PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of IT experience in System Engineering/VMware Virtualization Administration SAN, NAS, Enterprise and Enterprise/Midrange storage arrays like NetApp 7MODE/CMODE, Pure Storage, CommVault, VMAX, VMAX3, Isilon, Brocade DCX/DCX - 4S and Cisco 95XX/97XX directors.
• Experience on NAS/SAN migration on NetApp 7-mode to Cluster Data ONTAP using 7-MTT tool and WFA Transition tools.
• Skilled in supporting, EMC Symmetrix, VMAX, VMAX3, Pure storage and Commvault Backup Tool.
• Experience with Virtualization technologies like Installing, Configuring and administering VMware ESX/ESXi and created, managed VMs (virtual server) and involved in the maintenance of the virtual server.
• Experience with an in-depth level of understanding in the strategy and practical implementation of AWS Cloud-Specific technologies including EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, RDS, SES, ELB, EMR, ECS, Cloud Front, Cloud Formation, Elastic Cache, Cloud Watch, RedShift, Lambda, SNS, Dynamo DB.
• Solid experience in Installation, configuration and maintenance of multiple VMware ESXi clusters.
• Technical expertise in provisioning, operating, and managing distributed application systems on the AWS platform.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, showing a high degree of self-motivation and initiative.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Hands on experience in configuring the NetApp Arrays. Administering and maintaining NetApp FAS8000, FAS6000, FAS3000, FAS2000
• Experience in implementing, Experience in administration of NetApp filers such as creating Aggregates, Volumes, Qtrees, Luns and Quotas as per requirement & Space management among volumes, and configuring CIFS/NFS exports, FC/ISCSI FlexVol and implementation of Snapmirror replication.
• Planning and preparation of NetApp upgrades and decommission of filers.
• Planning and preparation of purity upgrades. Working with vendor for up gradation of purity OS. Proficient experience on Purity versions. 4.7.x.
• Expertise in implementing business continuity solutions using various migration and replication tools like Snap View, Snapshot/Clone, and SNAP Lock, SNAP Drive, SAN Copy, Snapmirror and Snap vault.
• Expertise in Array based and Host Based Migration like Open Replicator, SAN Copy, SRDF, Open Migratory and PPME.
• Experience in latest EMC VMAX technologies like FAST-VP, and Thin Provisioning includes Zoning, Mapping, Masking, Meta creation, Device group creation, Continuous Data Protection (TimeFinder, Snapview), Continuous Remote Replication (SRDF, Mirror view), and Concurrent Local Remote Replication (SRDF/AR).
• Installing and configuring CommServe, Media Agents, SQL, Oracle, Exchange, iNAS iDA’s. Configuring Storage policies, Tape and Disk Library’s.
• IntelliSnap for VMware/Hyper-V and NAS.
• Handling CommVault backup failure incidents and restore requests.
• Expertise in installing configuring, managing and troubleshooting of VMware ESXi and vCenter Servers.
• Assessment, design and Implementation on the vSphere Upgrade, 70+ ESX hosts upgraded from VMware ESX 5.5 to ESX 6.0, SRM 6.0, VDI View 5.0 and ThinApp 5.
• Migrating Virtual Machines across various VMware products like ESXi, Workstation and VMware server.
• Building /Configuring /Supporting of New Datacenters, Clusters with HA & DRS, & Resource Pools.
• Good experience in configuration of iSCSI storage box with the help of Open filer.
• Strong Experience in vNetwork concepts - vSwitch and dvSwitch.
• Good Experience in creating port groups, VLAN networking and NIC teaming on VMware ESX 5.x/4.x and vCenter environment.
• Experienced in using and configuring AWS services such as EC2, EBS, RDS, Cloud watch, Auto-scaling, IAM, Route 53, and S3
• Involved in cloud readiness and developing an architectural diagram with cost effective, high security, performance and fault tolerance.
• Launching and configuring of Amazon EC2 (AWS) Cloud Servers using AMI's (Linux/Ubuntu) and configuring the servers for specified applications.
• Used lambda function to automate EBS backups and to start/stop instances during off hours or weekends.
• Mostly involved in moving applications from on-perm to cloud using AWS services.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

NetApp: FAS2000, FAS3000, FAS6000, FAS8000 Series

Pure Storage: M50, M70

EMC Storage: VMAX, VMAX-3,Isilon

CommVault: V10, V11

Tools: NetApp CLI, NetApp GUI, DFM, Pure GUIPure CLI and CommVault backupOn command system manager, SymcliUnisphere, HP-3PAR Management ConsoleData Center Fabric Manager (DCFM)Data center Network Manager (DCNM),7MTT

Fabric Switches: Brocade DCX/DCX-4S, Cisco MDS 9513/9710

VMware: ESX/ESXi 5.0,5.5,6.0, VMware vCenterVMotion, VMware VSphere, VMware DRS, and vCenter Update Manager, VMware ViewVMware converter

AWS Cloud: AWS services (EC2, ELB, EBS RDS, Route53, S3IAM and VPC)

Storage Technologies: SAN, NAS, TCP\IP, FCP, iSCSINFS and CIFS protocol

Operating System: Windows, Linux

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Providing End to End IaaS Support with VMware, NETAPP and EMC Storage platforms
• Installation-Hands on experience to install, configure and cable all NETAPP FAS Series models with various disk shelves
• Design and Implementation of FAS6000 FAS3000 and FAS8000 Filer’s
• Storage provisioning on VMAX - Using a combination of SYMCLI, Unisphere for VMAX, to provision, create LUNS, map and mask to host including updating agents in an environment consisting of VMWare, and all Open systems.
• Using SRDF to create Synchronous/Asynchronous replicated relationships, stopping replication for DR tests and creation of Shell scripts to reverse synchronization using the CLI.
• Managed CIFS and NFS exports and FTP services on Isilon.
• Experienced with setting up Smart pools and Smart Quotas in Isilon
• Performance reports using Isilon Insight IQ
• Managed and Provisioned Storage from different protocol FC, NFS.
• Synchronous/Asynchronous Mirror View, CLONE, SAN Copy and Snapshots in a Multiprotocol environment.
• Created vServers and vServer root aggregates as per client requirements in (Name, Protocol, Language, IP settings…) and configured (NFS, CIFS, ISCSI, FCP/FCOE) protocols on cluster nodes migration & Transition-Have been involved in various storage SAN and NAS support operations and management projects.
• Transition from 7-mode to cluster mode
• Worked on PPME and Host Based Migrations
• Perform the migration from EOM storage to new storage
• Performed Data Migrations using Volume Snap Mirror, Qtree Snap Mirror, Flash Copy and Image Mode Copy Technologies
• Documentation and KT: Provided technical documentation for all transition, implementation and standard operation procedures on day to day activities
• Reporting: Prepare capacity reports, statistic reports and health reports of the environment.
• Vendor Strategy: Discussion with NETAPP/EMC/CommVault Vendor and other storage vendors on pipeline plans, service improvements and fixes on monthly base reports
• Provisioning: Storage Provisioning and designing the aggregates with respect to different applications, requirements and utilization on all SAN and NAS storage infrastructure.
• Upgrade: Successfully upgraded the DATA ONTAP version 8.3 on all cluster mode and 8.2.x on all 7-mode. Upgraded Shelf, Disk, RLM (Remote Lan Module), SP ( Service Processor ) Firm ware Non-Disruptively
• Space Saving: Analyzing and performing space savings remedies, which results in saving budget cost of the project.
• Monitoring daily backup status, handling tape changes, troubleshooting of tape libraries and drives, restoration of missing files/directories, disaster recovery and other backup related activities
• Support of the Backup environment for Events on a 24 x 7 x 365 basis, investigating and managing incidents and processes through BMC Remedy Application as appropriate
• Administration of backup servers like monitoring drive capacity, services, patches, daily check report and installing required application and any hardware related issues
• Managing backup infrastructure for as CommVault Simpana V11 are the backup applications for the clients.
• Restoring the user data as per the users request from the tapes within the retention period and from outside the retention period.
• Handling CommVault backup failure incidents and restore requests.
• IntelliSnap for VMware/Hyper-V and NAS.
• Health check assessment, best practices, Backup success rate and SLA improvement.
• Commserve database maintainance.
• Worked on restoration servers through BMR and VSA.
• Engaging concerned Teams to resolve any OS, hardware, or network-based issues that may impact optimal performance of backup.
• Build new ESXi hosts and perform migration of all the VMs.
• Installation of vCenter server and configuring ESXi hosts within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Create, manage and configure VMs, cloning, deploying VM's to template and templates to VM's.
• Snapshots of Virtual Machines as when required.

Environment: Data On TAP 7-mode/C-mode FAS3000, FAS8000 FAS6000, Brocade, NetApp On Command system manager, DFM, VMAX,Isilon, Commvault, Cisco MDS 9513/MDS 9710, VMware.

Confidential, Sanrafel, CA

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for installation, Configuration, technical operation and system administration of NetApp running Data ONTAP 8.x 7-Mode/C-Mode product versions.
• Experience maintain Network configuration for server environment consisting of NetApp FAS Series Solution utilizing both CDOT and 7-Mode.
• Managed and Provisioned Storage from different protocol SAN and NAS (FC, NFS, CIFS), Data Replication and Snapshots in a multiprotocol environment From NetApp. Create/Expand aggregate, volume, Qtrees for NAS environments, LUN's, Igroups for SAN environments and reclamation the LUN's and SAN ports if any.
• Experience in upgrading and migrating from 7-Mode to Cluster Data on Tap (CDOT) and upgrading from 8.X keep up with best practices.
• Migrate the entire multi array NetApp solution from 7-Mode to NetApp Cluster Data On TAP (CDOT) using with 7-Mode Transition Tool.
• Experience in decommission of NetApp filers.
• Install, configure and administer with Enterprise Architect Pure Storage M50/M70 arrays and migrate VMware guests to newly created data stores.
• Extensively worked on NetApp migrations both volume and qtree level migrations.
• Managed and Provisioned Storage from different protocol SAN and NAS (FC, NFS, CIFS), Data Replication and Snapshots in a multiprotocol environment From NetApp.
• Create/Expand aggregate, volume, Qtree for NAS environments, Luns, Igroups for SAN environments and reclamation the Luns and SAN ports if any.
• Implementing CommVault Data protection environment for new Customers.
• Installing and configuring CommServe and Media Agents.
• Installing and configuring SQL, Oracle, Exchange, iNAS iDA’s.
• Configuring Storage policies, Tape and Disk Library’s.
• Taking care day to day backup activities.
• Configuring Storage Units, Storage groups, Volume pools and duplication profiles.
• Configuring and troubleshooting virtual and physical Drive issues, performing drive cleaning, Logging case with vendors in time.
• Commserve database maintenance. Hands on experience Configuring and Managing Virtualization Environment using VMware ESXi servers.
• Good understanding of ESXi server architecture.
• Configuring and administrating Virtual machines and hosts in VMware.
• Hands on experience in live migration, import and export of virtual machines etc.
• Working experience on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using Virtual Center.
• Consolidating Physical Servers to Virtualization through VMware vCenter Standalone Converter.
• Hands-on work experience with Cloud technologies such as Amazon web services, implemented and supports virtual machines (EC2), cloud storage (S3) and security services (IAM) with an overall objective to improve the scalability, reliability, performance, and availability of AWS cloud infrastructure.
• Experience with an in-depth level of understanding in the strategy and practical implementation of AWS Cloud-Specific technologies including EC2, EBS, S3, VPC, RDS, SES, ELB, EMR, ECS, Cloud Front, Cloud Formation, Elastic Cache, Cloud Watch, RedShift, Lambda, SNS, Dynamo DB.
• Experienced in Fabric Management technologies for CISCO, and BROCADE switches.

Environment: Data On TAP 7-MODE/C-MODE, FAS8000, FAS6000, FAS2000 Pure storage, HP 3par Brocade, VMware, AWS, NetApp On command system manager, DFM, CommVault, Cisco MDS 9513 / MDS 9710.

Confidential

Senior operational professional

Responsibilities:

• Create, configure, and managing CIFS & NFS shares, quotas, Igroups, and permissions.
• Creating and expanding FCP/iSCSI LUNs management.
• Data protection using Snapshot management. Data recovery using Snap Restore. Snap Mirror for disaster recovery.
• Creating Flex Clone for test & development environment, Snap vault for snapshot-based disk backup, NDMP-based online backup configurations.
• Hardware/software up-gradations of NetApp Filers.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting hardware and Software Issues. Any hardware failures coordinating with vendor NetApp.
• Experience in decommission of NetApp filers
• Good Work Exposure on Protocols like CIFS, NFS, ISCSI, FCP.
• Good exposure on NetApp De-dupe (SIS).
• Storage provisioning on VMAX - Using a combination of SYMCLI, Unisphere for VMAX, to provision, create LUNS, map and mask to host including updating agents in an environment consisting of VMWare, and all Open systems.
• Using SRDF to create Synchronous/Asynchronous replicated relationships, stopping replication for DR tests and creation of Shell scripts to reverse synchronization using the CLI.
• Managed and Provisioned Storage from different protocol FC, NFS. Synchronous/Asynchronous Mirror View, CLONE, SAN Copy and Snapshots in a multiprotocol environment.
• Proficient experience on Purity versions. 4.7.x.
• Planning and preparation of purity upgrades. Working with vendor for upgradation of purity OS. Creation snapshots in pure storage and restoration of data through snapshots.
• Installing and configuring CommServe and Media Agents.
• Installing and configuring SQL, Oracle, Exchange, iNAS iDA’s.
• Configuration storage policies and tape and disk libraries.
• Working on more than 90% virtualized VMware environment. Virtualization monitoring and performance planning.
• Build new ESXi hosts and perform migration of all the VMs from ESXi 4.1 to 5.1.
• Co-ordinate with the network team to plan the network structure for the new ESXi hosts like number of NICs, vLANs, subnets etc. Configure NIC teaming at ESXi server level for redundancy.
• Installation of vCenter server and configuring ESXi hosts within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Create, manage and configure VMs, cloning, deploying VM's to template and templates to VM's.
• Perform P2V, V2V migrations using VM Convertor.
• Snapshots of Virtual Machines as when required.

Environment: Data On TAP 7-MODE/C-MODE, FAS6000, FAS3000, Pure storage, Brocade, NetApp On command system manager, DFM, EMC VMAX, Cisco MDS 9513/MDS 9710, VMware, CommVault.

Confidential

Sr Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Remote administration and management of NetApp FAS2000, FAS3000 and FAS6000 controllers.
• Supporting NetApp storage infrastructure for global customers.
• Part of support providing support to multiple customers as shared delivery.
• Coordinating with Server Teams, Delivery Leads and Customers.
• Volume management, working with Qtrees & Quota management and handling aggregate and volume space issues.
• Hand on experience on LUN and Igroups creation, allocation and de allocation of LUNs and LUN Mapping
• Creation, deletion and management of NFS exports and CIFS shares.
• Configuring and managing snapshots & Data recovery from snaps.
• Performing Snap restore for volume and files based on client request.
• Configuring, implementing Snap mirror (QSM & VSM) for data migration, application testing and DR maintenance. Performing Snap vault Configuration.
• Copying Filer volume and Qtrees data using Vol copy and ndmp copy.
• Migrating databases from one filer to another using Snapmirror.
• Creating and managing VIF.
• Creation of Flex Clones volumes for testing.
• Configuring De-duplication on the volumes for effective space utilization.
• Active/Active configuration, MetroCluster active/active configuration, Management of takeover and giveback.
• Management of Disk shelves, Controller failover and single point of failure.
• Planning and preparation of data On TAP upgrades.
• Monitoring & Troubleshooting hardware & Software Issues. Any hardware failures coordinating with vendor NetApp.
• Good Work Exposure on Protocols like CIFS, NFS, ISCSI, FCP and VFILERS.
• Worked ON Command System Manager and Data Fabric Manager.
• Good exposure on NetApp De-dupe (SIS).

Environment: Data On TAP 7-Mode/C-mode, Brocade, NetApp On Command system manager, DFM

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Supporting NetApp storage infrastructure. Storage & Server performance tuning, performance monitoring and health checkup. Storage daily checks critical Events.
• Storage Management: Aggregate, Volume, and Disk Scrubbing. Snapshot, Snap restores.
• Qtrees, CIFS File System, NFS File System Management. Working with Windows, Linux team.
• Monitoring systems resource usage providing reports on performance of systems and capacity status.
• Creating and expanding FCP/iSCSI LUNs management.
• Data protection using Snapshot management. Data recovery using Snap Restore. Snap Mirror for disaster recovery.
• Creating Flex Clone for test and development environment, Snap vault for snapshot based disk backup, NDMP-based online backup configurations.
• NetApp Storage Configuration Checks.

Environment: Data On Tap 7-mode FAS2000, FAS3000, NetApp On command system manager, DFM