SUMMARY:

To provide storage and system product Lifecycle Management , Performance Analysis , Operational Agility as consultant, where I can utilize my skills and expertise that will enable business, add value and provide opportunities for business and professional growth

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Enterprise Storage & System Consultant

Confidential, Dublin, CA

Responsibilities:

• Prepared Data migration run book for HP - UX Service Guard LVM from EMC VNX to PURE storage Array.
• Prepared Data migration technical run book for AIX 6.1HACMP DB clustering from EMC VNX to PURE storage.
• Provide hands-on operation and provision of EMC Tier 2 storage equipment EMC Unity 500, EMC VNX, clarion Cx3/4 to VMware/Linux/ Windows implementation.
• Architect/Implement Data migration project to new Data center on VAMX 20k with EMC SRDF, Open Migrator for Clariion CX4.
• Implement three way concurrent SRDF/A and SRDF/S for the data migration for VMAX 20K, DMX 2/3/4.
• Implement EMC thin pool, volume, devices, Port group, Storage Group, Initiator group, making view for EMC multiple VMAX project.
• Configure/provision EMC VMAX storage, Cisco MDS 9506, 9250 SAN switch with FCIP for data migration.
• Implement new Cisco DCNM to perform Cisco MDS switch zoning for VMAX, VNX, Netbackup, Linux/VMware.
• Perform complex Cisco DCNM, MDS zoning between VMAX, Clariion, VNX, 9250i and edge switch.
• Completed 5 days EMC Isilon OneFS V7.0 Administration training
• Provisioning EMC Isilon NAS storage for UNIX, Linux with OneFS 7.0.
• Prepare/document EMC Isilon NAS storage procedures for UNIX, Linux with OneFS 6/5 and 7.0 .
• Implement FCIP over Cisco 9250 MDS SAN/LAN switch for EMC SRDF data migration.
• Configure Cisco 9508 director and cisco edge switch with VSAN, alias HBA, new zone membership, zoneset for Unix/Linux/VMware server, storage and backup for EMC VMAX, EMC VNX and EMC Clariion.
• Troubleshoot EMC Data migration issues about RA, FA port, RDF devices, zoning, and bandwidth issues.
• O overseeing the global storage infrastructure; participating in and supporting incident and problem resolution.
• Perform performing tuning EMC VMAX and SATA and FC rebinding, change FASTVP relocation rate, create cache pool partition.
• Utilize EMC SMC, Unisphere and Prosphere to monitor and analyze SAN/NAS Storage performance.
• Provisioning EMC VMAX storage with thin provision for UNIX, Linux, Windows, VMware with SMC, SYMCLI & Unisphere.
• Utilize EMC Unisphere and Prosphere to monitor and analyze VNX, VMAX, Clariion Storage performance.
• Lead in the performance analysis such as VMAX FA & DA analysis, Heat Map, Direct Cache, Response Time.
• Lead in the continual review and improvement of existing operational policies and procedures in compliance with EMC's storage management best practices.
• Architect EMC VMAX FASTVP thin provision tiering and Disk based tiering with migration from Thin Provision.
• Perform EMC VMAX Tdev, Meta head and luns creation, device/lun /initiator masking for Linux/UNIX/VMware
• Perform EMC SAN EMC DMX3/2 Meta head and luns creation, device mapping and luns masking for UNIX database, MS Windows cluster file server, MS Exchange 2003 & MS SQL cluster.
• Configure & troubleshoot EMC DMX 2/3/4 SRDF Geo Span cluster for SUN UNIX and Windows Exchange and FS cluster.
• Configure EMC Mirror View on Clariion CX 3 & 4 for SUN UNIX and Windows VMWare ESX server.
• Provide/configure EMC SRDF and SRDF/CE with Confidential Storage Foundation for Windows clustering support.
• Configure EMC Mirror View replicating on EMC Clariion CX series SAN for VMware ESX server & Windows host.
• Provide operation support for Tintri NAS storage and SaaS for VMware on HP C7000 Blade servers.
• Extend storage and VMware performance for VMware on Tintri storage SaaS for VMware system/VMware/storage/application integration .
• Monitor TinTri storage & system performance, delay.
• Create/maintain/deploy VMware templates & apps with VMware ESXi server, Vcenter/Vswitch/Vmotion on HP c7000 BladeSystem/BL460c blade.

Confidential

Storage lead/consultant

Responsibilities:

• Perform Netapp data migration from 7.3.3 to 8.2.3 and Confidential (8.3) for windows with Confidential and VMware nfs.
• Implement snapmirror and DR to perform Netapp NAS Confidential share & volume data migration and consolidation.
• Reconfigure Netapp enclosure addition, creating new aggregate with newly added disks to the system.
• Provide NetApp Storage solution on NetApp 32xx, 6XXX to the VMWare, Linux, VDI and NAS backup MS exchange solution.
• Completed 3 days Confidential P10000 (v400) SAN InServ OS Management training
• Completed 5 days NetApp Data ONTAP 8.1x 7 - Mode Administration training
• Provisioning 3PAR InServ P10000 storage with thin provision for Linux, and VMware with InForm Management Console
• Architecting new 3par P1000, V7400 solution for the Linux, windows, VMware environment with HP on site.
• Provide 3par storage architect & strategy for P10000, V7400. T800 for Linux, windows VMware, Oracle db.
• Configure/fine tune 3PAR Adaptive optimization and Dynamic optimization strategy for 3PAR lines of storage.
• Configure 3par system report to provide live 3par reports on Queue length,, Host IOP, Disk IOP, VVlun, AO.
• Working with HP delivery team to refine requirement.
• Perform performance tuning with tools from system reporter, 3par performance & reports and 3Par Cli.
• Provisioning 3PAR InServ P10000/v7400/T800 storage with thin provision for Linux, and VMware with InForm Management Console.
• Perform 3PAR InServ P10000/v7400 OS and VSP upgrade.
• Provide/configure Remote Copy and DR project over RCIP for client.
• Write Confidential storage configuration runbook for windows, Linux, VMware ESXi host environment.
• Perform 3Par V7400, P10000, T800, T400 SAN storage with vv, vlun, ldvv, luns creation, vlun mapping and masking for Linux, Solaris and AIX.
• Perform 3Par P10000, T800, T400 SAN storage with vv, vlun, ldvv, luns creation, vlun mapping and masking for Linux, Solaris and VMware.
• Utilize 3PAR system reporter tool to provide straightforward report sharing and report scheduling which simplifies performance monitoring and assists in gathering data for optimization and planning for 3PAR P1000, V7400, T800.
• Perform 3PAR Management software plug-in for VMware vCenter.
• Perform LUN migration on VMWare with Vmotion for Windows, UNIX on 3PAR, NetApp NAS, EMC & Dell Compellent SAN storage.
• Configure Brocade director and edge switch with Zone, alias HBA, new zone membership for Unix/Linux/VMware server, storage and backup for 3PAR, EMC Clariion and EMC VNX.
• Perform Dell Compellent OS upgrade for SC30 and SC40.
• Provide daily Dell Compellent SC30/SC40/SC8000 provision, maintenance
• Perform Dell local to remote replication for remote volume and maintenance.
• Provision Dell SC30/SC40 Auto Tiering storage for UNIX, Linux, and Windows with Storage center and Enterprise Manager.
• Configure/restore Dell Compellent replay (snap shot), storage Profile policy to Volume, Unix/Linux/VMware hosts.
• Perform LUN migration on VMWare with Vmotion for Windows, UNIX on NetApp NAS, Confidential . EMC & Dell Compellent SANstorage.
• Plan/Implement Brocade SAN switch migration from DCX 48000 to DCX 8510-X.
• Implement Brocade 48000 Director SAN switches, Silkworm 200e, 4900 SAN switch with EMC Clariion CX SAN, HP EVA 6400/ 8100/5000 SAN storage & for UNIX, Linux, and Windows.
• Implement OracleRAC with Linux with HP P/C class Blade server, HP EVA SAN & Brocade 48000 SAN switch.
• Implement VSAN, port channel trunking, FCIP trunking on multiple Cisco MDS 9509 switch on production SAN.
• Technical lead on SAN Storage, UNIX/Linux server, Oracle DB cluster and SQL cluster, application supports .
• Backup/archive/restor fileserver to AWS with Veeam backup.
• Implement MS StorSimple to backup/archive to MS Azure cloud storage.
• Perform StorSimple MS Azure cloud storage firmware upgrade.
• Implement StorSimple8000 for migration from StorSimple7020 Microsoft Azure Cloud storage.

Confidential, Brisbane, CA

Senior SAN/backup/UNIX Architect/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Architecting new VSP, USPV, HNAS and HCP with Confidential on the new site.
• Provisioning VSP, USPV, AMS2500 storage for UNIX, Linux, Windows, VMware with Device Manager & Storage Navigator.
• Allocate Hitachi VSP, USPV AMS 2500 storage with Hitachi Dynamic Pool (HDP), and Dynamic Tiering ( Confidential ).
• Create COW for exchange DB on VSP and AMS2500 for backup.
• Architecting Data migration from USP, AMS 2500 SAN to Virtualized Confidential VSP with AMS2500, HNAS, and HCP solution.
• Managing Confidential VSP, USPV, USP, AMS2500, and HNAS with HI Command suite 7.x on high end and midrange storage platforms.
• Provide NetApp Storage solution on NetApp 32xx, 6XXX to the VMWare, VDI and NAS back MS exchange solution.
• Perform NetApp Snapshot on Exchange/ Commvault backup, NetApp VMWare/Commvault backup configuration.
• Prepare Hitachi SAN/VSP/USPV/AMS, Hitachi HNAS, NetApp NAS, and related Change Control for execution.
• Provision Confidential storage LU on Dynamic Pool from USPV, AMS2500 on Hi Command Suite 7.0 /6.4.
• Implement Cisco MDS 9509 director & Brocade switches for SAN zoning, UNIX, Microsoft, VMware, and tape backup.
• Architect/implement Commvault 9 SAN/NAS/DISK backup solution for UNIX, Linux, VMware, Windows and Exchange backup.
• Configure Commvault 9 to backup windows, Linux, Solaris and VMware environment on both disk and tape backup w/commserve server & Commcell Console.
• Implement Storage policy and tape/disk backup policy, Dash and auxiliary copy between storage.
• Configure dash copy, DIP, and all advance features on commvault console for the enterprise environment.
• Resolve and troubleshooting all commvault backup related issues during implementation and operation.
• Upgrade with completed Commvault Simpana version 9 training on both System Training, System Engineering & Support.
• Perform Confidential Netbackup migration with Confidential storage & DataDomain to the Commvault backup solution.
• Hands-on experience of Confidential clustering, RAC or other High availability solutions.

Confidential, Campbell, CA

Senior SAN/UNIX Architect/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform 3Par T800, T400 SAN storage with vv, vlun, ldvv, luns creation, vlun mapping and masking for Solaris and AIX.
• Perform NetApp NAS volume and aggregate creation for Solaris NFS. Set up Snap mirror for NFS and Oracle db on NetApp.
• Provide storage allocation and monitoring on 3PAR, NetApp, EMC Clariion storage and StorageTek storage (IBM DS4000) for Oracle database, NFS for UNIX based production environment.
• Perform Confidential VxVM and Vxfs, VxDMP and Mirroring across all storage for Solaris and Linux based operation.
• Provide SUN Solaris Confidential VCS cluster configuration and support for oracle db & clustered NFS with Confidential VxVM & VCS.
• Configure Solaris 10 with patches, hardware and software setting for oracle 11gr2 installation and upgrade.
• Manage and monitor storage with 3PAR InForm management console, NetApp Filer View management and SUN SANtricity.
• Provide daily UNIX based technical support on oracle DB and NFS related issue.
• Manage and extend UNIX file system on the fly with VxVM and VxFS.
• Provide SAN and NAS support on all UNIX based system.

Confidential, Alexandria, VA

Senior EMC SAN Storage Architect/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership in SAN/NAS installation, coaching, monitoring, maintenance, troubleshooting, and storage space optimization for servers and operating systems.
• Perform EMC SAN EMC DMX3/2 Meta head and luns creation, device mapping and luns masking for UNIX database, MS Windows cluster file server, MS Exchange 2003 & MS SQL cluster.
• Configure & troubleshoot EMC DMX 2/3/4 SRDF Geo Span cluster for SUN UNIX and Windows Exchange and FS cluster.
• Perform EMC SRDF/CE Geo Span cluster failover with Confidential VxVm for SUN UNIX, Windows Exchange and FS cluster.
• Configure EMC Mirror View on Clariion CX 3 & 4 for SUN UNIX and Windows VMWare ESX server.
• Perform Server refresh w/EMC SRDF DR Solution for SUN UNIX, MS Exchange & MS SQL on EMC DMX 2/3 platform.
• Provide/configure EMC SRDF and SRDF/CE with Confidential Storage Foundation for Windows clustering support.
• Configure EMC MirrorView replicating on EMC Clariion CX series SAN for VMware ESX server & Windows host.
• Configure EMC SANcopy to move data across EMC DMX, EMC Clariion and EMC Celerra NAS.
• Perform EMC Celerra NAS NS480/960 storage allocating, refresh and SAN to NAS reallocating to Celerra.
• Performed Celerra/NAS health check and resolved all issues in the environment identified.
• Implemented best practices recommendations for both the EMC Celerra's and CAVA servers.
• Configure EMC ECC Control Center 6.x and provide daily troubleshooting and support to SAN/NAS/CAS environment.
• Provide performance analysis and SAN report and data gathering thru EMC Storage Scope.
• Run EMC performance monitor to collect performance data for host/SAN requirement.
• Perform DR for all EMC DMX and Clariion SAN, Celerra NAS, Centera CAS for UNIX, Windows and VMware hosts.
• Provide SAN/NAS assessment with Confidential Netbackup with recommendation for improvement on storage infrastructure.
• Perform SAN zoning with Cisco 9505 director switch and Brocade SAN switch for UNIX, Windows & VMware host.
• Provide SAN storage backup with Confidential Netbackup 5.1/5.5/6.5 solution with STK 8500, VTL, disk backup.
• Run fiber cables to Storage Array, backup Unit, Unix/windows/VMware hosts and Cisco/brocade switches.
• Test/evaluate SAN software matrix for Emulex HBA firmware, drivers, EMC Solution Enabler, SRDF, MirrorView, Powerpath.

Confidential, Torrance, CA

System/SAN Storage & System Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Perform SAN storage function such refresh, allocating and reallocating on EMC DMX2/3/4.
• Provision meta head/hyper creation, device mapping and luns masking daily SAN storage functions on EMC DMX 3/4 SAN for 24x7 enterprise Oracle eCommerce Suite 11.5.10 running on Oracle 10g RAC systems.
• Create new Timefinder Confidential Meta head group on DMX 4 and setup Confidential cloning for Linux OracleRAC 10g.
• Convert EMC Timefinder Confidential +R5 Meta head to the new Confidential group, reallocating old Meta heads to new SAN requirement.
• Perform EMC Symmetrix DMX3/4meta head creation, device mapping & luns masking to the Unix/Linux, windows hosts.
• Configure Brocade 48000 director switch for zoning new host for Linux, UNIX, Microsoft, VMware, and tape unit.
• Manage capacity on all EMC DMX2/3/4, CLARiiON CX series, D Domain VTL, HP EVA 5000 and MSA storage platforms.
• Configure CommVault Galaxy backup for fs/DR/Data domain de-duplication VTL for Oracle DB and application.
• Install/configure CommVault backup client for Linux/Windows. Setup backup storage and scheduling policy.
• Using tools like EMC Symmetrix SMC, SYMCLI, Navisphere, PowerPath, Timefinder Confidential, ECC to perform EMC SAN Storage jobs SAN migration, refresh, SAN provisioning, data replication, cloning and backup for Production Oracle systems with EMC SAN storage.
• Lead the project with oracle dba, server and backup team to coordinate the design, build and implementation of new and existing EMC Symmetrix DMX3/4 SAN infrastructure and discuss current/future storage requirements.
• Provided technical support to database administrators and other admin in regards to missing luns & paths, lost data, mounting and data migration on EMC DMX, Clariion, CommVault backup on oracle data base clustering and application.
• Provided mentoring & coaching to others in regards to SAN Storage & backup design, SAN architecture and zoning.
• Provided solutions presentations in Power Point and Visio to Vice President of IT, Department heads on SAN storage, time finder Confidential & backup solution, DR solution and cost analysis, vendor’s solution analysis to the all IT departments. Provide recommendation to the solution based on ROI and specific departmental requirement.
• Configure/present EMC DMX3/4 storage with EMC powerpath for OracleRAC on Redhat Linux blade/VMware servers.
• Install/configure Emulex/Qlogic HBA cards for EMC DMX/3/4/CLARiiON with powerpath and MPIO for SAN.
• Configure/support EMC Timefinder Confidential clone operation on EMC DMX 3/4 SAN for online Oracle backup.
• Complete Redhat Linux 4/5/X64 built with security and LDAP user accounts setup, patches, upgrades and troubleshooting.
• Configure/implement/support OracleRAC 11g cluster with OCFS2 on Linux 4/5 and EMC DMX3/4 SAN.
• Install/Configure/administer Redhat Linux 3/4/5 server and windows on HP Proliant C3000/C7000 blade servers.
• Provide Unix/Linux systems support in bash, grep, cron, services, rpm, scp, rsync.
• Configure Linux security on ssl, ssh-tunneling, password less-ssh/rsh, RSA, 3DES, keberos, etc.
• Configure networking for Linux, routes, NIC bonding with troubleshooting networking skills (ping, trace route, dns, TCP/IP).
• Provide Redhat Linux support/troubleshooting as OCFS2, package add, password less ssh/rsh, Kernel tuning, bonding.
• Provide daily maintenance of Redhat Linux server and HP UX Unix environment.
• Provide daily Linux and SAN maintenance on HP Integrity Itanium 64 bit & Xeon Servers, HP C/P class Blade server, & HP Proliant servers running Redhat Linux with EMC DMX 2/3/4,Clariion CX and HP EVA 5K & MSA 1000 SAN.
• Document, communicate, verbally and in writing, to third parties and internal users in the installation, problem identification, and troubleshooting processes.
• Provides HP-UX Service Guard for Oracle 10G cluster support with HP EVA SAN and HP MSA SAN and HP-UX LVM.
• Lead project with oracle dba, server and backup team to coordinate the design, build and implementation of new and existing EMC Symmetrix DMX3/4 SAN infrastructure and discuss current/future storage requirements.

Confidential, Newport Beach, CA

Linux/Oracle Database Cluster

Responsibilities:

• Implement new HP Itanium based rx8620, rx6600, rx7620, rx2660 HP-UX servers with Npar & Vpar Virtualization.
• Converting all HP-UX to Linux server for OracleRAC and PeopleSoft and CRM application.
• Implement Linux servers with HP EVA 8100 SAN and Brocade director SAN switch and multipath SAN driver.
• Implement HP-UX, LVM, Npar, Vpar and HP VM on HP-UX servers for production, testing, staging environment.
• Implement HP-UX MC Service Guard clustering for Oracle 10g/8i DB on HP EVA 5000 SAN storage.
• Extend UNIX disk space for Oracle mount point on SAN thru HP-UX LVM, vxfs on demand, Volume Growth.
• Migrated Oracle 8g from Compaq Tru 64 UNIX Alpha servers to HP-UX Itanium base UNIX server.
• Implement HPVM UNIX Virtualization and configuration for all dev/test on SAN.
• Implement HPUX Ignite server environment and HP Vpar/HP VM on all environments.
• Implement/fine-tune Oracle Application Server (OAS-SOA), Oracle fusion software application server clustering, BPEL, J2EE, WSM, ESB environment to enhance business process and increase efficiency.
• Perform performance tuning and monitoring on HP-UX /Oracle from HP Glance, Tops, kctune, and Tru64 UNIX.
• Install/configure/test HP-UX, Compaq Tru 64 Unix environments and integrate into SAN and LAN infrastructure.
• Establish standards for UNIX (HP-UX and Compaq Tru 64 Unix) server hardware and operating systems.
• Converting all HP-UX bases Oracle DB to Redhat Linux4/5 and Oracle DB for Linux 4/5.
• Install/configure Redhat Linux 4/5 AS with ext3fs, LVM, HBAs, VNCserver, Linux utilities for dev/test environment.
• Resolve technical problems for engineering and Operation support on UNIX, Oracle database, UNIX /Oracle patch management, SAN storage and application software.
• Implement Enterprise Unix/SAN/Oracle budgets, policies, procedures/processes to manage the design and operation of the company’s UNIX servers/SAN storage/Oracle DB server assets and to be compliance with SOX compliance rule.
• SAN Storage/ADIC I2000 LTO3 & VTL backup/CISCO MDS 9509 & Brocade 48000 Director SAN switch
• Architect /configure/maintain HP EVA 8100/5000 SAN, EMC Clariion CX, HP MSA 1500/1000 SAN, Cisco iSCSI SAN, Brocade silkworm switch, ADIC I2000 scalar tape backup, HP MSL 5000 tape & HP VTL backup, Cisco MDS 9509 & Brocade 48000 director SAN switch solution for Unix/Linux/Windows environment.
• Implement Brocade 48000 Director SAN switches, Silkworm 200e, 4900 SAN switch with EMC Clariion CX SAN, HP EVA 8100/5000 SAN storage & for UNIX, Linux, and Windows.
• Implement OracleRAC with Linux with HP P/C class Blade server, HP EVA SAN & Brocade 48000 SAN switch.
• Implement Cisco MDS 9509 director switch project for SAN zoning, UNIX, Microsoft, VMware, ADIC tape backup.
• Implement VSAN, port channel trunking, FCIP trunking on multiple Cisco MDS 9509 switch on production SAN.
• Implement SAN zoning for HP EVA 8100/5000 SAN, MSA1500/1000 SAN, MSL 5000 tape, ADIC I2K LTO 3 tape.
• Technical lead on SAN Storage, UNIX/Linux server, Oracle DB cluster and SQL cluster, application supports .
• Implement Enterprise SAN/Unix/Oracle budgets, policies, procedures and processes to manage the design and operation of the company’s SAN storage/UNIX servers /Oracle DB server assets and to be compliance with SOX compliance rule.
• Interface with Server, database, and backup administrators to Alert design team to increase SAN capacity and purchase additional storage) based on future demands.
• Provide technical leadership on company’s SAN and Backup infrastructure and provide future recommendations.
• Manage the Design, testing and implementation of current and future enterprise SAN processes within company.
• Perform SAN functions such as capacity planning, SAN migration, refresh and provide detailed reports identifying current and future growth trends in the company's SAN environment for Unix/Linux, windows and VMware.
• Perform HP Business copy, SNAP copy and SNAP clone on EVA SAN for Oracle replication and SQL database.
• Configure/present SNAP copy clone to new HP-UX server for Unix Oracle database and Windows SQL and Exchange.
• Expand and extend SAN storage on demand on HP LVM for HP-UX Unix server, Volume growth for Windows