PROFILE:

To be associated as a SAN Administrator with an organization which has potential for organizational and career development, scope for learning, and utilizing technical skills. Offering Advanced Skills and Record of Consistent, High - Quality Performance in service of Storage Installation, Configuration, Upgrade, Migration, Security and Problem Resolution Activities on SAN/NAS with Virtual/Backup/Restore environment.

SKILLS:

Disk Storage Subsystems: Confidential DS4000, DS4500, DS4700, DS4800, DS8000,DS8700,SVC 7.1-7.2 and XIV, Storwize V7000, Vmax, HPEVA, Command View, EMC Clariion, Cognos Reporting, TPC Replication, TPCHC/SATHC, DB2 10.5.x, Thin Provisioning, Flash Copy Enhanced Metro Mirror/Global Mirror

SAN/iSCSI/FC Hardware: Confidential SAN Switches, Brocade SAN Switches and Directors 24K, 48K, SAN router(s), Mcdata Switch 4500, Cisco MDS95xx and MDS92xx SAN Switches and Directors, FC Card, HBA - Emulex, Qlogic, NFS, NDMP, iSCSI, FCIP, FCoE, FICON, ESCON

Operating Systems/Application: AIX 4.3 to 7.1, TSM 5.0 - 6.1, TSM sysbackup and Restore, TSM Spectrum Protect 8.1, xiv gui 2.44, Maximo, Windows 2003, Windows 7, Windows 2008, Clariion Navisphere, TCP/IP, Ipv4/Ipv6, HMC, DSCLI, xivcli, SVC through Cli, EMC Networker 7xx, Magic, SAN Surfer FC HBA Manager, TPC 4.2.x (Total Storage Productivity Center), Spectrum 5.2.x, HPSRM, HP Report Optimizser, Business Objects, Microsoft Office 2003/2007, Open Office, Perl, bash, kshl, Lotus Notes, remedy action request system 6.03, Maximo ticket System

Virtualization: Confidential AIX/VIO/LPAR and VMware ESX 3.5 Tape and Disk VTL

CAREER HISTORY:

Confidential, Poukeepsie, NY

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Manages and plans storage capacity and requirements for the TPC spectrum program.
• Working experience on Confidential Storage and Brocade Fabric switches.
• Steady State support for CMS Storage Cloud infrastructure.
• Support 15+ data centers.
• Troubleshoot sev1 incidents.
• Change and problem management and root cause analysis on Software and Firmware upgrades through service delivery of Cloud Managed Services.
• Monitors faults, performance, and capacity issues, preparing remediation reports and documentation.
• Uses ticketing system to document requests, track changes, and explain resolutions.
• Ensures team documentation on share drive is accurate and maintained.
• Manage TPC 5.2.x on Windows VM Infra Server and TPC 4.2.x Provision Servers.
• Daily Manage of TPC (spectrum controller) servers for Storage Devices - XIV/V7K/DCFM/SAN Switches.
• Reconciliation cycle for corporate audit on devices and maintain remediation of devices in the pre and post to reflect accurate deployment list in MAD/SESDR database.
• Thorough knowledge and experience on SAN Storage technologies, Proven troubleshooting skills and working knowledge on Compute (OS/Hypervisors).
• Work on Pro-active projects to maintain stability and reliability of the storage environment, help lesser experienced team members troubleshoot issues and execute changes, work with vendors to address hardware and firmware issues.

Confidential, Downers Grove, IL

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created managed disk (MDisk) groups, establish an empty MDisk group to hold the MDisks that are used for image mode Vdisks.
• Create Vdisk on SVC 6.1.0.8 for multiple host like AIX, Linux, Windows
• Add 4 additional node to the existing svc cluster
• Completed svc 8 node code 5.1.x.x upgrade to 6.1.x.x
• Check errors and event logs on svc if found critical error run maintenance procedure
• Open Hardware/Software case with vendor based on error messages.
• Schedule for Install Code upgrade DS5000 Microcode and ESM Firmware code
• Run the process to change modification/Cache/Segment on the DS5300 Storage Manager Array and logical drive
• Review the fabric event log for WARNING, ERROR, CRITICAL, or PANIC error messages
• Work with remedy action request system to check my open cases for Assign internal/external Confidential ticket
• Create zones on brocade for svc/DS5000/Lun and dezone expired device
• Via SunSolaris login and allocate symatrix device
• Developed how to doc's for SVC/DS5000/Storwize v7000 on various operational procedure
• Monitor/Alert the xiv system via xiv gui 2.44

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• TPC4.1 for data to gather DS8700 Capacity Data for analysis
• HPSE/SRM 6.3 to gather data for SVC capacity/performance data that uses SVC nodes
• Manage 12 SVC Clusters and Update Micro Code level to 5.1 to 6.1
• Evaluation and create reports for all the clusters of SVC and HPEVA Disks for total capacity
• SERO 9.3 to create reports and import/export the SERO server object process backup manually and automate a script
• Create a procedure for SVC code upgrade from 5.1 to 6.1 on test environment: and Create a flash copy for SVC
• Create vdisk to Hostmap on SVC 5.1
• Use HP Command View EVA to add a host and make it known to an array
• Disk Performance Objects reports workload and performance for each virtual disk on the EVA
• Adding a Node to a Cluster, Creating Mdisk Group
• Creating a thin provisioning on SVC 6.1, Creating a Flashcopy mapping

Confidential, Troy, MI

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• SVC Implementation on 2 Switch with few DS/xxx disk controller and configuration
• Manage unmanaged disk group with SVC 5.1
• Mapped new vdisk on a specific cluster to a new created host, device GB storage through SVC 5.1
• Work with Maximo case management on various storage requests.
• DS8300, DS4800, SYM disk monitoring with SVC 5.1
• Knowledge of TSM and storage remote copy script creation
• Define and update TSM domain policies, management class, copy group and storage pool
• Day - to-day administration of Storage infrastructure (SAN - Brocade and Cisco MDS, Data Storage - DS4500,DS4700,DS6000 DS8100,DS8300,DS8700,ESS800 and TSM server)
• Administer storage disk arrays with 130 TB, Allocation of storage capacity to AIX, RH/Linux and Windows host systems (Open systems)
• Primary contact for SAN connectivity for FCP - DRC using the Cisco MDS for data replication, Disaster Recovery & Business Continuity
• Cisco MDS SAN configuration (VSAN and zoning within the VSAN)
• Peer-to-Peer connectivity configuration and implementation for HO and DRC using Global copy / Mirror copy / Flashcopy on point-to-point remote copy (PPRC) method
• Work with open systems storage and servers planning upgrade, SAN architecture designing, implementation, administration
• LPAR creation for AIX systems on Confidential P series (boot to SAN)
• Plan and coordinate HW requirements with the vendor for Blade servers, Storage and Squadron/regatta
• Effective negotiating skills
• Install, configure, test and implement networked storage solutions
• Administration and support for the Confidential Tivoli Storage Manager system (TSM 5.3.2) running on AIX platform that include daily troubleshooting the Tivoli environment like daily reports that have result failed/missed backup, failed administrative scheduled, TSM DB/log activity and fine tuning.
• Installation and configuration of TSM backup client for open systems (AIX, Windows, content manager and RH/Linux) Registered around 350 TSM backup - archive clients (TDP for MS Exchange, oracle, SQL2000/2005 and DB2)
• TSM, Storage, SAN (using Cisco MDS and Brocade) and tape library monitoring / troubleshooting
• Configure and administer Confidential TS7510 virtualization engine and automated tape Library (3592) that integrate with TSM (sequential volume storage)
• Provide problem troubleshooting, analysis and resolution to issues escalated to Engineering, including participating in rotating on-call support
• Work with Data Management Infrastructure team members, systems and database administrators to deploy storage solutions that meet business objectives
• Deploy redundant systems, policies, and procedures for disaster recovery and archiving to ensure effective protection and integrity of data
• Install and configure new and existing storage devices and corresponding software
• Plan, schedule, initiate, and administer the backup process as well as monitor the performance, success, or failure of these tasks
• Adhere to service level agreements regarding storage allocations, limitations, and availability
• Provide application installation and integration support to the development staff
• Establish and maintains security and integrity standards and controls

Confidential, Deerborn, MI

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• A good understanding of Data network architectures, data communications equipment and associated LAN technology
• Hands - on experience working with TCP/IP protocols
• Good understanding of network firewalls and Internet related technologies
• Storage Area Network administrator (Brocade and Cisco MDS for SAN and DS6000 / DS8000 series for Storage)
• Manages storage disk arrays, LUN and allocate to Linux and Windows hosts system (Open system)
• Design and configuration of new and upgraded OS / Application servers installations
• Resolve database performance issues, database capacity and replication issues
• Implement and supervise a standard backup and recovery strategy
• Provision of server security (updates, patches, hot fixes)
• Meet with vendor for LAN specific project
• Ensure that server documentation is kept up to date
• Responsible for maintaining warranty and service information in the inventory database
• Interface successfully with end users to assist in timely and efficient resolution operational and administrative problems
• Knowledge in creating perl/cron programs and scripts
• Documents procedures and problem resolutions
• Server Capacity and configuration Management documentations on Lotus Notes 8.0

Confidential, NY

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for Sharks (800’s, 8100, & 8300)
• SAN including Switches, Tape Drives and Silos
• Manage SAN Volume Controllers (SVC 4.1) and Mcdata directors and switches configuration
• Add Copy Services on Legato SYSBACK
• Monitor previous night’s backup of failed drives and error on storage nodes
• Verify on networker that recommended save set for clients were backed up as scheduled
• Plan for upgrades and changes on SAN (Ports, Zones), LUN created with a Array/Disk Group
• Image a Copy of LUN or Vol with mdisk and v Disk through SVC 5.1
• Install Tape Drive Upgrades and Virtual Tape Libraries
• Capacity planning and performance tuning of AIX server storage
• Microcode updates on all SAN equipment
• Zone Planning and Implementation on EFCM 9.1
• Ensure proper maintenance is in place on all ESS/SAN/DS8300 equipment
• Update all documentation for all production equipment
• Recommend device drivers to server groups for networker 7.4
• Staging with generic backup to disk
• Work on Mcdata switch and Mainframe z/OS server to create FICON between Data Center
• Peer-to-Peer configuration with VTL
• Using the tape library to monitor the VTL
• Inserting Logical volume and performance and monitor VTL
• Implement Recovery planning and testing for Metro Mirror and flash copy
• Used design theories of SAN, LAN, WAN, switch and server to fiber channel adapter
• Install AIX 5.2 and 5.3 on p520, P595 series create an LPAR on HMC and install VIOS 1.4
• Update firmware microcode for HMC
• Experience in Administrating EMC networker 7.4 and EBA.
• Coordinated with Brocade, McData, HDS vendors to supply resources and expertise; designed and contracted bids for all cabling and management systems