PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• Skilled and experienced storage professional having around 7+ years of experience in areas of designing, implementing, configuring and supporting SAN, NAS solutions in enterprise environment.
• Worked on configuration and administration of IBM SVC, V7000, XIV gen3 and gen2, DS8K, DS6K, DS5K, DS4K, DS3K, EMC VNX 7500/5700, Symmetrix - VMAX 10k/20k/40k, DMX-4, VNX, cx4 and cx3, Netapp Filers fas2040, fas3220, and Hitachi HDS Storage Arrays AMS2500
• Experience with auto-provisioning in V-MAX and virtual provisioning in DMX-4, V-MAX storage array systems using SYMCLI, Symmetrix Management Console (SMC).
• Proven experience with VNXe Celerra and CLARiiON storage arrays, Brocade and Cisco switches Fabric Manager, Cisco Data Center Manager, UCS, UCS Chassis Manager and Fabric Inter Connects, VMWARE 4 - 5
• Experience in planning, designing and administration the SAN environment consisting of Vblock, VMAX, DMX, VNX, Clariion, Celerra, Recoverpoint, Isilon, Atmos WS2-120, HP EVA, Panzura, CISCO MDS and Brocade Fiber Channel switches in open systems environment and good knowledge on UCS architecture.
• Creating backups and coping data using vendor specific tools such as Snapshot and restoration system including CommVault and EMC Networker software, E-Discovery and Data Domain Appliance & upgraded service packs alone.
• Hands on experience in management of EMC storage arrays using Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI), SMC, Unisphere, Navicli, and EMC Control center (ECC).
• Hand on experience in configuring and deploying VBlock 720K Storage infrastructure, VMAX 20K, VNX 7500, Atmos WS2-120, HP EVA, Panzura.
• Hands on experience on installing, managing and configuring VMware VSphere V5.5 .
• Solid knowledge on VNX Block Storage Provisioning and Management, Configuring RAID Groups and LUNs, configuring storage pools and creating thick/thin LUNs, configuring meta LUNs, Virtual LUN Migration, Configuring FAST-VP, Configuring FAST Cache.
• Implemented Business Continuity using BCV, Clones and Snapshots on Symmetrix arrays and Clones, Snapshots on VNX arrays.
• Expertise in using Cisco Fabric Manager, Brocade, CLI and Web tools, EFCM manager and EMC Connectrix Manager for management of SAN director, core and edge switches.
• Experienced in SAN expansionin Brocade and Cisco fabricsandSAN migration between Brocade and Cisco.
• Experience in NetApp Filers Quota Management, CIFS shares, NFS exports, Data migrations.
• Experience in Migrating data from Clariion and IBM storage arrays to VMAX using Open Replicator Hot Pull and Cold Pull.
• Experience in Migrating data from heterogeneous storage to IBM by using SVC in IMAGE Mode.
• Configuration of Dual Fabric SAN environment for Load Balancing and Failover using IBM SDD (Subsystem Device Driver), EMC (Power Path).
• Expertise in the management of Hitachi Data Storage (HDS) systems VSP, SNM2, USP series, USP-V, HNAS, HUS VM, HUS 110/130/150 and AMS series.
• Experience working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Expertise in using Cisco Fabric Manager, Brocade, CLI and Web tools, EFCM manager and EMC Connectrix Manager for management of SAN director, core and edge switches
• Expertise in using HGLM, & EMC Power path, for the configuration of dual path SAN solutions and load balancing.
• Configured EMULEX, Qlogic HBA Cards and installed updated drivers on Windows and Solaris platforms.
• Designed, configured and administered the Storage Refresh using Migration Solutions including SRDF, OpenReplicator, Sancopy, MirrorView, PPME, RecoverPoint, HP Business Copy and HP Continuous Access.
• Troubleshooting and problem resolution of system performance, network, hardware related issues, Backup jobs, housekeeping, database, proprietary jobs using CRON, EMC legato Networker and BMC Control-M troubleshooting daily job problems.
• Expanding Logical Units.
• Knowledge of disk storage technology, RAID levels, RAID groups, logical volumes and networking including NAS, SAN, ISCSI, Fibre Channel, TCP/IP, DHCP, FCIP, IFCP.
• Knowledge on Cloud AWS.
• Experience with Host level migration in both Physical and Virtual environments.
• Demonstrate leadership, organizational, analytical, decision making and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Storage Systems: EMC VMAX 20/40K, XtremIO VCE 720 DMX4/3, 3000/2000/800, Clariions and, EMC VNX5400/5800, VNXe, SRDF, Open Replicator, Recover Point, VPLEX, Hitachi VSP, USP-V, HUS 110/130/150, AMS arrays. HNAS and HCAP. IBM DS 8100/8300/XIV, IBM SVC, IBM FLASH Systems 720/820, HP P9500 (Hitachi VSP), XP 10000/24000, HP EVA

Storage Software: SVC GUI/CLI, XIV GUI/XCLI, SMC, Device Manager, Fabric Manager, NetApp OnCommand System Manager 3.x, NetApp Auto Support Tool, Navisphere Manager, Unisphere Manager, SYMCLI 6.x/7.x, Hitachi Command Suite 7.x

Migration Tools: Flash Copy, Volume Copy, Snapshots, SnapView Snapshot, SnapView Clone, MirrorView, SRDF, TimeFinder, BCV

Switches: MDS Cisco directors 9509, 9506 and 9120, 9140, Cisco UCS & MDS 9513, 9710, 9506 9250i, 9148, Brocade 4100/4900/5100/5300/6250/7800 departmental switches and Brocade 48K, SAN switches. DCX Enterprise Directors

Fabric Management: Soft zoning (WWN zoning), hard zoning (port zoning), Fibre Channel SAN Topologies, Inter-switch Links (ISL), Brocade Fabric Manager, Brocade CLI, Cisco CLI, Fabric/Device Manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Sr. SAN Administrator

Confidential, Florence, KY

Responsibilities:

• Worked on migrations (SAN/NAS), Infrastructure (SAN/NAS), firmware upgrades (XIV, VMAX, Switches) & Hardware replacements (Switches) changes Allocated and Provisioned storage from VMAX, VMAXe, DMX-4, DMX-3 arrays to Windows, Solaris, HP-UX and AIX, VMware servers.
• Day to day management of SAN environment, storage Allocation, zoning, registering hosts, Binding LUN
• Performed Auto-provisioning for VMAX by creating, initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and masking views using SMC and Solution Enabler SYMCLI.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning with Thin Pools providing oversubscription for applications with similar performance requirements from VMAX to hosts.
• Allocating storage on Arrays VMAX, DMX-3, IBM XIV, and SVC & CLARIION using thin pools with oversubscription for maximum utilization of storage assets.
• Provisioned storage from VNX by registering hosts, Creating Storage Pools (Thin pools and raid groups), Creating LUN, creating Storage Groups, and adding hosts to the storage group using Unisphere.
• Hands on experience on SnapView Snapshots/Clone/SnapSure and MirrorView S/A in VNX.
• Installed and configured the Unisphere Agent/CLI on UNIX and Windows Servers.
• Configured FAST-VP and FAST Cache in Engunity arrays.
• Depending on the customer’s downtime acceptance, migrated data from DMX-3 to V-MAX, IBM Fast arrays to V-MAX using array based Open Replicator with Hot Pull or Cold Pull method.
• Migrated Logical volumes between any source and EMC storage with less disruption and highly automated using host based software OpenMigrator/LM.
• Consolidated storage by migrating from Clariion CX 700 to higher capacity and improved throughput Clariion CX 4-120 using SAN copy.
• Created volume groups, logical volumes, imported and exported volume groups during open migration sessions.
• Performed Installation, archiving & restoring Brocade switch configurations on Brocade switches.
• Configured Brocade 4100, 4900, 48k switches using Brocade CLI, Web Tools by creating aliases, zones and configurations.
• Implemented and tested SRDF/A for selected high performance Tier 1 applications from DMX4 to V-MAX including creation of dynamic RA groups, dynamic RDF pairs and device groups.
• Implemented a consistent data replication for critical applications between 2 V-Max’s using SRDF/AR with TimeFinder/Consistent Groups with Recovery point objective (RPO) of 2 cycles using SYMCLI.
• Worked on EMC Storage Health & Performance related issues. Troubleshoot, RCA.
• Performed VLun Migration on VMAX Storage Frames & Clean-up activities.
• Converted device personalities as per the requirement (STD to BCVs and BCVs to BCV/R1 and setup R1 and R2 etc) using SYMCLI.
• Installed/upgraded Q-logic and Emulex HBA drivers on Windows 2k3/2k8 servers.
• Provided documentation for operational management, troubleshooting the issues that occur in the SAN environment.
• Developed and implemented proper Change Management Procedures by submitting all the required documents for all SAN/Storage migration projects.

Sr. SAN Administrator

Confidential, Akron, Ohio

Responsibilities:

• Experienced in auto-provisioning technology of VMAX and VNX for storage allocation to various hosts.
• Monitored alerts using EMC Unisphere.
• Experienced in implementing virtual/thin provisioning on DMX-4/VMX by creating Data devices for the pool, thin devices to allocate, using SymCLI, SMC, and Unisphere.
• Hands on experience and very good knowledge in implementing TimeFinder operation like BCVs/Clones/Snaps.
• Implemented SnapView Snapshot, SnapView Clones at block level.
• Experience in installation, configuring and managing EMC Power-path for Path failover, load balancing, path management, and automatic IO failure detection.
• Experienced in implementing FAST-DP and FAST-VP in VMAX 20k/10k and FAST in VNX.
• Good knowledge in Disaster Recovery using SRDF technology.
• Daily responsibilities include LUN allocations/de-allocations, switch zoning, capacity monitoring and management, and performance tuning.
• Analyzing all aspects of the existing infrastructure and recommending modifications that enhance system reliability, availability, serviceability and scalability.
• Full management of SAN environment composed of IBM DS4000, DS5000, IBM XIV, DS8800, Hitachi AMS 2500, EMC VNX, VMAX, Clariion CX3, CX4 storage subsystems and 8nodes IBM SAN Volume Controller cluster with more than 2 Petabyte of data.
• Creating backups and coping data using vendor specific tools such as Snapshot
• Migrating data to a newer hardware to improve reliability, availability, and serviceability
• Administration of Cisco MDS Director 9513 SAN switches, utilizing Cisco’s Fabric Manager and Device Manager.
• Worked on Cisco MDS 9513 directors and created aliases, zones, Zone sets and also VSANS in order to provide completely isolated fabric topologies using Cisco CLI and Fabric Manager.
• Troubleshooting various “SAN not seen by host” issues related to zoning, path failures, disk failures etc.
• IBM XIV Gen3/2, and IBM V7000 administration through GUI and CLI
• Monitored all mirroring and replication processes thru IBM XIV storage appliance.
• Expanding Logical Units.
• Monitor array performance and error logs and troubleshoot problems to enhance availability.
• Create RAID Groups, Bind LUNs, create Storage Groups, Register Hosts for assigning Host to Storage Group and Add LUNs.

SAN/ NAS Engineer

Confidential, Cleveland, OH

Responsibilities:

• Managed that include VSP, AMS, VMAX, VNX, and NetApp Filers arrays.
• Monitored and configured Hitachi, EMC and NetApp arrays using Device Manager, Universal volume Manager, Storage Navigator SMC, Unisphere and On Tap.
• Created Thin and Thick pools on VMAX.
• Configured and deployed VBlock 720K Storage infrastructure, VMAX 20K, VNX 7500, Atmos WS2-120, HP EVA, Panzura to meet the capacity, performance and availability requirements of the various business units.
• Worked with Hi Track suite to monitor alerts and taken necessary steps according to the alert.
• Design and deployment of enterprise storage solutions using storage technologies like EMC VMAX, VNX models of storage arrays.
• Involved in migration project from Clariion / DMX to VMAX.
• Generated reports for Hitachi storage arrays (HTnM).
• Implemented HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices for site to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays.
• Allocated the storage luns from VSP and SNM2.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Administered of Hitachi (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Experienced in working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Experienced, creating raid groups, luns, storage groups, lun migration, meta devices, lun trespass, checking health status and faults, event monitor.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.
• Implemented of HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices for site to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools.
• Allocated storage from VNX and VMAX arrays using ECC, SMC, Symcli and UniSphere.
• Involved in multiple vendor sales pitch and POC procedures.
• Involved in 32 bit - 64-bit host based Migration in Netapp
• Allocated V-Volumes.
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Actively involved in Backups & Recovery ticket using Netbackup and Commvault.
• Upgrading service packs.

Storage Engineer

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Responsibilities:

• Created Storage, Initiator, Port groups. Allocated Thin and Thick storage pools using VMAX.
• Worked on migrations (SAN/NAS), Infrastructure (SAN/NAS), firmware upgrades (EVA, P9500, XP, VMAX, XP12000, XP24000 and P9500 Switches) & Hardware replacements (Switches) changes.
• Performing LUN expansions and LUN migrations in VMAX and VNX, Implementing and Administrating THIN Provisioning in VNX & VMAX.
• Implementing DR using SRDF and time finder, allocating storage from VNX, and maintaining Isilons.
• Involved in migration project from Clariion / DMX to VMAX.
• Implemented Dynamic pools (Combination of SSD, SAS and SATA Drives) for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.and FastVP in EMC.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Allocated storage from Hitachi AMS 2300 array and documented the procedure
• Did regular backups, pushing agent & designed backup schedules using net backup
• Managed HDS (Hitachi Data Systems) that include VSP, USP-V and AMS arrays.
• Administered of Hitachi (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Implemented HDP to create storage pools in HDS.
• Experienced in working on Hitachi Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Hitachi storage arrays.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools.
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Allocating storage from NetApp Filers in cluster mode and Regular.
• Configured snapshots for MS Exchange periodically
• Created disk quotas using On Tap.
• NetApp filer’s configuration on FAS 3470. Install and update On Tap 7.x Snapmirror for DR site replication.
• Maintained Luns, CIFS, NFS shares and snapshots

Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Designed, Configured and Implemented from initial stage to completion of CX 4-80.
• Planning and Implementation of migration from CX 3-80 to CX 4-80 using SANcopy and PPME.
• Created point-in-time Snap Shots on a regular interval to provide the data change rate.
• Created Clones for a “Tech Refresh” on a regular basis and setup them in a scheduler and also the clones are used for daily backup and mount the clones on a different set of servers and test the new features.
• Installed SnapView enabler and configured Snapshots and clones for Solaris and Windows hosts.
• Implemented Mirror view/S CLARiiON array CX3-40 for disaster recovery that’s protects most critical data in the event of outage.
• Took part in design, planning, configuration and implemented data center migration for over 100 servers using different migration methods (LVM/Open Migrator and Open Replicator) with no or less down time.
• Assisted DBA Team in creating and implementing a new storage layout for Oracle and SQL to improve the performance, stability and reliability.
• Implemented SRDF/A based on EMC best practice guide lines including the BCVs to provide a clean copy in case if the both source and target copy is corrupted.
• Configured and implemented Dynamic SRDF groups/parings by converting Static Standard devices to Dynamic devices using Solutions Enabler.
• Hands on experience in configuration and administration of Time Finder/BCV/Clone and snap for local replication.
• Installed and configured EMC Control Center 5.1.1 on Windows 2000/2003 servers to manage storage and SAN configuration.
• Involved in planning and creating a tiered SAN to realign EMC hardware for improved overall performance and to plan for future capacity needs.
• Configured and implemented (core-edge) MDS Cisco directors 9509, 9506 and 9120, 9140 switches to configure a multi-tier SAN environment.
• Configuration, Testing and Implementation of 3 node fabric using Cisco switches with trunking/port channeling.
• Create aggregates, volumes, Qtrees for NFS and CIFS sharing on NetApp FAS filers.
• Configure, monitor and manage snapshots and snapmirror replication on NetApp filers.
• Hands on experience in creating all kinds of zones and zone sets with proper aliases.
• Setup the ECC to provide the errors and alerts from SAN environment. And also generate the reports to see trend analysis.

Systems Engineer

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Worked and took part with EMC and Brocade Engineers for break fixes, firmware and microcode upgrades.
• Worked and took part with Performance Manager, Storage Scope to generate reports of CX Arrays and created Snaps on Exchange Server for DBA as needed.
• Responsible for network backup integrity and recovery coordination along with Disaster Recovery planning.
• Managed SAN using SAN Manager and taking care of Thin Provisioning.
• Trouble-shooting SAN problems and taking care of Fabric Manager.
• Played an active role in carrying out various migrations involving Clariions/DMX.
• Involved in setup of NetApp filer in the environment
• Migrated data from EMC clariion to NetApp storage filers using AIX lvm and veritas volume manager on unix side
• Migrated data from EMC celerra to netapp storage on windows using Robocopy
• Migrated luns from Clariion to Netapp filers and worked with different teams to co-ordinate the outage and upgrade firmware on the servers
• Create change requests for the migration and create documentation supporting changes in the environment.
• Designed and implemented Storage solutions using EMC products to achieve optimum performance.