SUMMARY:

Highly qualified Technocrat & Senior IT professional with 9+ years of insightful experience, successfully leading all phases of diverse technology projects from planning to delivery within fast paced, time - sensitive and highly secured environment. Distinguished holder of multiple certifications including MS Certified Azure Implementation, Netapp, EMC, NetBackup, Networker & ITIL v3 Foundation Certified

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Azure Implementation & Deployment
• IT Infrastructure Management
• Cloud Infrastructure Administration
• Incident, Problem & Change Management
• Netapp 7 mode & C mode, EMC
• NetBackup, Networker, Commvault, Veeam
• Cisco UCS, Windows, Linux & VMware

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Virtualization: VMware VSphere

Operating System: Windows & Linux flavors

Storage: Netapp 7mode and C mode, EMC and Hitachi

Backup: NetBackup, Networker, Commvault and Veeam

CMDB Tools: Service-Now, HP Service Manager, Remedy & Maximo

Scripting Languages: PowerShell

Cloud Platform: MS Azure

Process: ITIL

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Senior Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Supporting 13 PB of Storage which includes Netapp 7 mode &Cluster mode, EMC Vmax, HP 3PAR
• Supporting Backup environment to backup 6000+ Servers which includes File system, VMware VADP,SQL, Oracle and NDMP backups using Veritas Netbackup
• Working on backup upgrade projects which includes software and hardware refresh.
• Working on day to day backup failures and restore requests.
• Automating daily backup success rate reports and disk utilization reports using PowerShell scripts.
• Working on day to day storage requests, provisioning and decommission storage to servers/VMware
• Installed and Configured new Netapp cluster mode storages which includes rack &stack, Installing the ontap and configuring the software
• Configured Snap mirror and Snap vault relationships for backup vaults
• Configured fabric pools to introduce private cloud using netapp storage grid for long term snapshots.
• Completed 7 mode to cluster mode migration project using Netapp 7MTT tool for CIFS shares migration and VMware Storage vmotion feature for VMs migration
• Hands on experience in Incident Management, Change Management and Problem Management

Confidential

Consultant (Backup and Storage)

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Commvault backup and Netapp storages
• Installation and Configuration of CommServe Server, Media Agents, Clients
• Installing the various Media Agents for various servers, adding new clients for the Commvault environment
• Configured Backup Policies, Schedules and retention periods. Worked on Daily backup failures and restore requests.
• Hands on experience in configuring and managing VADP, NDMP, Oracle, SQL Backups. Configured CommServ Disaster Recovery Backup.
• Configured Commvault intellisnap backups to backup virtual machines. Configured Data Domain devices and tape library devices in Commvault.
• Hands on experience in performance tuning to improve the backup and restore speeds to achieve the defined SLAs
• Worked on Commvault reports to generate monthly volumetric and backup success rate for the clients.
• Automating routine tasks using PowerShell scripts like image migrations.
• Hands on experience in Netapp 7 mode and cluster mode
• Requirements gathering, planning, architecting/designing, procuring and installing new Netapps
• Completed Netapp rack and stack for the system FAS2650,FAS8000 series. Configured new Netapp cluster, joined the nodes
• Completed Network configuration including Interface groups, vlans, LIFs. Configured SVMS for NFS, CIFS, ISCSI,FC and FCoE protocols
• Working on Migration projects to move 7 mode Netapp systems running on data Ontap 8.1 to Cluster mode system on new hardware running on Ontap 9.1
• Migrating file shares from 7 mode systems to cluster mode using 7 MTT tool from Netapp
• Migrating virtual machines from old storages to new storages using VMware Storage vmotion
• Configured Snapmirror and snapvault relations to secondary netapps for DR and backup purposes.
• Changing the DFS paths of File shares to point to new Netapp volumes on Primary storage
• Analyzing old on used data/Archive data using PowerShell script and Tree size tool and moving the Archive data to cloud
• Working on project to Move User home drives to One drive, Working on Microsoft Azure cloud migration projects
• Working along with cloud architect to prepare roadmap to move the datacenter workload to Azure
• Created Azure Resource groups, storage accounts, virtual networks, subnets gateways
• Created Azure virtual machines and implemented Windows AD servers
• Configured Azure Backup for on premise windows file servers

Confidential

IT Consultant (Backup/Storage)

Responsibilities:

• Participated in Backup and Storage Transition from Confidential to Confidential
• Prepared transition documents and technical SOPS for Backup and Storage tower
• Worked on Storage technologies Netapp 7 mode and Cluster mode and EMC VNX/VMAX
• Worked on Backup technologies EMC Networker and Veeam Backup 9.0
• Requirements gathering, planning, procuring, architecting/designing Backup and Storage systems
• Inviting vendors for product presentations, conducting RFPs, selecting the suitable products
• Deployed new Netapp systems to eliminate EMC VBlocks
• Coordinated with Netapp Vendors to Rack and Stack Netapp systems. Configured Netapp cluster switches for new deployments
• Successfully completed Ontap upgrades from 8.x to 9.x
• Successfully completed migration of CIFS shares from 7 mode Netapp to C mode using 7MTT
• Successfully completed Migration of VMware datastore volumes from 7 mode Netapp to cluster mode Netapp using Storage Vmotion feature from VMware
• Configured Snap mirror relationships to replicate the data between the data centers
• Configured Snap vault relationships from Production Netapp to DR Netapp in different data centers
• Worked on Commavault and EMC Networker backup domains with tape libraries and Data Domains.
• Configured EMC Networker Server, storage nodes and clients. Worked on EMC Networker upgrade projects
• Configured VADP Backups using for virtual machines using Commvault and Networker worked on daily backup failures, restore requests and quarterly SOX audit restores.
• Working on all kind of restore requests like filesystem, VADP, SQL, Oracle, SAP, Exchange
• Writing PowerShell scripts to automate the daily tasks and reports.
• Configured VADP, NDMP Backups, AD Backups, SAP/Oracle Backups
• Configured VM Backup to Netapp Altavault and archiving data to cloud
• Worked on BMC Remedy and Service Now ticketing tools
• Audit application backup policies and environments to ensure integrity of backup and recovery activities.
• Hands on exposure on, “Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management and Service Request”

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Storage technologies Netapp 7 mode, Cluster mode and EMC
• Worked on Backup technologies NetBackup and Commvault, storage technologies Netpp,EMC(VNX,VMAX)
• Requirements gathering, planning, procuring, architecting/designing Backup and Storage systems
• Daily backup monitoring, health checks and troubleshooting backup failures. Worked on restore requests.
• Worked on storage provisioning requests using Netapp and EMC (VNX/VMAX)
• Configured DR relationships using Snapmirror and EMC SRDF concepts.
• Experience on Brocade switches and zoning
• Creating netapp volumes, qtrees, luns,exporting policies, NFS mount points and CIFS shares using Netapp.
• Configured Snapshots and Snap vault management for the backup and snap mirror for DR site
• Lun creation and deployment on Windows, Solaris and Linux server using FCP and ISCSI protocols on NetApp.
• Performing configuration on NetApp Filers Including management of NFS, CIFS, SMB, LUN Management (iSCSI, FCP, Snap Mirror, Snapshots, Snap vaults, DFM etc.).
• Worked on Storage Provisioning Requests for Windows, Unix servers. Worked on performance issues and capacity planning
• Monitored daily activities. Worked on request for storage on storage migration, storage allocation and de-allocation activities.
• Forecasting storage growth and planed storage systems capacity and submitted to client for approval
• Monitoring and troubleshooting backup issues occurring in the environment.
• Performing all types of restores on Windows, Unix, SQL, Lotus Notes, Oracle and NAS .
• Configuring VADP backups using the Vcenter server.
• Discovering the VMs and configuring them for backups using the VADP method.
• Performing. VMDK full server restores to the requested data stores using VADP restore method.
• VADP file level restores for Windows VM servers.
• Configuring Exchange backups.
• Installing and troubleshooting the commvault software on Linux, HP-UX, Solaris, windows, oracle,
• RAC, SQL, Lotus Notes and NAS platforms .
• Few backups happening over VTL and basic disk pools in the environment so daily activity included
• Monitoring the disk failures and space usage. Other backups are going directly to tape, hence
• Creating new user and user groups as per the requirement in commcell.
• Successfully upgraded the complete environment of 1600 servers from version 8 to version 10
• Including Commserve and Media agents with assistance from commvault support team.
• Working Knowledge on Commserve, Media Agents and Client Configurations.
• Monitoring Auxiliary Copy and Data ageing job operations.
• Working on Vault Tracker procedure. Working Knowledge on NDMP backups.
• Proficient on Commvault Client setup and different restore methodology.
• Knowledge of disaster recovering management concepts. Knowledge on Commvault Import and Export methods
• Working on Commvault Reporting skill, Daily reporting, event, and error reporting .
• Working on Archive retention, and Backupset. Working on Storage/ Schedule Policy Concept.
• Working Knowledge on Netapp filer disk library and tape libraries.
• Responsible for all disk based backups to ensure data is appropriately backed up and recoverable.
• Troubleshooting communication/functional issue against the Tape Libraries, Media Agents and
• Commserve.Configure Magnetic libraries/Shared disk devices.
• Checking the Communication paths and accessibility by trouble shooting all network related issues and Domain related issue.
• Providing training and support to new team members.
• Preparing process documents for Quality and audit purpose.

Confidential

Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Commvault, Veeam, NetBackup technologies and Netapp 7 mode and cluster mode
• Creating Aggregates, volumes, Luns, and qtrees, Configured Snapshot policies and schedules for data protection
• Configured Snapmirror policies for Data copy/replication between the data centers
• Configured Snapvault relationships from production systems to DR systems
• Configured CIFs shares and NFS Export policies, Configured Cloned volumes for DR testing purpose. Replaced and assigned Netapp failed drives
• Provisioned NFS data store volumes to VMware ESXi hosts
• Assigned Luns to windows servers and VMware hosts using ISCSI
• Assisted with Netapp Engineer to replace Netapp Power supply units
• Assisted server team to configure DFS paths for Network file shares
• NDMP-based online backup configurations good Experience in Hardware/software up gradations of NetApp Filers
• Administered and managed Brocade fabrics using CLI and Fabric Manager.
• Configured SRDF with production and remote sites with VMAX arrays, pools and FAST and FAST cache per customer requirements.
• Performed DR activities between different global data centers globally and monitored activities daily
• Administered and managed Brocade fabrics using CLI and Fabric Manager
• Configured Backup Policies, Schedules and retention periods. Worked on Daily backup failures and restore requests.
• Hands on experience in configuring and managing VADP, NDMP, Oracle, SQL Backups. Configured CommServ Disaster Recovery Backup.
• Configured Data Domain devices and tape library devices in Commvault.
• Hands on experience in performance tuning to improve the backup and restore speeds to achieve the defined SLAs
• Worked on Commvault reports to generate monthly volumetric and backup success rate for the clients.
• Installed and configured NetBackup Server, Media Servers and clients
• Upgraded NetBackup Master server, media servers and clients
• Configured Storage policies, schedule policies and retention policies
• Configured proxy servers to take backup of virtual machines
• Monitoring and troubleshooting daily backup failures
• Configured VBR Backup reports to analyze backup statistics
• Worked on SOX restoes for audit purpose
• Configured file system backups for windows, unix and VM servers
• Configured backups for Exchange servers, SQL, Oracle and SAP
• Worked on full VM restores and file system restores
• Managing the Tape drives and performing tape cleaning process
• Worked on tape libraries and EMC data domains to take the backups
• Worked on restore requests and services requests.
• Used Python scripts to automate the tasks
• Configuration and management of Brocade Fabric environment, which include tasks creation of alias, zones, adding zones to zoneconfig and activating zoneconf.
• Worked on BMC Remedy and Service Now ticketing tools

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Symantec NetBackup backup, Netapp and EMC Storages
• Provisioned storage for new windows and Linux and VMware virtual servers
• Configured snapshot policies and schedules, Configured Vfilers for NFS,CIFS,SMB and ISCSI protocols
• Configured CIFS Shares for Network File Storage. Configured NFS Data stores for VMware ESXi hosts
• Configured ISCSI Luns to Windows and VMware hosts. Assigned Luns to VMware ESxi hosts to present block storage using ISCSI
• Configured Snapshot policies and schedules. Configured Snap mirror and sanpvault relationships
• Replaced and assigned Netapp failed drives
• Worked on NetBackup for UNIX/Windows: Planning, Implementation, Installation, upgrade, maintenance and troubleshooting on version 7.1 to 7.6.0.4
• Configured NetBackup master server, media server and clients
• Configured Backup policies, schedules, and retention policies
• Configured NetBackup storage units, storage units groups and volume pools
• Multiplexing, Multi-streaming and Disk Staging to optimize the Backup process
• Effectively worked on Unix OS: Solaris, HP-UX, Linux and AIX.
• Experience on different backup type NDMP, VMWARE, SQL, ORACLE, File System, and Exchange Backup.
• Hands on experience on MSDP, SLP, and NETBACKUP APPLIANCE - 5220.
• Daily monitoring and troubleshooting backup failures
• Working on incidents, restores and service requests
• Experience in Spectra logic libraries, ACS libraries & Confidential Tape Libraries
• Performing Restoration/Assisting on request from clients FS, Oracle (DB, Archive log, Control file) .
• Managing DB Hot and Cold Catalog backups and backup images
• Involved in Performance Tuning, Capacity Planning and backup Implementation for NetBackup Environment.
• Hands on Experience on BMR restore, Support in DR to retrieve the OS & Data restore from the BMR backup.
• Configured BMR backup, NetBackup Accelerator & client side deduplication for the designed environment.
• Hands on exposure on, “Change Management, Incident Management, Problem Management and Service Request”
• Worked on BMC Remedy and Service Now ticketing tools
• Maintaining and tracking SLA.