PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Over 7+ years of experience in administration and management of enterprise storage networks including Hitachi Data Storage, NetApp Unified Storage, and HP storage systems.
• Experienced in administration and management of HDS Hitachi Data storage systems consisting of VSP, HUSVM, USP V/VM/1100, … and AMS …
• Experienced in administration and management of NetApp FAS Series, FAS 30xx, FAS 31xx, 62XX, 80XX boxes.
• Installation, migration, and implementation of NetApp FAS series.
• Experience in Administration of Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like CIFS and NFS in NetApp environment.
• Experience in virtualizing HDS/Non - HDS arrays behind VSP, USP V/USPVM using
• Hitachi Universal Volume Manager (UVM).
• Experience in configuring HDP and HDT pools.
• Expertise in configuring and administering Hitachi Universal replicator (HUR), COW snapshots, Shadow-Image and True copy for DR.
• Experience in planning and design of Data migration tasks using HDS solutions like
• Tiered Storage Manager, Volume Migrator.
• Experience in Installing, upgrading Hi-Command Suite.
• Experience in configuring performance reports using Hitachi Tuning manager.
• Expertise in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solution such as Hitachi Universal replicator.
• Experience in Brocade Switches like 12000, 24000, 48000, DCX Backbone, 6500, 5300, 5100 4900, 3800, 3900, 4100.
• Experience in Cisco 9000series, … series.
• Installing and configuring various services like DNS, DHCP, NFS
• Expertise in SAN and NAS technologies, Configuring Block and File environments in a storage system, storage virtualization, Migration, backup and recovery, Binding LUNs, RAID groups, and Storage Pools, Qtrees, quota allocation.
• Experience with CIFS / NFS share, auto support configuration in NetApp Storage Box
• Experience working with Unix/Linux environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Arrays: HDS VSP (R700), USP-V, USP, HUS100 and AMS 2000 series, NetApp FAS 6000/3000/6200/3200series andV-Series V3000/V3100/V6000 filers, HP P9500, XP24000, XP12000 and XP1024, EMC Clariion CX, NetApp FAS series.

SAN Switches: Cisco MDS 9700, 9500 and 9300, Brocade 5100, 5300, DCX, and 48K series

Management Tools: Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Storage Navigator, HP Command View, HP Storage Essentials, Cisco Data Center Network Manager, Cisco Device Manager, Brocade Web Tools, Brocade Fabric Manager, VMware vCenter, vCenter Operations.

Hypervisors: VMware ESX 4.0, ESXi 5.0, ESXi 5.1 ESXi 5.5, Hyper-V.

Server Hardware: Cisco UCS, HP BladeSystem

Performance Monitoring: Hitachi Tuning Manager, Hitachi Storage Viewer, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, Solarwinds, VMware VRealize and HP Performance Advisor

Operating Systems: Windows2003/2008/2012, VMWare ESXi and HP-UX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Plano, TX

Sr. SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing and administering Hitachi VSP, USP V, USP, HUS models.
• Managing and administering Hitachi AMS 2500, AMS 2300 & AMS 1000 models.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Command Suite and Hi Command device manger.
• Configure data migration using external storage.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi VSP, USPV arrays through Storage Navigator.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi HUS, AMS arrays through Storage Navigator Modular 2.
• Externalize AMS 2500s and HUS behind VSP.
• Configure Dynamic Provisioning on Hitachi VSP arrays.
• Configure RAIDCOM CCI for doing basic jobs like allocation, LUN creation etc. using command line.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Shadow Image, COW and Thin Image.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Universal Replicator.
• Configuration of the CCI server for the HORCM files.
• Configure Hitachi Replication Manager to use for HUR, SI, COW and generating alerts.
• Configure reports from Tuning Manager for performance troubleshooting.
• HUR monitoring on a regular day-day basis.
• Installation and configuration of SRM with Hitachi Storage Replication Adapter (SRA) for automatic failover of VM’s across the DR site.
• Managed Brocade switch, added members to zones, added zones to zone set and activated zone set using command line interface.
• Installation of Fiber adapters, installation of Fiber switches, Zoning.
• Provided Support and administer assistance within the SAN environments. Performed the basic trouble shooting techniques and problem resolution to identify the HBA or driver software problems on AIX, Windows platforms.
• Experience with handling of the production support ticketing.
• Performing Health Check for XIV/SVC/V7K and Cisco
• Migrate from VMAX to XIV
• Zoning Host with DCNM and creating Lun to XIV preparation for Migration
• LDAP CONFIGURATION ON XIV
• Upgrading SVC/V7K/XIV code
• Integration of SAN management tools into operation. Updated SAN configuration inventory and installation documentation. Technical review of the hardware, software, mitigating risk and the deployment process.
• Created and updated the storage Documentation. Storage Consultation. Monitor the storage environment. Set up the alerts and create the logs. Set up the user accounts on storage devices.
• Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning.
• Supported and Implemented NetApp in an existing environment of Solaris, VMware, UNIX, and Windows Servers.
• Day to day problem analysis, escalation and resolution on NetApp Filers
• Worked with backup team to process the restore requests on NetApp filers.
• Replacing the failed disks on NetApp Filer.
• Setup & Manage Multiprotocol environment as needed by client
• Managing NFS / CIFS / IP SAN volumes and aggregates.
• Expertise in creating snapshots, FlexClones on volumes.
• Implemented Snap Mirror as DR solution between filers.
• Creating CIFS shares and managing the permissions of the CIFS Shares and Managing NFS Exports
• Upgrade disk shelf firmware upgrades on the NetApp Filer FAS6080.
• Worked on designing and implementing bunker and remote replication using NetApp SnapMirror and Snapvault technologies.
• Worked on VMware ESX Servers and provided NFS volumes and LUNs to ESX Servers.
• Administer SAN and NAS Environment using Data Fabric Manager Console.
• Using DFM to generate reports and to check the server status.
• Preparing plan for change request and implementing it in the scheduled time.

Confidential, Boston, MA

Sr. SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed and administrated Hitachi VSP, USP V, USP models.
• Managed and administrated Hitachi AMS 2500, AMS 2300 & AMS 1000 models.
• Managed and administrated IBM SVC.
• Managed EMC VMAX and CLARiiON storage arrays.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Command Suite and Hi Command device manger.
• Configured data migration using external storage.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi VSP, USPV arrays through Storage Navigator.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi AMS arrays through Storage Navigator Modular 2.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi external storage for externalizing and migrating EMC storage to Hitachi storage array.
• Configured FAST and created Auto provisioning groups for mapping and masking using SYMCLI 7.x/ SMC 7.X for creating initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and Masking Views in EMC VMAX Environment.
• Migrated from EMC CLARIION to Hitachi AMS 2500 via Hitachi USPVM using Universal Volume Manager and Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager.
• Managed Brocade switch, added members to zones, added zones to zone set and activated zone set using command line interface.
• Configure Dynamic Provisioning on Hitachi USP arrays.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Shadow Image and COW.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Universal Replicator.
• Configuration of the CCI server for the HORCM files.
• Installation of Fiber adapters, installation of Fiber switches, Zoning.
• SAN Storage management (VNX, XIV, Netapp)
• EMC VMax Migration to IBM XIV IBM XIV Allocation
• IBM DS5K Allocation, De-allocation and Reclaim of Luns
• Performed utility patch installation on IBM SVC
• Provided Support and administer assistance within the SAN environments. Performed the basic trouble shooting techniques and problem resolution to identify the HBA or driver software problems on AIX, Windows platforms.
• Experience with handling of the production support ticketing.
• Created and updated the storage Documentation. Problem analysis and Capacity planning. Monitor the storage environment. Set up the alerts and create the logs. Set up the user accounts on storage devices.
• Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning.
• Created Aggregates, Volumes, Qtrees, and Quotas on Filers using DataOntap.
• Implemented in data migrations between the filers using Volume, Qtree SnapMirror.
• Expertise in creating, deleting Snapshots, FlexClones on FlexVolumes.
• Implemented SnapMirror as a DR solution and Snapvault as backup solution. Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring snapshots using Data OnTap and Scheduled daily, weekly, monthly backups using Snapshots

Confidential, Miami, FL

SR.SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managing and administering Hitachi VSP, HUS models.
• Consolidating multiple countries data into single country using HUR and SI technology. Managed the cutover of Dominican Republic data/storage to Miami.
• Designed and implemented failovers for Disaster recovery and also planned for necessary zone changes.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Command Suite and Hi Command device manger.
• Configure data migration using external storage.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi VSP through Storage Navigator.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi HUS through Storage Navigator Modular 2.
• Externalize HUS behind VSP.
• Configure Dynamic Provisioning on Hitachi VSP arrays.
• Configure RAIDCOM CCI for doing basic jobs like allocation, LUN creation etc. using command line.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Shadow Image.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Universal Replicator between multiple countries.
• Configuration of the CCI server for the HORCM files.
• Configure Hitachi Replication Manager to use for HUR, SI and generating alerts.
• Configure reports from Tuning Manager for performance troubleshooting.
• HUR monitoring on a regular day-day basis.
• Configure CB500 to be used along with Commvault for Hitachi Data Protection Service (HDPS) solution.
• Managed Cisco MDS switches, added members to zones, added zones to zone set and activated zone set using command line interface and Cisco Fabric Manager.
• Installation of Fiber adapters, installation of Fiber switches, Zoning.
• Participate in storage and backup environment assessments.
• Provide strategic architecture for Storage and backup environments.
• Create IT standards as they apply to the storage environment and present those standards to management and business.
• Accurately document administration procedures and process reports.
• Research best practices and how they apply to the environment.
• Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning.
• Worked on various levels of volume to volume, qtree to qtree replications.
• Worked on various NetApp software products like Flex Clone, Snap Drive, etc.
• Used Data Fabric Manager (DFM), Filer View and OnTap command line in monitoring, managing, reporting, and provisioning storage to the users.
• Performed Data OnTap 7.0 Data Protection online backup and recovery using SnapMirror, Snapvault, Volume Copy, SyncMirror and Metro clusters and disaster recovery using SnapRestore.
• Operations Manager (DFM) installation and upgrades.

Confidential, Kansas City, MO

Systems Analyst- Net

Responsibilities:

• Worked in a team of five storage engineers and lead the team on a migration project from Denver datacenter to Atlanta, Environment also include Fujitsu and EMC storage.
• Worked on decommissioning and making the filers ready with New SLID’s for data transmission, worked on various Performance tuning methods as installing Jumbo frames, PAM, downloading and running perfstats and predictive cache statistics .
• Worked in co-ordination with system administrators for mail filer’s migration project.
• Upgraded ontap from 7mode to 8mode to have 64-bit aggregate feature and downgraded and upgraded Operations Manager as suggested by NetApps technical team.
• With NetApp DataMotion migrated the Volumes from one aggregate to another aggregate between same and different Tiers within the same Controller in DataOntap 8.0.1 7-mode.
• Worked with ReplicatorX4.0 to transfer volumes from Fujitsu array to NetApp at DRsite.
• Gathered weekly data from Operations Manager for various counters like nfs-ops and average-cpu usage for meetings and future migration plans .
• Backed up database-Tablespaces and datafiles with SMO, cloned RAC as well as non-RAC databases using SMO .Took backup of 30 windows servers using OSSV.
• Storage Architect/lead for an $8.5 billion system in Houston, with 59 locations. Environment consists of more than 670 NetApp NAS Filers globally.
• Worked on Work-orders raised by different LOB’s and BU’s within the organization.
• Created change request and informed the cross-impacting business teams and organizations before making the change and made sure the requester has answered the questionnaire about the change correctly .
• Change responsibilities are categorized into -Storage new allocation, Adding new hosts, Storage decommissioning etc. Regular Tasks and responsibilities are configuring, creating, snapshot copies, provisioning and configuring new storage, managing user corporate file shares and support user /group quotas, performing filer health check .
• Volume space status, aggregate space status, increasing Qtree size, creating new Qtrees and exporting the hosts .
• Worked in a V-filer environment and configured and transferred resources from one v-filer to another.
• Configuration and Administration of Hitachi 9980 & 9990, Lightning series of Disk Arrays, including creating LUNs, creating LUSE Volumes, LUN masking using Hitachi’s High Command Device Manager and Storage Navigator
• Configuration and Administration of HP’s EVA Disk Arrays including creating Virtual Disks, creating Hostgroups and presenting the LUNs,
• Configuration and Administration of EMC Clariion, Celerra and NetApp NAS Storage.
• SAN Administration including Creating aliases, zones, etc., in Brocade Switches and troubleshooting of SAN connectivity
• Troubleshooting SAN Storage connectivity to UNIX and Windows hosts.
• Performing ShadowImage copies and TrueCopy copies