Product Presentation

PRESENTING EQUALLOGICPS SERIES STORAGE

Presenter | MR2 SolutionsRon Salazar

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EQUALLOGIC IS CHANGING THE WAY PEOPLE EXPERIENCE STORAGEBy delivering dynamic virtual storage solutions that enable IT organizations to address changing business needs in real time at a reasonable cost

Mission Critical Hardware that Delivers:– End-to-end reliability– On demand scalability

Enterprise Software Features that Deliver:– Easy set-up– Single-view management– Rapid provisioning– Optimized performance– Seamless expansion– Comprehensive data protection– Flexible online tiering

EQUALLOGIC PS SERIES

Fully Redundant & Hot Swappable (5-9’s Availability)– Controllers– 16 disk drive bays– Fans and power supplies

High-end Components– Three 1 GB network interfaces– Enterprise disk drives

– Best $/GB and high capacity SATA disks– High performance SAS disks

– 2 GB battery-backed mirrored memory Enclosure Monitoring System

– Component status– Disk drive health– Temperature

PERFORMANCE AND END-TO-END HARDWARE RELIABILITY

Hotswap Drive Carriers

Dual Power Supplies / Dual Fans

Dual Controllers

PS SERIES COMPREHENSIVE DATA MANAGEMENTALL-INCLUDED AT NO ADDITIONAL COST OR LICENSE FEES

BASESOFTWARE FEATURES

Management+ Instant on ‘set-up’ manager

+ Group manager

+ Rapid provisioning

+ Roles-based management

Data Protection and Availability+ RAID 5, RAID 10, RAID 50

+ Automatic RAID placement

+ Multi-path / IO support

Maintenance+ Phone home

+ Enclosure monitoring system

+ Historical performance trending

ADVANCEDSOFTWARE FEATURES

Storage Virtualization+ Complete SAN virtualization

+ Thin provisioning

+ Auto-load balancing

+ Automatic storage pools & tiering

+ Array evacuation

Data Protection and Recovery+ Writeable snapshots

+ Multi-volume snapshots

+ Instant restore / cloning

+ Multi-way replication for disaster recovery

Server Management Integration+ VSS and VDS Providers

+ Automatic MPIO Connection Management

+ Smart Copy and Restore

+ SQL Server protection and quick recovery

+ Windows file systems protection

PS SERIES PRODUCT LINE

PS6000XV2.3, 4.8 TB

15,000 RPM SAS

PS6000X6.4 TB

10,000 RPM SAS

PS6000E2, 4, 8, 12, 16 TB

7,200 RPM SATA

Balanced performance and large capacity for enterprise data centers

Databases, Exchange servers, high-I/O virtual server environments, etc.

Entry-level configurations for affordable capacity

High capacity configurations for data intensive applications, highly consolidated environments

File Services, moderate I/O Exchange, databases, backup data, replication/recovery sites, etc.

Highest performance for the most critical and demanding enterprise applications

• Mix and match PS6000 series arrays to scale out capacity and performance• Existing PS Series arrays continue to be supported and will interoperate with

the new PS5000 series

ON DEMAND SAN SCALABILITY

MODULARITY•Each array module contains controllers, disks, and firmware•Single firmware architecture•Completely upgradeable & interoperable•All-inclusive design enables simple, one-time deployment with full features

• No additional license fees, keys, or software

SCALABILITY•“Buy on demand” - flexible capacity & performance growth by adding PS Series arrays•Single point of management – regardless of scale or array type•Virtualized PS Series SAN can be scaled out to

• 192 TB• 60,000 high transaction users

Flexible On-demand Growth

A PS Storage Stack combines multiple PS Series arrays into a single SAN

PS6000E PS6000X PS6000XV

PS6000 SERIES CONFIGURATIONS

Array Capacity

Storage Controllers

Disk Drives Disk Drive Capacities Old EqualLogic Model

2 TB Single Controller 8 SATA drives 250GB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives PS50E

4 TB Single Controller 16 SATA drives

250GB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives PS70E

4TB Dual Controller 16 SATA drives

250GB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives PS100E

8 TB Dual Controller 16 SATA drives

500GB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives PS300E

12 TB Dual Controller 16 SATA drives

750GB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives PS400E

16 TB Dual Controller 16 SATA drives

1TB / 7,200 RPM SATA II drives New Model!

PS6000E

Array Capacity

Storage Controllers

Disk Drives Disk Drive Capacities Old EqualLogic Model

6.4 TB Dual Controller 16 SAS drives 400GB / 10,000 RPM SAS drives PS3700X

PS6000X

Array Capacity

Storage Controllers

Disk Drives Disk Drive Capacities Old EqualLogic Model

2.3 TB Dual Controller 16 SAS drives 146GB / 15,000 RPM SAS drives PS3800XV

4.8 TB Dual Controller 16 SAS drives 300GB / 15,000 RPM SAS drives PS3900XV

PS6000XV

DELL EQUALLOGIC SOLUTIONS

PS Series Arrays

LinuxServers

Gigabit Ethernet iSCSI SAN

PS Series Array

Recovery File

ServersWAN

WindowsFile

Servers

Exchange& SQL Servers

Oracle Servers

Back upServer

VSS

Recovery Application

Servers

DR/Remote Site SAN

Consolidation of Servers &

Storage

Automation

Backup

Business Continuity/DR

Application Awareness & Protection

NTFSShares Oracle

MS SQL

LinuxShares

Free Space

EmailVMs

Free SpaceVM

Replica

Oracle Replica SQL

Replica

EmailReplica

Virtualization Hypervisors

Linux Servers

VMs

VM Replica

SQL DB

Snap

SQL LogsSnap

SwitchedGb Ethernet

SwitchedGb Ethernet

EQUALLOGIC SOLUTIONS FOR VIRTUALIZATION

Benefits of Virtual Server Solutions– Lower costs through consolidation

– Reduce IT complexity

– Enhance data and disaster protection

– Improve flexibility in operations

Why EqualLogic– Affordable, enterprise-class storage

– Rapid deployment and provisioning

– Optimized storage utilization and resource use

– High performance with no tuning efforts

– Seamless expandability

– Advanced data protection tools

PS Series Array

SwitchedGb Ethernet

Virtual Servers

EQUALLOGIC IN A VMWARE ENVIRONMENT

HCL-certified, purpose-built enterprise storage increases availability

Fully virtualized SAN speeds deployment and removes complexity

Automatic load balancing and online volume migration maximizes IT responsiveness

Application-consistent snapshots enables faster backup and recovery

Auto-Replication integration with VMware Site Recovery Manager for reliable disaster recovery

EQUALLOGIC SOLUTIONS FOR MICROSOFT

Benefits of Microsoft Solutions– Consolidate Operations

– Simplify Management– Improve availability

– Improve flexibility – Enhance business processes– Meet changing demands

– Data and disaster protection– Enhance disaster tolerance

Why Dell EqualLogic– Consolidated Storage Platforms

– Leader in the Microsoft “Simple SAN” Initiative– Leading provider of Intelligent IP SAN

solutions– Providing affordable, enterprise-class storage

solutions– Accelerating the adoption of IP SANs

– Superior performance in Microsoft environments

– The fastest Mid-range SAN for Exchange and SQL Server environments

– Microsoft platform integration– Tight integration with Windows platforms

(Simple SAN)– Application-aware Data Protection for SQL

Server and NTFS shares

PS Series Arrays

SwitchedGb Ethernet

SQLServer

ExchangeServer

SharePointServer

Backup ServersFile Servers

WindowsServer

Under an hour Installation– Automatic RAID configuration– Automatic sparing– Multi-level security access control

No Server Software or Licensing Fees — EVER

Comprehensive OS Support

EASY SET-UP

Backup Servers

File Servers

Application Servers

PS Series Array

SwitchedGb Ethernet

E-mail

Shares

SQL

AD/DomShares

Shares

Backups

Backups

Free Space

Faster, Easier, and More Intuitive Setup– Install and configure a PS Series array in a fraction of

the time– Everyday tasks take less time with EqualLogic– Less time means lower project costs and fewer

headaches

USABILITY COMPARISONEQUALLOGIC, NETAPP FAS3020, OTHER MID-RANGE FC

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Create: RAID Groups,Volumes and LUNs

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Other FC

PS Series

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Other FC

PS Series

SINGLE-VIEW MANAGEMENTSINGLE SAN MANAGER – ANY SIZE, ANY FORM

SAN Virtualizer

System Load Balancer

Storage Configuration Assistant — best practice hints and clues

Volume Manager

Data Replication Control

Multiple Storage Pool Creation — online volume movement between pools

Enclosure Monitoring System — in-depth

SAN reporting

Group Manager — Simple Intuitive GUI

RAPID PROVISIONINGREDUCING TIME TO STORAGE DEPLOYMENT

Instant Volume Creation1. Name

2. Size

3. Snapshot size

4. Security Online Volume Modification

– Clones– Snapshot– Replication– Volume expansion

SAN CONFIGURATION CHOICEON DEMAND STORAGE GROWTH WITH ANY ARRAY TYPE

Add New Array Online Choose Any Configuration

– Mix SAS and SATA arrays Complete Modularity

– Add disks– Add and/or remove arrays

Auto Load Balancing Across Entire SAN

No Manual Tuning Required E-mail

Shares

SQL

AD/DomShares

Shares

Backups

Backups

Free Space

Backup Servers

File Servers

Application Servers

SwitchedGb Ethernet

PS SERIES ARCHITECTURE

Storage Pool

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Disks

RAID

PS Series Array 1

RAID 10, 50 or 5

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Exchange

Switched Gb Ethernet

ArchiveArchive

ExchangeExchange

SQLSQL

PS SERIES ARCHITECTURE

PS Series Array 2

RAID 10, 50 or 5

Storage Pool

Disks

RAID

PS Series Array 1

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RAID 10, 50 or 5

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Exchange

Switched Gb Ethernet

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SQLSQL

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Automatic and transparent load balancing across arrays

PS SERIES ARCHITECTURE

PS Series Array 2

RAID 10, 50 or 5

Storage Pool

Disks

RAID

PS Series Array 1

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RAID 10, 50 or 5

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Switched Gb Ethernet

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ExchangeExchange

SQLSQL

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Exchange Archive

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RAID 10, 50 or 5

PS Series Array 3

PS SERIES ARCHITECTURE

RAID 10, 50 or 5

PS Series Array 3PS Series Array 2

RAID 10, 50 or 5

Storage Pool

Disks

RAID

PS Series Array 1

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Switched Gb Ethernet

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ExchangeExchange

SQLSQL

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Automatic and transparent load balancing across arrays

IOPs– Outperformed

2-to-1 in IOPS/drive

CONFIGURATIONS– 43% fewer drives used

PRICES*– One-third to one-half

lower cost– Other FC = $711,099– NetApp = $556,427– EqualLogic = $354,388

PERFORMANCE COMPARISONEQUALLOGIC, NETWORK APPLIANCE FAS3020, OTHER MID-RANGE FCPERFORMANCE COMPARISONEQUALLOGIC, NETWORK APPLIANCE FAS3020, OTHER MID-RANGE FC

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2000

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6000

8000

10000

12000

14000

IOPs

EqualLogicPS3800XV

RAID 10(15K RPM)

FAS3020 w/FCP

RAID DP(15K RPM)

16000

18000

EqualLogicPS3800XV

RAID 50(15K RPM)

FAS3020 w/iSCSI

RAID DP(15K RPM)

OtherFCP

RAID 10(15K RPM)

OtherFCP

RAID 50(15K RPM)

112 Drives64 Drives

18295

1548915904

12337

15772

13708

Source: VeriTest report - “Network Appliance FAS3020 and [other mid-range FC array]”: Comparison of Usability and Performance.” May 2005 VeriTest report: “EqualLogic PS Series Usability and Performance” August, 2006

*Prices represent estimated current list prices of tested configurations

EXCHANGE 2007 PERFORMANCE LEADER

EQUALLOGIC SUPPORTS MORE USERS WITH FEWER DISKS

Data source: Microsoft Corp: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/exchange/bb412164.aspx

FAS 3070cFibre

26,000 users*

PS3900XViSCSI

60,000 users

174 IOPs / Disk 115 IOPS/ Disk*

* Performance not sustained over time and not sustained as raw capacity utilization increases above the 24% NetApp tested. (NetApp TR3521-3 “Cooking the Numbers“) Additional restrictions apply.

313 Users per Disk

192, 300GB, 15Krpm

171 Users per Disk

152, 147GB, 15Krpm

EVA6000Fibre

20,000 users

76 IOPS/ Disk

179 Users per Disk

112, 300GB, 10Krpm

Scale when you need, as large as you need it, but view as a single SAN

WHICH CAN BE COMBINED IN OUR FRAMELESS ARCHITECTURE

Number of disks

Per

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SERVERLESS BACKUPS – SNAPSHOT TO TAPE

No server burden during backups

BackupServer

Tape Library

L A N

Remote Location

1

2

3

Server Server Server

Snapshot

SwitchedGb Ethernet

COMPREHENSIVE DATA PROTECTION WITH REPLICATION

Asynchronous Replication– Selected volumes are incrementally replicated

to remote site– Snapshots available for backup to tape, locally

or remote backup– Instant incremental or brick level restore

capability– High performance, no downtime, full primary

site protection

PS Series Arrays

Logs FileStore

CDPExchange

Backup

Primary Site

Snapshots

Exchange Store

DPMFile

Backup

VirtualServer

Remote Location

Exchange Replicas

SnapshotsSnapshots Snapshots Snapshots

LogReplicas

File StoreReplicas

SwitchedGb Ethernet

SwitchedGb Ethernet

EqualLogic Delivers Automation with Fine-Grain Control– Results in easy online operations

ADVANCED STORAGE FUNCTIONALITYMANAGE MULTIPLE SANS WITHIN A SAN THROUGH SINGLE-VIEW MANAGER

STEP 1: Categorize data needs and business applications into logical groups that require similar service levels

– Departmental– Application– Physical

STEP 2: Segment and assign storage arrays to defined pools– Tier storage pools by disk type and by RAID type

E-mail

BackUp

DB

Files

Single Array

Single SAN View

E-mail

Single Array Divide space into 2 pools Pool 115K RPM Pool 2

7.2K RPM

Add a second array…

Add a third array to pool 2

Pool 27.2K RPM

Physical

Logical

SAN Virtualization

CREATING STORAGE POOLS

Pool 1 Pool 2

Pool 1 is an array of 15K SAS drives

RAID 10Best IOPS/$

Pool 2 is an array of 7.2K SATA drives

RAID 5Best $/TB

15K array

7.2K arrays

Performance

Capacity

TIERING STORAGE POOLS

SAN Virtualization

Single Array Pool 115K RPM

Pool 27.2K RPM

Pool 27.2K RPM

Logical

E-mailBackUp

DB Files

Single SAN View

E-mail

Physical

High performance apps are assigned to pool 1

Apps such as E-mail can be spread across multiple pools

Files

Other apps can be put in high capacity pools

Add volumes when you need them…

SAN Virtualization

Now assign volumes to the pool that will deliver the service level to that application

ASSIGNING VOLUMES TO TIERED POOLS

• Virtual Segmentation

• Shared Physical Space

Single SAN View

Sales Pool

E-mail DB

FilesBackUp

Engineering Pool

CADFiles

E-mail

BackUp Example

POOLS BY DEPARTMENT

POOLS BY APPLICATION

Tiered by Disk Speed– Committed service

level by app

– Mix disk speed

– Mix RAID types

– All load balanced for optimal performance

– Online volume movement

Single SAN View

Eng

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ring

Sub

-Poo

ls 15K RPM

Example

Random I/O intensive apps into a RAID 10 pool

Production 1

7.2K and 10K RPM

E-mail segmented into a mixed RAID set and disk speed pool

Production 2

CADFiles DB

E-mailE-mail

E-mail

CADFiles

Backup volumes on RAID 5 arrays

Archive

7.2K RPM

Backup Volume

WORM Volume

POOLS BY APPLICATION

Tiered by Disk Speed– Committed service

level by application and drive speed

– All load balanced for optimal performance

– All managed through single GUI

Single SAN View

Eng

inee

ring

Sub

-Poo

ls 15K RPM

Example

Random I/O intensive apps into a 15,000 RPM pool

Production 1

7.2K & 10K RPM

E-mail segmented into hi-capacity Pool with excellent performance

at 10,000 RPM

Production 2

CADFiles

DB

E-mailE-mail

E-mail

CADFiles

Backup volumes in 7.2K -10.5TB arrays and RAID 5 for bulk storage

Archive

7.2K RPM

Backup Volume

WORM Volume

Arrays moved between pools to balance capacity

needs… online

10K RPM

9th Floor Lab

CADFiles

CADFiles

RAID 10

Virtually Single SAN

Online Volume MovementBetween Pools

Cross Pool Consistency Sets

Single SAN View

DB

E-mail

RAID 5

Backup Volume

WORM Volume

Back-up Lab

POOLS BY PHYSICAL LOCATION

THIN PROVISIONING

Thin Provisioning– Method of assigning virtual storage volumes to

applications and consuming physical capacity on demand

Economic Benefits– Eliminate much of standard provisioning costs

– Buy storage later, as you need it

– Improves storage utilization

– Reduce power costs (fewer disks spinning, less cooling needed, etc.)

– Manpower time savings in time spent provisioning volumes (been easy with EQL, now easier)

Management Benefits– Avoid server disruptions due to growth procedures

– Centralized Management

– Eliminates up to 80% of server reprovisioning

– Prioritize staff time away from provisioning grunt work

Thin Provisioned Volume

Standard Physical Provisioning

Allocated, in use

Physically Allocated, not in use

Allocated, in use

Physically Allocated, not in use

Additional virtually allocated storage to application

EQUALLOGIC’S THIN PROVISIONINGCUSTOMER CHOICE AND CONTROL

EqualLogic Advantage:– No extra cost

– No licenses and keys– Others charge by volume

– Ease of use– Automatic space addition– System warnings, notifications

– Flexibility– Ability to transition between

thin and classic volume – DR site / volume can be thin

provisioned when primary site is

– Extends core EqualLogic value prop

– Takes buy as you grow storage to the next level

– Eliminate capacity planning guessing game

Min Reserve First warning Max Grow Limit

• More Control• Better Monitoring

• Easier Adjustments

EqualLogic Advantage– Role-based management

– Can assign separate administrators for each pool– Administrator can only change objects within authorized pools

– Supports multi-organization administration– Enables ASP/ISP business models– Flexible views

ADMINISTRATIVE SAN MANAGEMENT ENHANCEMENTS ROLE-BASED MANAGEMENT

Engineering

Finance

Sales

ADVANCED REPLICATION – MANUAL SYNC Manual Transfer for Initial Replication

– Perform initial volume replication using transportable media

– Perform complete re-sync of existing volume replica using transportable media

– Follow-on updates are done via the network at scheduled intervals

EqualLogic Advantage– Platform Independent – Disk or Tape

– Format independent and adaptable, can be transported as files or blocks

– Advanced features: secure encryption, data integrity checking

WAN

Network Replication

Primary Site

IP SAN

PS Series

Remote Site

IP SAN

PS Series

Transport

Initial Replication

Disk

Copy to transportable media

TapeDisk

AUTO-SNAPSHOT MANAGER SMART COPY FEATURE

Empower line of business administrators to improve operations– No ‘translation’ into storage terminology - manage and recover

applications at the host level, without SAN knowledge or privileges

– Integration of SAN copy facilities – snapshot, clone, replication to server operations

– Multi-step application and SAN copy processes are coordinated transparently and presented in simplified host views

– Scheduling capability

– Scripting via CLI

Extends EqualLogic simplicity to server administrators

SMART COPY RESULTS

Backup– Transparent to existing

backup operations

Data and Disaster Recovery– More frequent copy

protection– Faster recovery– Application aware recovery

Enables parallel processing– Reporting– Data mining

Testing and development– Easily setup and update copies

of data for testing and development environments

Facilitates system maintenance and application upgrades– Allows existing backup software

to perform off host backups– Database or file system

validation on another node– Simplifies and accelerates the

recovery process

SMART COPYIMPROVING COPY USAGE IN ADMINISTRATION

It is easy to get started with Smart Copy– No cost-related barrier to entry

– Does not require changes to backup operations

– Allows occasional or regular use easily

Standard management tool of the PS Series SAN– Another standard SAN feature customers should expect

Can deploy in variety of configurations– Blades

– Virtual servers

– Physical systems

Improves how applications and storage are managed– By allowing for copy operations to be fast and non-disruptive

APPLICATION VIEW INTEGRATED WITH SMART COPY FEATURES

MULTI-PATH I/OIMPROVE SERVER PERFORMANCE AND RELIABILITY

Customer Objectives– Improve server bandwidth to SAN– Eliminate single point of failure

between server and SAN– Deploy an affordable out of the box

solution

Key Applications– Database and mission critical

systems– E-mail applications– Virtual servers– All server or blade platforms– Server cluster configurations

MPIO

iSCSI

SCSI

Application

Gig-E Switches

NICs or HBAs

HA Volume

HA Volume

HA Volume

Application

Application

AUTOMATED CONNECT MANAGEMENT FOR MPIO

EqualLogic Advantage - Connection Aware MPIO

– Easy configuration and management

– End-to-end load balancing– Server and the PS Series Group

decide the best mapping to maximize availability and performance

– Automatically adapts to configuration changes on the Server, Network or PS Group

– Ensures best-practice deployment

MPIO

iSCSI

SCSI

Application

NICs or HBAs

HA Volume

HA Volume

HA Volume

Application

Application

Switched Gb Ethernet Network

Strong Global Support Network– 7x24 on-site support with option for 4 hour hardware response– 300 stocking locations — 120 countries

Unmatched Support Staff & Knowledge– 100% iSCSI focus since inception– Extensive knowledgebase of overall iSCSI ecosystem– Comprehensive vendor testing lab and qualification program

Customer Success-driven Business Model– Single service contract coverage

– Includes all Hardware & Software Services– Telephone installation support — No limit on calls– New software features upgrade service– Array-based pricing– 1-5 year terms

EQUALLOGIC SUPPORT PROGRAMSENSURING OUR CUSTOMER’S SUCCESS

Automation and intelligence that is ahead of the competition Fastest and most scalable iSCSI product All inclusive price with no hidden costs The industry’s only enterprise class system designed for iSCSI The industry’s most comprehensive iSCSI ecosystem support

EQUALLOGIC DELIVERS

CONTACT DELL EQUALLOGIC

Dell Inc.

110 Spit Brook Road

Building ZKO2

Nashua, NH 03062 USA

Tel: 603-579-9762

Toll Free USA and

Canada: 888-579-9762

www.equallogic.com

www.dell.com/storage

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Tel: 603-579-9762 x7792

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