generations of PS Series hardware and can be added to EqualLogic SANs online, with no disruption to services.
|Scalable performance and capacity
Enables linear-scaling for disk drives, controllers, ports and cache. Performance can actually improve as you grow.
Technical Specifications:
|Great for
|Small and midsize businesses seeking cost-effective, high-capacity GbE iSCSI SAN arrays for their growing storage needs.
|Companies that need a storage solution that balances cost-effectiveness with high performance and high capacity for remote and branch office data centers.
|Companies seeking a powerful storage solution with strong random IOPS performance for remote office mid-tier scale-out iSCSI storage consolidation.
|Companies that need a storage solution that balances cost-effectiveness with high-performance and high-capacity for remote and branch office data centers.
|Product configurations
|Storage controllers
|Dual controllers, each with 4GB memory and cache-to-flash memory data protection
|Network interfaces
|Two (2) GbE copper, One (1) 10/100 copper (optional management network only) per controller
|Hard disk drives
|Twelve (12) NL-SAS hot-pluggable hard drives (Six (6) drive configuration available.)
|Twenty-four (24) 10K SAS hot-pluggable hard disk drives (Twelve (12) drive configuration available.)
|Twenty-four (24) 15K SAS hot-pluggable hard disk drives (Twelve (12) drive configuration available.)
|Twelve (12) 15K SAS hot-pluggable hard drives. (Six (6) drive configuration available.)
|Drive capacities
|3.5" 7,200 RPM NL-SAS drives available in 500 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB, or 3 TB
|2.5" 10,000 RPM SAS drives available in 300 GB, 600 GB and 900 GB
|2.5" 15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 146 GB
|3.5" 15,000 RPM SAS drives available in 600 GB
|System capacities
|12 TB using twelve (12)
1 TB NL-SAS disk drives
24 TB using twelve (12)
2 TB NL-SAS disk drives
36 TB using twelve (12)
3 TB NL-SAS disk drives
|7.2 TB using twenty-four (24) 300 GB 10,000 SAS disk drives
14.4 TB using twenty-four (24) 600 GB 10,000 SAS disk drives
21.6 TB using twenty-four (24) 900 GB 10,000 SAS disk drives
|3.5 TB using twenty-four (24) 146 GB 15,000 SAS disk drives
|3.6 TB using six (6) 600 GB 15,000 SAS disk drives
7.2 TB using twelve (12) 600 GB 15,000 SAS disk drives
|Technical highlights
|Up to 256
|128 per volume/up to 2,048 total per group
|Volume connections per PS series group
|Up to 512 per pool/1024 per group
|Host protocol
|Any standards-compliant iSCSI initiator
|OS supported1
|Windows 2000 Server, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, including Hyper-V™, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008 R2 including Hyper-V™, Windows XP, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, SUSE Linux Enterprise, Sun™ Solaris™, IBM AIX, HP-UX, Mac OS X, VMware ESX Server 3/3.5/4/4.1/5, ESXi 3.5/4/4.1/5, Citrix XenServer™, Novell NetWare
|RAID support
|RAID 5, RAID 6, RAID 10, and RAID 50
|TCP network support
|IPv4, IPv6 core support
|Expansion option
|Can be combined with other EqualLogic PS Series arrays in the same SAN group, online. A maximum of two (2) PS4000 and PS4100 Series arrays can be in a group.
|Vertical port sharing
Redundant hot-swappable controllers, power supplies/cooling fans, and hot-swappable disks
Individual disk drive slot power control
|Enclosure monitoring system
|Automatic spare configuration and utilization
Automatic bad block replacement
Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS) to monitor health of data on disk drives
|Management interfaces
|SAN Headquarters multi-group performance and event monitoring tool
Serial console
Ability to configure a separate management network
SNMP, telnet, SSH, HTTP, Web (SSL), host scripting
Multi-administrator support
|CHAP authentication
Access control for iSCSI
Access control for management interfaces including RADIUS support
|Notification methods
|SNMP traps, e-mail, syslog
|AC voltage
|100-240 VAC +10% single phase
700W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 624W; +5Vsb up to 10W
|700 W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 624W; +5Vsb up to 10W
|100-240 VAC ±10% single phase
700 W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 624W; +5Vsb up to 10W
|100-240 VAC ±10% single phase
700 W (max, total), +5V up to 155W; +12V up to 624W; +5Vsb up to 10W
|50/60 Hz
|50/60 Hz
|50/60 Hz
|50/60 Hz
|Power factor
|0.98 (minimum)
|0.98 (minimum)
|0.98 (minimum)
|0.98 (minimum)
|Power supplies
|Dual 700 W
|Dual 700 W
|Dual 700 W
|Dual 700 W
|Height: 2U / 8.68 cm (3.41 inches)
Width: 44.63 cm (17.57 inches)
Depth: 59.4 cm (23.4 inches)
|26.76 kg (59 lbs)
|24.49 kg (54 lbs)
|24.49 kg (54 lbs)
|26.76 kg (59 lbs)
|Packaged Dimensions
| Length: 851 cm (33.50 inches)
Width: 629 cm (24.75 inches)
Depth: 395 cm (15.56 inches)
|Packaged Weight
|39.9161 kg (88lbs)
|36.2873 kg (80lbs)
|36.2873 kg (80lbs)
|39.9161 kg (88lbs)
|Rack Support
| Dell ReadyRails™ sliding rails for square-hole 4-post and 2-post racks 1U/2U Rail Attachment Brackets, designed to enable PS Arrays to snap into place with screws or other hardware
Dell VersaRails sliding rails for 4-post and 2-post racks 1U/2U Rail Attachment Brackets, designed to enable PS Arrays to be mounted in racks whose posts have round holes
|Temperature range
|5° to 40°C (41° to 104°F)
|Storage temperature
|-40° to 65°C (-40° to 149°F)
|For altitudes above 2950 feet, the maximum operating temperature is derated 1ºF/550 ft.
|Operating Relative humidity
|20% to 80% (noncondensing) with a maximum humidity gradation of 10% per hour
|Operational shock
|Half-sine shock 31G +/- 5% with a pulse duration of 2.6ms +/- 10% in operational orientations only
|Operating Vibration
|0.26 Grms (5 to 350 Hz) for 5 minutes in operational orientations
|Acoustics Category 4
|<=7.2 bels at 23C +/- 2C
|Air Quality
|Airborne contaminant level of G1 or lower as defined by ISA-S71.04-1985
|Regulatory and Environmental Compliance
|Regulatory Model: E03J
Regulatory Type: E03J001
|Supports and Services
|Dell Support and Optional Storage Service Offerings
|1-Year Dell Basic Service2 is included with all EqualLogic purchases. This service covers essential telephone support during local business hours, service parts logistics available in the locality, and access to software/firmware updates. Service upgrades are available supporting faster response times, extended hours and escalation options.
Dell Data Management Services help customers plan, design, implement and support an efficient data management strategy and ecosystem. This comprehensive suite of services provides flexible, personalized storage options that meet your company's specific business needs. Storage management costs and explosive data growth are top concerns for organizations–large and small. Our experts will build you a blueprint that addresses your company's storage issues today and in the future–providing fast time to value for your business. Rely on Dell to help you effectively manage your storage growth through simple and scalable service options that are right for your data, budget and business. Contact your Dell representative today for the answers to your storage challenges.
1 For a complete list of supported operating systems, please visit www.dell.com/equallogic/swsupport. 2 Availability and terms of Dell Services vary by region. For more information, visit www.dell.com/servicedescriptions.
Dell delivers comprehensive end-to-end solutions to help you store and manage your data so you can efficiently move the right data to the right place at the right time for the right cost. EqualLogic™ array software and host software are part of these solutions and are included with your EqualLogic array purchase - providing all the tools your organization needs for a complete SAN solution.
The EqualLogic advanced software features enables IT professionals to:
- Virtualize storage environments easily
- Protect business critical data
- Optimize storage performance
- Streamline storage management and operations
By using the advanced features in EqualLogic, IT departments can leverage existing investments and maximize the capabilities of PS Series. Let EqualLogic do the work for you, while still maintaining control of your storage environment.
Advanced Software includes:
The EqualLogic product overview shows how each EqualLogic software module integrates with the storage systems to enable capabilities for enterprise datacenters.
Dell believes that a well-planned and maintained storage infrastructure can support growing data requirements without the corresponding increase in cost and complexity. Intelligent data management allows organizations to optimize the value of their storage investment with a better use of resources. Dell Data Management Services can help customers design, implement, manage and maintain storage infrastructures that satisfy data availability, retention and recovery requirements.
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Need professional support services that take care of both you and your employees' IT needs 7x24? Choose Dell ProSupport to get access to a certified technician in two minutes or less.
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|Dell ProSupport Service Model
|Dell ProSupport
|Dell ProSupport for IT
|Designed for organizations with limited or no dedicated IT staff.
|Designed to provide tech-to-tech support for IT Professionals, Database Administrators and internal Service Desks or helpdesks.
|Next, Dell ProSupport Options align to the way you use technology — rapidly responding to your needs, protecting your investment, your productivity and your sensitive data, and providing enhanced proactive support services to reduce the risk and complexity of managing your infrastructure.
|Speed of Response
|Premium Proactive
|Mission Critical - Perfect for server and storage environments where avoiding unplanned downtime and reducing recovery time through priority response are a must. The package includes priority 4-hour on-site service or optional 2-hour response with 6-hour hardware repair, Dell's proven Critical Situation process, and emergency dispatch.
|Data Management and Protection
|Enterprise-Wide Contract — Provides enhanced proactive capabilities through:
|Customization and Setup
|Dell Server and Storage Deployment Services
Dell provides a comprehensive set of remote and on-site installation services for PowerEdge™ and PowerEdge SC servers, as well as PowerVault™, Dell | EMC and Dell EqualLogic storage products to help reduce the time required to get your system up and running. These installation services help:
|Comprehensive Training
Get the skills you need to keep pace in today's competitive IT environment with comprehensive training courses. Dell offers a vast array of instructor-led classes and online training courses in a range of topics from server maintenance to in-depth technical overview of specific systems.
Value-added services
Dell demonstrates its commitment to ensuring customer success not only by simplifying network storage with the EqualLogic PS Series, but also by delivering consistently superb customer and professional services. In addition to basic warranty services that include working-hour telephone support, expedited parts shipping, and access to software/firmware updates, Dell offers optional consulting services to enterprise IT staff and end-users.
Dell ProSupport
Dell ProSupport is a configurable suite of support services that enable you to build a solution that's right for your organization. A break from a traditional tiered structure, ProSupport enables you to choose a support model based on how you use technology and where you want to allocate resources. Do you need full service support or do you have an IT staff? Choose between ProSupport for End-User or ProSupport for IT. Once a model is chosen, you may further tailor your support level by selecting options to address everyday IT challenges, such as unplanned downtime, data and asset protection, support planning, resource allocation, software application management, and more. Both ProSupport models give you access to senior-level phone technicians 24x7x 365, next business day parts & labor, escalation management with a designated Technical Account Manager, and access to Dell's Global Command Centers for monitoring and management of critical situations.
Data Management Consulting from Dell
Dell offers a comprehensive suite of workshop, assessment, design, and implementation services to help customers get the most from their EqualLogic PS Series infrastructures. Focused on data management, application performance, data protection, and cost of ownership, Dell consultants can provide practical action-oriented plans, to help deliver specific, predictable and measurable outcomes through high-impact, short duration projects. Services include:
- Data Management & Storage Technology Assessment analyzes account month-end performance data and recommends consolidation scenarios including iSCSI SAN options. We develop a tailored business case estimating the cost savings gained from the recommended technology options.
- EqualLogic SAN Solution Design is an iSCSI SAN solution design, incorporating array, storage area network and integration of key applications.
- EqualLogic Local Data Protection Design, focused on leveraging PS Series snapshot and clone capabilities for local data protection and recovery to meet your recovery point and recovery time objectives (RPO/RTOs).
- EqualLogic Remote Data Protection Design, focused on leveraging PS Series auto-replication for remote or disaster recovery based on your RPO/RTO requirements.
- EqualLogic Backup Integration Design, built to integrate your PS Series snapshot capabilities with your backup application for centralized backup management.
- Data Migration, to facilitate a well planned migration from an existing storage entity (DAS, SAN, NAS) to the newly implemented EqualLogic SAN. Dell uses standard tools, a proven methodology and expert consultants to mitigate associated risk and minimize downtime.
- EqualLogic Quick Start is a post implementation 2 day, on-site engagement that helps guide customers with best practice recommendations and accelerate the adoption of the feature-rich EqualLogic software portfolio.
Dell Infrastructure Services
Dell infrastructure services are designed to help customers automate and centrally configure, deploy, and manage their day-to-day end user computing and data center operations. These services extend a customer's existing on-premise IT infrastructure with off-premise cloud services designed to better address challenges with mobility, highly distributed organizations, security, compliance, business continuity, and disaster preparedness.
- Deploy – Dell offers on-site installation of all Dell EqualLogic SAN solutions.
- Operate – Dell can help optimize your storage, backup and virtual environments by focusing on remote monitoring, reporting and alerts, along with full remote management for storage and backup, freeing up IT resources.
- Protect – Dell Data Center Backup Management services are available to assist you with reporting to help refine SLA requirements, to provide monitoring to improve process efficiency or for the full management of your backup environment.
EqualLogic PS Series Architecture:
Dell's EqualLogic storage solutions deliver the benefits of consolidated networked storage in a self-managing, iSCSI storage area network that is affordable and easy to use, regardless of scale. By eliminating complex tasks and enabling fast and flexible storage provisioning, these solutions dramatically reduce the costs of storage acquisition and ongoing operations.
Patented page-based volume management enables automatic movement of data while it is in use. This technology provides the foundation for online expansion, automatic configuration and load balancing, performance optimization, and advanced software functionalities - all with continuous access to data. That means no downtime for increasing capacity, moving data between storage tiers, or load balancing storage, and most management tasks are handled by the array, not the administrator. As a result, the EqualLogic PS Series of arrays makes enterprise-class shared-block storage practical for all servers and applications.
With its unique peer storage architecture, the PS Series delivers high performance and availability in a flexible environment with low cost of ownership. Whether you are seeking to consolidate storage, migrate from DAS or NAS, streamline data protection, or expand capacity, the PS Series of proven, self-managing storage arrays will meet the demanding requirements of your business-critical environment.
Unique Peer Storage Architecture
The EqualLogic PS Series is based on a unique, peer storage architecture. In this context, peer describes the collaboration and equal partnership of a single, simple architecture; components and arrays function as peers, working together to share resources, evenly distribute loads, and collaborate to help optimize application performance and provide comprehensive data protection.
The result is an intelligent storage array that can deliver rapid installation, simple management, and seamless expansion. Using patented, page-based data mover technology, members in a storage area network (SAN) work together to automatically manage data, load balance across resources, and expand to meet growing storage needs. Because of this shared architecture, enterprises can use PS Series arrays as modular building blocks for simple SAN expansion (see Figure 1).
Figure 1. Grouping multiple Dell EqualLogic PS Series arrays helps increase capacity
and performance linearly—without increasing management complexity
This architecture provides the basis for numerous features and capabilities, including peer deployment, control, provisioning, protection, and integration.
Peer deployment is a SAN configuration technology that can sense network topology, automatically build RAID sets, and conduct a system health check to help ensure that components are fully functional. Peer deployment enables IT staff to potentially install, configure, and deploy most EqualLogic arrays in minutes.
Peer control offers virtualized storage management with a single view. PS Series arrays are designed to be self-managing; systems are designed to continuously monitor storage resources and automatically load balance data across controllers, network connections, and disk drives to help deliver optimal performance. Peer control automates key functions for configuration, management, storage pooling, and data distribution, helping minimize the complexity of storage administration.
Peer provisioning enables administrators to dynamically provision resources to meet application requirements—including not only disk space, but also connectivity, security, performance, and data protection. When application requirements change, the storage configuration can change seamlessly. Peer provisioning is designed to simplify expansion while systems remain online; new arrays can be automatically added to the group and automatically connect to the SAN. Expansion is linear, enabling administrators to scale not only disk drives but also controllers, ports, cache, and performance as the environment grows. Peer provisioning enables enterprises to purchase storage on demand, which facilitates efficient use of both capital and storage resources. Advanced thin provisioning capabilities are included, giving administrators additional flexibility in providing storage to applications. Administrators can also allocate virtual storage to volumes up to preset limits and add physical capacity on demand. In both physical and virtual server environments, cloned volumes can be rapidly assigned to different servers to help meet changing needs.
Peer protection starts with a robust design that avoids single points of failure and is designed to provide greater than 99.999 percent availability. It also includes built-in features such as application-aware snapshots for quick recovery and remote replication for disaster protection. These features enable administrators to quickly create end-to-end solutions that can help provide comprehensive protection against multiple types of failure or outage.
Peer integration provides a comprehensive software toolkit to facilitate the deployment, ongoing management, and protection of EqualLogic SANs in Microsoft Windows OS environments and VMware environments. As a Microsoft Windows Simple SAN-designated solution, the EqualLogic PS Series is proven, interoperable, and easy to set up and manage for Windows platforms. EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition provides a feature-rich tool to help protect and recover data for Windows® applications and Hyper-V™ virtual machines. The EqualLogic PS Series is VMware HCL-certified and also includes advanced integrated tools including Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition and Site Recovery Manager Adapters to optimize data protection and disaster recovery in the VMware environment.
The EqualLogic peer storage architecture makes enterprise-class performance, scalability, and reliability possible in an intelligent, automated management framework that helps eliminate tedious administrative tasks while enabling easy best-practices storage management.
Peer deployment: Rapid installation
EqualLogic PS Series arrays can be fully functional within minutes of opening the shipping box. Built into the array is an automatic sensing and configuration technology that helps eliminate complex and cumbersome manual tasks, enabling a quick start. Once it identifies the network topology, this intelligence checks component functionality and automatically builds RAID sets. With a few simple steps and without special expertise, administrators can deploy an enterprise-class SAN seamlessly, without downtime. This capability helps eliminate the complex manual configuration of other SANs, allowing administrators to focus on servers and applications.
Peer control: Cost-effective enterprise data services
The PS Series has built-in storage features once relegated solely to top-tier data centers, enabling enterprise-class storage for virtually every size organization. EqualLogic PS Series arrays include enterprise software features such as automatic load balancing, automatic snapshot management, automatic replication, volume cloning, volume management, storage virtualization, thin provisioning, SAN boot capability, roles-based administrative management, historical performance trending and reporting, tiering and pooling, and multi-path input/output (MPIO) with no additional licensing fees.
EqualLogic Group Manager
Administrators can manage PS Series arrays in a SAN through a single interface—the EqualLogic Group Manager (see Figure 3). This Web browser–based Graphic User Interface (GUI) helps eliminatethe need for a dedicated management workstation or server and allows administrators to remotely manage virtually any aspect of their EqualLogic iSCSI-based SAN. In addition to using the Web interface, administrators can manage PS Series arrays using a scriptable command-line interface over Secure Shell (SSH) and Telnet. Built-in monitoring and notifications provide e-mail, syslog support, and comprehensive Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) monitoring and traps—all standard features.
Volume snapshots
PS Series arrays provide space-efficient snapshots that support up to 512 snapshots per volume, thousands of snapshots per array, and read-only as well as read/write snapshots. Snapshots can be used for quick recovery and offloading backup operations. PS Series arrays are designed to implement safe snapshot recovery in which data is not discarded unintentionally, helping provide the flexibility to implement true enterprise storage.
Automatic load balancing
The EqualLogic approach to optimizing performance is simple: maximize the horsepower of all available components in the SAN. Because of the unique peer storage architecture used by EqualLogic PS Series arrays, instead of relying solely on individual components to deliver high performance, peer control leverages all relevant components. It automatically load balances to seamlessly spread data across active storage resources, helping maximize performance by intelligently optimizing the available network connections, cache, controllers, and drives. Through this optimization, each PS Series array can support high transactional workloads and database applications. When multiple arrays are added together the PS Series quickly scales, and performance grows linearly with each additional array.
Tiering and pooling
The EqualLogic tiering capability enables administrators to prioritize applications within a SAN by placing them on separate storage resources, each optimally configured for the required service level of the application. Administrators can configure separate storage pools within a single SAN to help build an efficient, flexible, easy-to-manage storage environment. Using this "SAN within a SAN," administrators can gain the advantages of consolidation, but can also easily separate workloads as needed: by application, service level, disk type, cost, or even by department within the organization. For example, large, high-density SATA PS Series arrays can be placed in dedicated pools to provide capacity-oriented tiers of storage for files, near-line applications, archiving, and de-duplicated backups. At the other end of the performance spectrum, SAS and SSD arrays can be dedicated to high-transaction applications such as Exchange®, Oracle® or SQL OLTP, or consolidated, virtual desktop deployments. Because online data movement is built into all PS Series arrays, administrators can adjust application resources and move data between different pools of storage without downtime or disruption.
EqualLogic SAN Headquarters
Administrators can monitor all EqualLogic PS Series arrays, pools, and groups from a single location using the SAN Headquarters (SAN HQ) multi-group performance and event monitoring tool (see Figure 4). This centralized event and performance monitoring, historical reporting tool can assist with operational planning, trend analysis, and troubleshooting. Using the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), SAN HQ collects performance, alarm, and health status from your PS Series SAN. Flexible viewing options range from high-level group summaries to sophisticated analyses, including detailed statistics on performance, latency, capacity, volumes, and network activity. In addition, both pre-defined and customized views let administrators select their preferred method of accessing information.
Peer provisioning: Self-managing, scalable storage
The intelligence of peer provisioning combined with the modular design of PS Series arrays enables administrators to quickly and easily expand storage capacity without affecting data availability. They can start with a single storage array—then, when storage, performance, and network requirements grow, they can add more arrays to the group to scale the environment with more capacity, performance, and network bandwidth automatically. While scaling guidelines may vary by model, administrators can combine any EqualLogic arrays together in the same SAN. Configuring one or more EqualLogic PS Series arrays as a PS group enables administrators to manage the arrays as a single system with a shared pool of storage. EqualLogic peer provisioning automates the key functions needed to configure, manage, and scale storage, helping eliminate much of the complexity of storage administration. Each group member is automatically configured and participates in balancing the load, distributing data, and tracking host access to data, without requiring user intervention—helping keep storage management simple, regardless of scale.
The power of peer provisioning also enables a key feature: on-demand growth. Because capacity expansion in PS Series arrays is non-disruptive, administrators can add storage resources while applications remain online. As a result, you can purchase only the storage you need, when you need it - helping to prevent both underutilization and over provisioning and avoiding future downtime. With a PS Series SAN, enterprises can purchase the storage capacity they need today, and plan for future storage growth knowing that when they need to expand, they can do so easily and without taking the system offline. In addition, PS Series arrays are designed to fully integrate with Microsoft Virtual Disk Service (VDS), enabling application-level provisioning by supporting applications.
Thin provisioning is an important advanced feature of peer provisioning that enables the automatic addition of physical capacity on demand up to preset limits. Advanced thin provisioning helps make buy-as-you grow storage management and virtualization seamless for servers and applications. When administrators create a volume, they can size it for the long-term needs of the application without initially allocating the full amount of physical storage. Instead, as the application needs additional storage, capacity is allocated to the volume from a free pool. The EqualLogic implementation of thin provisioning provides enhanced flexibility and safety controls—with proactive, user-defined threshold alarms and controls, administrators can depend on automatic space allocation without worrying about reaching allocation limits or unexpected depletion of physical storage.
Peer provisioning can offer significant economic benefits to enterprises of all sizes, because they can purchase physical storage when they actually need it. These benefits include increased asset utilization, reduced management costs, reduced floor space footprint, reduced power and cooling costs, and smart, efficient capital expenditures.
Peer protection: Built-in availability and security
Peer protection encompasses comprehensive system monitoring and high-availability features such as e-mail home, multipath I/O, and auto-replication that help provide comprehensive protection against system failures or outages.
Comprehensive system monitoring
EqualLogic system monitoring capabilities are designed to provide administrators with a comprehensive view of the health and status of their SANs. SAN HQ provides centralized event and performance monitoring, historical reporting, capacity trending, and detailed analyses for groups, pools, and individual volumes. In addition, within the EqualLogic Group Manager, administrators can view the status of individual SAN components such as drives, power supplies, and controllers, as well as the overall system. PS Series arrays also include the Auto-Stat Disk Monitoring System (ADMS), which proactively scans disk drives in the background to help detect media anomalies and correct them. Combined with automatic sparing and spare utilization, this feature helps enhance protection and ensure optimal disk performance.
E-mail home
To help ensure the availability of systems and data, PS Series arrays come standard with group event notification methods (e-mail, syslog, and SNMP), but also allow administrators to enable e-mail home functionality. E-mail home can automatically contact EqualLogic customer support if a hardware component such as a disk, control module, fan tray, or power supply fails, or if the firmware on a PS Series array is updated. E-mail home functionality enables EqualLogic to rapidly respond to issues and assist administrators.
Multipath I/O
EqualLogic multipath I/O provides high availability and performance load balancing across multiple network ports (host bus adapters and/ or network interface cards) for Windows, Linux, UNIX, and VMware environments. By leveraging the ease and cost-effectiveness of Ethernet, multipath I/O helps remove single points of failure between the server and the storage.
EqualLogic's auto-replication remotely replicates data from one PS group to another over a standard IP network over long distances, helping provide high levels of data protection and disaster tolerance. Auto-replication offers the advantages of geographic isolation—a critical component in any true disaster recovery plan—without the traditional complexity. Administrators can quickly and easily configure volumes for replication, letting the PS Series arrays manage the underlying hardware resource complexity. A catalog of recovery points is maintained at each disaster recovery site, providing multiple points of recovery from which to choose in the event of a disaster—a choice that helps protect against "cascading" failures such as software viruses.
Making a disaster recovery site operational is simple, even if the primary site already stores terabytes of data. EqualLogic PS Series arrays enable administrators to perform an initial manual sync by copying primary site data to transportable media, physically shipping the media to the remote site, unloading the data, and then starting up the automatic replication. Automatic failover and failback functions enable non-disruptive testing of the disaster recovery deployment in addition to facilitating continuous access to data. Auto-replication is completely array based, helping free IT administrators from the arduous task of managing host-based software as well as the economic burden of host software licenses.
Peer integration: Powerful application data protection
Peer integration facilitates the deployment, ongoing management, and protection of EqualLogic SANs in Microsoft Windows environments and VMware environments.
EqualLogic Remote Setup wizard
Each PS Series array comes with the EqualLogic Remote Setup wizard, an easy-to-use tool that can transform the way administrators set up their SANs. From a Windows-based system, administrators can potentially have a PS Series array up and running in just minutes. Configuration of Microsoft® Multipath I/O (MPIO) between Windows-based servers and an EqualLogic SAN—a multistep operation with the basic Microsoft® iSCSI driver—can be vastly simplified with the Remote Setup wizard. This tool helps shorten configuration time and ensure that MPIO has been configured properly, helping maximize availability and performance. When administrators need more capacity or performance, they can also use the Remote Setup wizard to add members to their existing SAN.
EqualLogic Auto-snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition
EqualLogic Auto-snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition (ASM/ME) is a feature-rich application for protecting and recovering Windows application data, including protection for systems using Windows NT File System (NTFS), Windows Server including Hyper-V™, Microsoft SQL Server databases, and Microsoft Exchange Server storage groups. Included with all PS Series arrays is an intuitive, easy-to-use GUI that creates snapshots, clones, and/or remote replicas of file systems, SQL Server databases, and Exchange storage groups. ASM/ME also includes snapshot and recovery for Hyper-V™ virtual machines. Integration with Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) provides hardware-based snapshots with full or differential copies. A scheduler with e-mail notification options is included to help simplify maintenance operations. In the event that recovery of a Hyper-V™ virtual machine, file system, SQL Server database, or Exchange storage group is necessary, ASM/ME provides several quick-restore options to help maximize the availability of critical data and applications.
Auto-snapshot Manager/Microsoft Edition is designed to allow administrators to safely take snapshots of, back up, and restore their Microsoft Windows Server based applications (including Hyper-V™ virtual machines) with advanced third-party backup software modules by supporting VSS and VDS interfaces. This capability helps eliminate the extensive system configuration and scripting that other systems may require for snapshot-based backups.
Peer integration helps simplify the deployment of shared SAN storage in Windows-based application environments, helping eliminate the worries of time-consuming storage management and free up time to focus on delivering enhanced Windows-based business solutions.
EqualLogic Auto-snapshot Manager/VMware Edition
EqualLogic Auto-snapshot Manager/VMware Edition (ASM/VE) is a data management tool designed to simply create and centrally manage online point-in-time copies of VMware virtual machines and VMFS datastores using PS Series SAN-based snapshots. ASM/VE provides an easy-to-use graphical interface that coordinates the creation, recovery, and scheduling of PS Series snapshots with vCenter and VMware's native snapshotting technology, enhancing protection, storage utilization, and performance of VMware-based virtual infrastructures. Integrated directly with standard VMware and EqualLogic application programming interfaces (APIs), ASM/VE understands the relationships and location of virtual machines, VMFS datastores, and PS Series SAN-based volumes. With intuitive SAN-centric and VMware-centric navigation and a built-in scheduler, the VMware administrator can simply and flexibly set snapshot creation schedules of individual virtual machines, groups of virtual machines, or even all virtual machines in a VMware data center, coordinating snapshot creation across all SAN-based volumes upon which the virtual machines reside.
EqualLogic Storage Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager
In traditional SAN environments, the cost and complexity of SAN-based replication can be cost- and resource-prohibitive for many businesses. PS Series arrays integrate directly with VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM) to seamlessly automate disaster recovery management in virtual infrastructures, simply and affordably. VMware® SRM enables non-disruptive, automated testing of recovery plans and automates the recovery process using PS Series SAN-based data volumes replicated to the remote site using EqualLogic auto-replication. Auto-replication provides affordable and easy-to-configure replication over any distance using existing IP networks without requiring the purchase of additional software licenses or complex configurations. iSCSI connectivity allows organizations to use their existing Ethernet infrastructure for disaster recovery instead of a complicated and expensive Fibre Channel network. The EqualLogic Storage Adapter for VMware Site Recovery Manager is one title in the suite of EqualLogic Host Software included with every PS Series array, helping to reduce the cost and complexity of implementing disaster recovery.
Modular Design with Enterprise Reliability
EqualLogic PS Series arrays have a modular design that allows enterprises to purchase only the storage they need, when they need it—helping prevent both underutilization and over-provisioning. Its peer storage architecture uses industry-standard protocols, disk drives, and network interfaces to provide cost-effective connections and high-performance access to data across heterogeneous environments, including VMware, Microsoft Windows (including Hyper-V™), Novell NetWare, Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Oracle Solaris™, HP-UX, Mac OS X, and IBM AIX environments.
Designed to meet and exceed the rugged requirements of the data center, EqualLogic engineered fault tolerance into the PS Series hardware design. Its components are fully redundant and hot swappable with dual controllers, standard dual fan trays, and standard dual power supplies. The hot-swappable controller module features high-performance 64-bit processors with a high-speed I/O bus. Each control module is equipped with 2 GB of high-speed battery-backed DRAM. Each disk drive is interconnected with its own independent, hot-swappable serial channel and secured mechanically with an inertia-dampening chassis that helps eliminate drive vibrations. Self-tuning controller caches are battery-backed and mirrored across controllers to help protect these components without compromising performance.
EqualLogic PS Series arrays support Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), and Serial ATA (SATA) disk drives with a variety of performance and capacity options. The PS Series also has an option for low-latency, high-performance Solid State Disk (SSD) drives. Available drive offerings may vary by system configuration.
Enterprise-class RAID protection governs hot-swappable disk drives, including RAID-5, RAID-6, RAID-10, and RAID-50 support; hot sparing; automatic rebuilds; accelerated rebuild times; advanced stripe integrity algorithms; online RAID set expansion; geometry transformation; and patent-pending predictive media-error detection and correction. Not only can administrators service the arrays without taking them offline, but the PS Series array isolates faults to help prevent cascading failures or loss of protection during service. The result is a high level of data protection and performance even during service procedures. The redundancy of the design eliminates single points of failure, helping to provide greater than 99.999 percent availability.
Standards-Based Design Means Savings and Full Compatibility
Dell's EqualLogic storage solutions leverage both the cost advantages and management simplicity of Ethernet technology. EqualLogic PS Series arrays use industry-standard protocols, disk drives, and network interfaces to provide low connection costs and high performance access to data. In addition, EqualLogic storage solutions support all leading operating systems and host applications, eliminating application incompatibility problems.
EqualLogic PS Series Storage Compare:
EqualLogic unified, virtualized IP-based storage
Dell EqualLogic™ unified, virtualized IP storage is ideal for fast-growing companies and organizations. EqualLogic's frameless, peer storage architecture enables live, non-disruptive firmware upgrades and maintenance, as well as linear scaling of capacity and performance with each array added to the group. Advanced integration with leading operating system, hypervisor and application platforms helps streamline operations, optimize resources, and protect data in Microsoft®, Linux®, and VMware® environments. A groundbreaking, all-inclusive software model allows access to the latest product features, and enables multiple generations of EqualLogic PS Series to work seamlessly to provide file and block access from a single, virtualized pool.
Exceptional ease of management
EqualLogic storage is designed to provide rapid deployment, simple management and seamless expansion. All EqualLogic storage products include host integration tools to simplify operation in Microsoft Windows, Linux and VMware environments. A browser-based Group Manager interface helps streamline management, while application-layer integration helps simplify storage operations supporting industry-leading virtualization and database platforms.
Enterprise-class performance
A breakthrough, scale-out architecture gives EqualLogic storage performance and scalability once reserved for top-tier data centers, enabling best-practice storage for every size organization. Automated storage tiering, built upon solid state, SAS and nearline SAS disk technologies, migrates data automatically across storage tiers to optimize performance.
Unified, virtualized storage
With its unified, virtualized architecture, EqualLogic enables organizations to manage both block- and file-based storage in a group - through a single GUI instance - that can seamlessly grow to up to 2 PB1 in capacity, providing flexibility and operational ease for any mix of structured application data and unstructured file data.
Exceptional lifecycle economics
EqualLogic solutions represent a breakthrough in storage economics, from purchase to operation and upgrades. A cornerstone of Dell Fluid Data™ solutions, EqualLogic gives you the power to do more by helping you get the most from your data across its entire lifecycle. Its innovative implementation of the standard, IP-based iSCSI protocol enables both extensive virtualization and excellent return on investment. In addition to the comprehensive software bundled standard with each array, EqualLogic storage scales easily, on-demand and online, enabling storage growth without costly application disruptions, lengthy service engagements, or forklift upgrades. The all-inclusive EqualLogic software policy even enables multiple generations of hardware to run the latest firmware in a single, unified storage pool. As a result, EqualLogic storage provides exceptional flexibility at a low total cost of ownership.
Dell EqualLogic PS Series iSCSI SAN arrays
|PS6110 Series
|PS6100 Series
|PS4110 Series
|Best for
|10GbE enterprise environments
|GbE enterprise environments
|10 GbE branch office and small- to medium- business environments
|Chassis Height
|Network Connectivity
|10 Gb Ethernet
|10 Gb Ethernet
|4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
|4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
|10 Gb Ethernet
|10 Gb Ethernet
|Maximum Raw Array Capacity
|Number of Drives
|12 or 24
|12 or 24
|12 or 24
|12 or 24
|Drive Options
|SSD; Hybrid SSD & 10K RPM SAS; 15K RPM SAS
|SSD; Hybrid SSD & 10K RPM SAS; 15K RPM SAS
|7.2K RPM NLl-SAS
|8 GB cache-to-flash memory for data protection
|PS4100 Series
|PS6010 Series
|PS6510 Series
|PS6500 Series
|Best for
|GbE branch office and small- to medium- business environments
|10GbE enterprise environments
|GbE enterprise environments
|Chassis Height
|Network Connectivity
|2 x 1 Gb Ethernet
|2 x 1 Gb Ethernet
|10 Gb Ethernet
|10 Gb Ethernet
|4 x 1 Gb Ethernet
|Maximum Raw Array Capacity
|Number of Drives
|12 or 24
|8 or 16
|Drive Options
|Hybrid SSD & 15K RPM SAS;
|8 GB cache-to-flash memory for data protection
|4 GB battery-backed memory
|8 GB cache-to-flash memory for data protection
|PS Series array software features
|Data protection
|Storage virtualization
|PS Series host software features
|Microsoft integration
|VMware integration
|Linux integration
|SAN Headquarters
Dell EqualLogic PS4100E Datasheet (.PDF)
Dell EqualLogic PS Series Overview Brochure Datasheet (.PDF)
Dell EqualLogic PS and FS Series Family Brochure Datasheet (.PDF)
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The capital campaign, called the Heritage Campaign, is a $46 million campaign geared toward funding two new residence halls and a new campus center. The residence halls are under construction and will be completed in the summer.
The $10 million, 112,000-square foot campus center, will be built overlooking the Lindenwood athletic stadium with a three-level atrium. It will include internet and satellite capabilities, meeting rooms, a spacious dining hall and food court area, a communications center, the university's communications division facilities and a Leadership Center, which will house a variety of programs designed to help students succeed before and after their graduation from Lindenwood.

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We left my pup-cousin Waffles in the care of Uncle Scott as the Mach 5 commenced with loading vehicles and making all preparations necessary for a double-overnight excursion up to Spicer, MN to stay at the home of my uncle Steve, the other half of my aunt Kathryn.
Oh, Waffles, you are such a kick!
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Val Chmerkovskiy Has Some Fancy Footwork — Hunk of the Day
Val Chmerkovskiy—Val is short for Valentin—has a familiar (and hard-to-spell) last name if you follow 'Dancing With the Stars.' He is the little brother of superstar dancer Maksim, and it's apparent that good looks and fancy footwork, in addition to bangin' bods, run in this Ukranian family. It's in their DNA.
Chmerkovskiy is coupled up with Kelly Monaco during the all-star season of the show, and he has zero qualms about de-shirting on national TV. Thank heaven for small boob-tube favors.


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So I've been away from the forums and servers and, for the most part, the PC in general for a little while now.
I recently got some progress done on finding a legit teaching job. I had been hoping to get one in one of the local school districts, but after some interviews which all seemed to revolve around the idea of them not wanting to hire someone who hadn't already been teaching for at least 3-5 years, I decided to broaden my horizons a bit... And now I'm looking at starting up as
Hi everyone! Nice to be a part of this cool community.
Updated January 16th, 2017, January 16th, 2017 at 07:38 AM by AliceCampbell
Anyone familiar with my blogs know that much of what I type can be confusing, rather wordy or both. At this point, with the passing of my Writing and English classes, and an astounding amount of experience on how to increase the effectiveness of my writing skills: I can work on my wordiness but I can't help you with the confusing parts. :I I'll do my best to make them as coherent and legible as possible. All I can ask from you now is your patience while I recite the Declaration of Independence.
Cheers, TI!
This past weekend, I was in Heavy Montreal with our very own Crasian and Nighthawk. During this weekend, I had the time of my life. An experience unlike any other I've ever had.
And at the same time, a realization. The past several years of my life, I've been putting up with being a fat turd, a lazy worthless piece of shit, someone putting themselves off as a victim of circumstance.
That's depression, ladies and gentleman. So I need to announce
Cheers, TI. It's been a run so far.
If you're not the type for philosophical bullshit, then this isn't really your cup of tea.
So as some of you know last year, my Mom passed away at the ripe age of 54. A year and a half later, I'm still here and still indifferent. Quite an awkward proposition, to suppose that I wouldn't be bothered by a family member's death. (And a close one at that.) I've felt this way for a very long time. Indifferent, detached, disinterested. I'm


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It might be a relatively slow day for the markets, but the Twitterati are abuzz.
Economist and NYU professor Nouriel Roubini (left) doesn't think much of a rumored Republican party platform that would put us back on the gold standard, which was discontinued under President Richard Nixon.
"Republicans eye return to gold standard & to another Great Depression as the gold standard contributed to the first one," Roubini tweeted early Friday morning. Reaction was swift from both sides of the debate.
"Yes, that and austerity, German repattiations [sic], no debt forgiveness and financial bubble. Substitute Gold for Euro," TheLeftBanker tweeted in support.
"Idiot Roubini is blaming Gold Standard for the depression of 1930," AuditTheFedBenB bluntly dissented.
The gold standard is a monetary system that attaches the value of the dollar to the weight of gold. Nixon decoupled the dollar from gold on Aug. 15, 1971.
In other news, PIMCO Chairman Bill Gross (right) is attempting to provide an outlook for bonds in 140 characters or less.
"Even with QE3, Treasury yields have practical limits," Gross wrote on Twitter Friday, and that a "1.50% 10-year is a good common-sense bottom."
In response, The Wall Street Journal reported that Gross drew "a line in the sand for the 10-year yield, seeing only limited room for the rally to continue in benchmark 10-year Treasurys."
The paper notes Gross told Dow Jones last week that investors should buy five-year and seven-year Treasurys and sell 10-year and 30-year bonds.
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Raid Makeup:
Vortex prefers to run with:
- 2x tanks (at least 1 who has an aoe interrupt)
- 2x healers
- 1x "frost-killer"
- 1+ dps interrupt as a backup (shaman usually)
- mix of ranged and melee dps
Phase 1:
When pulling, we prefer to pull Anub to the back of the room, with the tank against the wall. We drop our first frost patch immediately near the raid, and the offtank pulls the Burrower adds (as they spawn) onto the ice patch. We have 2 dedicated dps on Anub (usually melee), and the rest work on killing the adds.
We arrange ourselves like this, so that the healers will get initial aggro on the Burrowers and pull them towards the OT (who is sitting on the frost patch). Anub himself does not need to be on an ice patch, though if you'd like to tank him on one, that's fine. Some groups like to put Anub on the same ice patch, so that aoe can impact both burrowers and Anub at the same time.
All players on the Burrowers MUST be ready to interrupt Shadow Strike before it is cast, since the attack will one-shot any non-tank it happens to target. The Burrowers will all cast it at the same time, so your OT (and any extra interrupters) will need to coordinate who will interrupt which target (marking them will help).
If you have a warrior or paladin, they can interrupt both by themselves with shockwave, warstomp, or arcane torrent, though may need assistance from the dps if they are on cooldown: your raid will need to figure out what will work best with your makeup. There should never be any Shadow Strike that is not interrupted. This is very important. The Burrowers must also stay on the frozen ice patches, or they will disappear underground (hence "burrower") and re-emerge back up when the next wave of burrowers spawn, possibly overwhelming your interrupt crew or just eating your OT alive.
Anub will cast Penetrating Cold on two raid members at a time, an over-time DoT. In phase 1, this isn't too big a deal, your healers just need to be alert for it and not ignore the raid.
The player assigned to drop frost patches will go around the room and drop 3 frozen spheres. They are in the air, so this should be a player who is able to attack a ranged target (or death grip it down). We like to drop our first three frozen spheres into ice patches as above, in preparation for phase 2.
Phase 2:
At set, timed intervals, Anub will burrow under the ground and target someone to chase. He cannot be tanked or damaged during this phase: this phase is all about surviving until he re-emerges.
As he burrows underground, the whole raid except for the OT (who is still tanking the burrowers) needs to start running down to the south end of the room. Once he selects the target he's going to chase, everyone should clear out of the way and go back to the OT to kill the burrowers (in the north end of the room). Do NOT cross over the spikes: they hurt. Meanwhile, the chased target needs to run down to the south end of the room and put one of the frozen patches between herself and Anub'arak's tunneling spikes.
When the tunneling-Anub hits a frozen ice patch, he will be momentarily ice-blocked and slowed back down. Every moment he is chasing someone, he gets faster and faster, so the two keys to this phase are such:
- Slow him down by having him run into a frost patch
- Don't run out of frost patches.
|IMPORTANT: Anub will switch targets every time he hits an ice patch OR someone (anyone) uses a threat-reduction ability such as fade (even if he's not targeting or chasing them!). The threat-reduction switch is a bug that will wipe the entire raid's threat table, causing Anub to aggro on the top world-threat--usually your healers. Avoid using any threat-reduction abilities in the burrow phase, even if he's not targeting you!
It is recommended to avoid using fade to force him to swap targets over using an ice patch, as it will not slow him down and does crazy things with threat. Doing so is more of a last-ditch effort in what would otherwise be a wipe, as the sped-up spikes will likely kill your aggroed healers.
Once the burrowers are dead, the whole raid needs to continue moving together, putting themselves on the far end of the room from where the current targeted player is going, thus maximizing how far the next targeted player is from Anub when he switches. Meanwhile, they need to all be killing the little white bugs. These are not tanked: they spawn with about 20k threat on a random player, and simply need to be dpsed down while the targeted player kites the bug. Avoid being in melee range of a little white bug that is aggroed on you! They stack an acid DoT on you that does considerable damage.
It is possible to put damage-reduction or immunity effects on the current target, such as a pally bubble, as long as they do not alter threat. This will allow a player to "tank" Anub's spikes for a few seconds while waiting for him to emerge or to reach an ice patch.
Phase 1 (Revisited!)
After a minute and a half, Anub will re-emerge and enter P1 again. Any little bugs that have spawned will still need to be killed, and a fresh set of ice patches need to be dropped. Due to the locations of the floating orbs, our second P1 phase is arranged much like this when he emerges.
The healers will need to be more careful of their positioning in relation to the OT to ensure the adds are picked up in time (ie before they get hit). Depending on taunt cooldowns, the MT or a dps with a taunt (such as a cat going bear briefly) may need to assist in temporarily tanking a loose add.
If you are forced to run another P2 burrow phase before you reach 30%, avoid using all 3 of the frost patches if you are on hardmode, as you will need an ice patch to tank the adds on for P3. Use paladin shields to draw out your kite phase as long as possible to avoid using the last ice patch.
Phase 3:
Avoid pushing Anub's health past 30% before the raid is ready for it, especially if there are lots of people with high stacks of the adds' acid debuff. If we do expect to push him to 30% before he burrows again, though (number of burrow phases will vary depending on your raid's dps), we try to kite him back up to the north side, positioning the adds on the northmost frost patch, and squeeze the healers and dps in the corner above the ice patch. This allows for healing stream totem to reach most of the raid in P3, and gives the OT more time to pick up the adds as they spawn.
Once Anub reaches 30% health, he will enrage and no longer burrow, though burrower adds will continue to spawn. Phase 3 is the point in time where all dps will focus on downing Anub as quickly as possible, blowing bloodlust and cooldowns to do it. Your OT will still need to keep an eye on the adds to make sure shadow strikes are interrupted. If you have a second interrupter, they can use a focus target macro to cast their interrupt without loosing target on the boss, like so:
/cast [target=focus] Wind Shock
Anub will cast Leeching Swarm, which sucks the health from the raid to heal Anub in return. About 250 health per second (hps) will negate this effect on the raid as a whole, enabling the use of passive healing (healing stream totem, judgement of light, etc) to keep most of the raid alive, though overall the raid health will drop when he initially casts the swarm (to around 25-30%). With two healers in 10-man gear, it can still be extremely difficult keeping the
4 primary healing targets alive:
- 2x Penetrating Cold Targets
Those that get Penetrating Cold during P3 can also use major frost protection potions to absorb the damage, allowing more heals to be poured on the tanks instead. Shaman NR totems or hunter NR aura can help decrease the damage done by leeching swarm, as well.
Druids should try to keep hots rolling on both tanks (though focusing of course on their assigned tank target), and holy paladins should beacon one tank while healing the other (and pen cold target). Make use of healing stream totem, judgement of light, etc to help keep the raid afloat while burning through Anub's health.
Have fun, and good luck!


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Amethyst & Diamanté 1950s Silver Leaf Brooch by Miriam Haskell1950s Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & Pins, Vintage Miriam Haskell JewelryThis silver leaf brooch is an unusual and elegant 1950s creation by Miriam Haskell. It has pale-amethyst-glass nuggets set on a bed of layered, etched silver-tone leaves. Diamanté and beads of pale lavender and clear glass also adorn this luscious piece. I love the way the leaves curl around the large stones. This amazing brooch was in my personal collection, and I am now reluctantly offering it to you.$ 225
Amethyst & Peridot Flower 1950s Alice Caviness Brooch1950s Jewelry, Alice Caviness Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsThis Alice Caviness brooch from the 1950s has navettes and round glass stones in shades of amethyst and peridot. They are layered like the petals of a flower, with a lovely art-glass stone in both colors at the center. The setting is gold-tone with a roll-over safety clasp. This color combination is unusual and serene. The darkening of the metal in some spots does not diminish the beauty of this piece. I think this designer's work is often overlooked.$ 165
Baroque Pearl French 1950s Earrings1950s Jewelry, Louis Rousselet Jewelry, Vintage EarringsThese baroque pearl earrings have a large, cream-colored glass pearl center encircled by a ring of small, matching round pearls. Though these 1950s earrings are unsigned, the construction (especially the ear-clip mechanism) and materials are consistent with those used by Louis Rousselet. (His pieces were usually only signed with paper hang tags.) These earrings would make a lovely accessory for daytime, evening, or bridal/wedding/prom wear.$ 195
Black Enamel & Diamanté 'Rose of Seville' Brooch & Earrings Set by Marcel Boucher1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Marcel Boucher Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsIn this vintage rose brooch and earrings set, Boucher crafted a lovely three-dimensional flower in rhodium-plated metal with black enamel and round diamanté. The stem of the rose is adorned with baguettes. The brooch closes with a roll-over safety clasp. The ear clips are just as well-designed. This incredibly-detailed 1950s set deserves its elegant name: Rose of Seville. Wear the pieces together (in the style of the decade) or separately to make your outfit memorable. A perfect set for those who look best in cool colors.$ 275
Black Enamel, Diamanté & Sterling Double Clip Brooch by DeRosa1950s Jewelry, Double Clip Brooches, Ralph DeRosa JewelryThis enamel brooch with diamanté embellishments in a sterling silver setting was made by Ralph DeRosa in the 1950s. The detailed design is a fine example of this exceptional maker's work. This piece can be worn as a single brooch or as separate dress clips. (The double-prong fastener works well with heavier fabrics, such as wool dresses or blazers.) The photos show a third option: one clip worn as a pendant on a sterling silver or white-gold chain (neither is included). I've used necklaces from my own jewelry box to show you how beautiful they look with the clip and how versatile this jewel is. I would wear faux or real diamond studs with this gorgeous piece.$ 395
Black, White & Cream Bead Necklace by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage NecklacesThis black and white beaded necklace has three strands. Smooth and faceted, round black-glass beads are highlighted by marbled-white and cream beads shaped like pebbles. A large, round, faceted black-glass-bead-topped concealed clasp finishes this 1950s jewel. The color combination is versatile and timeless. Carnegie's glass beads were among the best! This piece adds a beautiful and elegant collar to a round neckline.$ 195
Blue & Green Bead 4-Strand Necklace by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage NecklacesThis beaded multi-strand necklace is another example of Hattie Carnegie's extraordinary flare with glass beads. Here, most are bi-color. The shapes and sizes vary, and the predominant colors are interspersed with white and clear beads along with crystal spacers. Blue and green was a very popular color combination in the 1950s, and it still works well today. This necklace has substantial weight and an adjustable hook-and-tail clasp. The bold colors and depth of the jewel make a statement!$ 195
Blue Bead & Pearl Dangling Hobé Earrings1950s Jewelry, Hobé Jewelry, Vintage EarringsThese Hobé earrings from the 1950s feature a cascade of tubular, opalescent, blue-glass beads, glass pearls and textured, gold-tone lantern beads. Set in gold-plated metal, these ear clips by the second generation of Hobé designers have lots of movement. Wear this pair with jeans or for a night on the town all year round.$ 150
Blue Bead 2-Strand Choker by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage NecklacesThis blue bead choker necklace is made from the unusual, high-quality beads typically used by Hattie Carnegie. Although the glass beads look blue from a distance, they are actually tri-colored: pale blue, white, and clear, all in the same bead! In between the beads are twisted gold-tone spacers. This 2-strand necklace has an adjustable hook-and-tail clasp. Scroll down to see a pair of Carnegie earrings that coordinates well with this piece.$ 165
Blue Bead Earrings by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage EarringsThese blue bead earrings by Hattie Carnegie are an imaginative example of the style that was so popular in the 1950s. They are formed by clusters of blue-glass beads in varying shapes, tones, sizes and finishes. The combination adds dimension to these ear clips. A few of the beads are iridescent because of their aurora borealis coating. Scroll down to see the Blue Glass Bead 2-strand Choker by the same designer. Both pieces are perfect for women who look best in cool colors.$ 150
Brown & Golden Topaz Pendant Earrings by Elsa Schiaparelli1950s Jewelry, Elsa Schiaparelli Jewelry, Vintage EarringsThese brown and gold topaz earrings by Elsa Schiaparelli feature multiple stones in a gold-tone setting. At the top, a large, faceted, round golden-topaz-glass stone is positioned to adorn your earlobe. This stone is linked to a smaller, faceted, round brown-topaz-glass stone, which is connected to the setting of the pendant. This focal point – the pendant – is a large, faceted, open-back, brown-topaz-glass stone in an ornate setting. Its top is crowned with diamanté; the bottom rests on a scroll accented with another brown topaz. Please note that the dark striations in the large stones shown by my camera are not visible when the earrings are worn. Though not signed with the maker's name, these ear clips are marked with the utility patent for one type of finding Schiaparelli used. The design of these pendants is undoubtedly hers – the matching signed bracelet has been sold. A perfect pair for those who wear warm colors.$ 185
Brown Topaz & Citrine 1950s Schreiner Brooch & Earrings Set1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Schreiner Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & Pins, Vintage EarringsThis Shreiner brooch, the centerpiece of this 1950s set, features huge, multi-faceted, oval brown-topaz glass stones. They are accented with layers of citrine and clear inverted glass stones, all in elaborate gold-tone settings. Even if the pieces weren't signed, the gorgeous glass, inverted stones, ornate settings, and donut-hole ear clips scream SCHREINER! This great color combination is stunning in any season. The earrings face each other, to frame your face. The dome-shaped brooch, which has a roll-over safety clasp, can also be worn as a pendant. The last photo shows that option on a black rubber cord, although you may prefer a gold chain. A 17-inch, 2mm black rubber cord with a stainless steel twist lock (just like the one in the photo) is included with this purchase.$ 450
Citrine & Diamanté Spray on Gold Leaf Brooch1950s Jewelry, Elsa Schiaparelli Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsThis citrine pin by Elsa Schiaparelli is a lovely example of 1950s tailored jewelry. A richly-textured, gold-plated leaf forms the base. The top layer has citrine-glass-stone flowers with pavé silver-tone stems. The level of detail is superb: in addition to the elaborate, layered construction, the leaf has visible veins and a furled bottom on its front as well as texture on the back. I'm not sure which way this jewel was intended to be worn, so I'm showing both orientations in the photos – take a look and decide which you prefer.$ 275
Citrine & Silver Beaded Flower Earrings1950s Jewelry, Vintage Earrings, Vintage Miriam Haskell JewelryThese beaded flower earrings feature a large, faceted, round citrine that sits on a bed of textured, silver-tone petals. They alternate with faceted, round citrine-glass stones in a deeper hue. This elegant, three-dimensional pair was designed by Frank Hess for Miriam Haskell. The French ear clips date them to the late-1940s or early-1950s. Vibrant and easy to wear with casual, office, and evening attire, these earrings are timeless and unusual.$ 225
Citrine, Golden Topaz & Mother-of-Pearl Brooch & Earrings Set1950s Jewelry, Alice Caviness Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Vintage Brooches & PinsThis vintage wreath brooch and earrings set by Alice Caviness features amazing layers of components wired onto a decorative brass frame. Included are citrine- glass stones in multiple shapes and sizes, faceted golden-topaz beads, mother-of-pearl disks, aurora borealis diamanté, and textured brass leaves. The jeweled frame of the brooch is mounted on another that holds the pin and roll-over safety clasp; each earring has a round filigree back with the ear clip. The complexity of the design and construction seen here are often present in this maker's work, which I believe is underrated. This set is definitely not for the faint-hearted! I will include the matching bracelet, which has only three of its four strands of beads, but it is wearable. Scroll down to see a similar pair of earrings by Caviness.$ 375
Citrine, Golden Topaz & Mother-of-Pearl Earrings1950s Jewelry, Alice Caviness Jewelry, Vintage EarringsThese citrine and topaz earrings by Alice Caviness are a colorful and complex design. They feature layers of citrine- and golden-topaz-glass beads along with aurora borealis diamanté, mother-of-pearl disks, and textured brass leaves. These elements are wired onto a brass mesh back, which is mounted on a filigree scalloped-edged disk. This is the type of creation that leads me to say that this maker is underrated. These ear clips are just plain fun! Scroll down to see a similar pair of earrings with matching brooch, also by Caviness. Beautiful jewels for women who wear warm colors.$ 185
Citrine, Golden Topaz & Silver Bead 1950s Brooch by Miriam Haskell1950s Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & Pins, Vintage Miriam Haskell JewelryThe focal point of this citrine brooch by Miriam Haskell is a luscious art glass stone that looks like melted caramel. In true Frank Hess style, the rest of this 1950s piece is embellished with textured silver-tone beads and three golden topaz glass flowers. Rose montées complete the elements that are all woven onto a silver-tone filigree back. The size and shape make this brooch perfect for a collar, belt, hat, or purse.$ 195
Citrine, Pearl & Gold 1950s Brooch & Earrings Set by Elsa Schiaparelli1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Elsa Schiaparelli Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & Pins, Vintage EarringsThis Schiaparelli earrings and brooch set from the 1950s features a large citrine glass stone surrounded by tiny pearls in an elaborate, antiqued, gold-plated setting. Notice how the faceting of each citrine ― known as a dentelle ― forms an eight-pointed star design. Schiaparelli frequently used this cut of glass stone in her pieces. The pin has a roll-over safety clasp. You can see the utility patent for the ear clip here, below the names Frederick A. Ballou, Jr. & Rogers T. Stafford.$ 325
Coral, Pearl & Gold Brooch & Earrings Set by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsThis vintage leaf earrings and brooch set by Hattie Carnegie executes one of her common themes – florals – to perfection. Each piece is made with coral enamel on gold-tone metal with a faux pearl accent. The design and detail are superb: the leaves look as though they're blowing in the breeze, and the backs of the brooch and ear clips show the leaves' veins. The brooch has a roll-over safety clasp. You could wear these pieces together or separately, for different looks. The brooch would also look great with simple pearl stud earrings. A perfect set for a woman who wears warm colors.$ 195
Crystal & Sterling Art Deco-Style Necklace1950s Jewelry, Unsigned Jewelry, Vintage NecklacesThis sterling silver crystal necklace is a 1950s revival of the Art Deco chicklet. These faceted, square-cut crystals are set in angled frames, adding to the sparkle and uniqueness of this piece. This necklace closes with a concealed clasp; its style tells me this piece was produced in Japan in the early 1950s. After the war, Japan produced a lot of high-quality costume jewelry for export. This beautiful necklace sparkled on the runway at Toronto Fashion Week for Spring 2019. Scroll down to see the stunning long chicklet earrings the model wore with this piece as well as other complementary jewels.$ 295
Crystal 1950s Necklace & Earrings Set1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Unknown (Maker's Mark is Unknown), Vintage NecklacesThis vintage rock crystal necklace and earrings set comes in its original box. (Rock crystal is a natural mineral.) Made in the 1950s, this set is reminiscent of similar pieces made in the Art Deco era. The necklace closes with a filigree fish-hook clasp. The original screw-backs on the earrings were converted to sterling silver ear wires with lever backs for pierced ears by my expert jeweler. The trademark ELCO may refer to Milglo Jewelry Co.$ 185
Diamanté & Bead Flower 1950s Earrings by Miriam Haskell1950s Jewelry, Vintage Earrings, Vintage Miriam Haskell JewelryThese flower-shaped diamante earrings are much more beautiful than the photos convey. Six petals formed from tiny clear- and grey-glass bi-color beads wired together surround each large, faceted, round diamanté center. Designed by Frank Hess, this elegant pair features the style and workmanship that characterize Miriam Haskell pieces. The use of French ear clips dates these earrings to no earlier than the late-1940s, but I think the style is more 1950s. You can wear this pair for a special occasion or with everyday attire – they go with everything! They even sparkled on the runway at Toronto Fashion Week for Spring 2019!$ 225
Diamanté & Gold Disk Brooch & Earrings Set by Pennino Bros.1950s Jewelry, Costume Jewelry Sets / Parures, Pennino Bros. Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsThese gold disk earrings and brooch were made by Pennino Bros. in the 1950s. Pavé disks intersect and overlay the scored disks of gold-tone metal, which remind me of open fans. The layered design and construction of this set are characteristic of exceptional makers like this one. The brooch closes with a roll-over safety clasp. Note that about 1/4″ of the pavé disk on each ear clip will sit below your earlobe. Wear these lovely earrings and brooch together or separately, to create different looks. Your own real or faux diamond studs or hoop earrings would also work well with this brooch.$ 195
Diamanté & Gold Leaf Brooch by Hattie Carnegie1950s Jewelry, Hattie Carnegie Jewelry, Vintage Brooches & PinsThis 1950s gold leaf brooch features ropes of yellow metal that form a trio of leaves adorned with diamanté. This graceful piece by Hattie Carnegie has lots of sparkle. It goes with nearly everything and closes with a roll-over safety clasp. Wear your own yellow gold hoop earrings, or a pair of diamond studs or hoops to complete the look. Or put on your gold bangle bracelet if you have one. A lovely and elegant jewel for those who love diamonds and look best in warm colors.$ 195


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Home » Learning & Discovery » Educational Visits » Station Visits 2020 - Without train travel » STATION VISIT - Victorian Railway Engineering
STATION VISIT - Victorian Railway Engineering
This Station Visit session is designed to inspire your group's learning of the Victorian era with focus on engineering and innovations of the time.
The session will include:
- The opportunity to explore two of our restored period stations
- Education activities lead by the Watercress Line Education Department
- The opportunity to come to the Watercress Line dressed in Victorian outfit
- Tour of Alresford station considering the building of the railway and the impact of the railway's arrival on the community and local trade.
- Visit to the Engine Yard at Ropley
- Victorian Bridges: Innovation in materials. Explore examples of Victorian inventions and developments at one of our stations and discover how they helped Britain progress during the Industrial Revolution.
- The Quiet Beech Tree: What has it seen? Learn about local Victorian history through the eyes of our old Beech Tree. In small groups we explore stories from the railway's Victorian past through pictures, artefacts and role play and construct an event time line.
- Victorian Civil Engineering: Building the railway to Alresford. In 3 groups, we build a 3D contour map, use a hands-on model to explore Victorian railway civil engineering projects, cuttings and embankment, and work out how much chalk came from the Ropley cutting?
- The Quiet Beech Tree: Tweet Sheet. Learn about what our Beech Tree has seen during its life time including a few momentous moments of the railway. Using their new knowledge, your group will construct a tweet-story starter with only 140 characters.
- Is It Victorian or just old? Using their knowledge and understanding of authentic and replica items, your group will be tasked with creating an illustrated timeline of our railway.
£3.50 per child (minimum charge per session is £45), please book your session early to avoid disappointment.
For more information or to book please email firstname.lastname@example.com


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Creativity Tutorial: A Step-by-step Guide to Creating a Brief
Learn to structure a brief–step by step–for a marketing project, with MUMU – El Branding Love
A brief is a key tool for facilitating communication between a company and its customers, across all sectors. It is a document that communicates what some people are looking for and what offers can offer, the objectives of the person who has contracted your services, as well as all the creative solutions that one can adopt to reach them.
To help you get to grips with all the essential elements that this document should include, Daniel Yepes Giraldo, founder of the Colombian branding agency MUMU – El Branding Love (@mumuelbrandinglove), will guide you through creating your own.
1. Basic Information: Understanding the Company and its Current Situation
- What is the name of the brand? The client might more or less have a clear idea, however, you might need to help them perfect it.
- Briefly tell us the story of the brand. The client should be able to describe it in their own words–how the brand came to be and where they are now.
- How do you think people perceive your company now? In other words, what is the client's perception of the public opinion about their brand?


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