Summary

• LUN provisioning, and Administration for Hitachi AMS 2500 USP V, NetApp FAS 6000, Brocade DCX-4, Storage Tek Tape Library, replication for DR/BUF // media servers for a 2 PB SAN array having over 300 LUNS. Storage Virtualization using Hitachi Storage Navigator, Hitachi HiTrack, Hitachi Tiered Storage Manager, Hitachi VSP, and Device Manager.
• I performed volume migration through the use of custom tiering using Tiered Storage Manager. I enabled storage system and storage semantics with higher-level application data quality of service QoS metrics and customer-definable storage tiers custom tiers .
• I enabled performance optimization through integration with Hitachi Tuning Manager software.
• I realigned application storage allocations.
• I managed volume locations relative to an application's minimum requirements.
• Experience with migrations of AD objects to/from different domains and forests in large-scale Active Directory environment
• Performed build migration groups and custom tiers.
• Responsible for setting up, configuring and maintaining the Active Directory Federation Services 2.0 AD FS 2.0 server.
• Experience with enterprise IPAM.
• Experience in PIV-I smart card authentication with Active Directory
• Supported AD running on virtualization software such as VMware
• Experience with scripting VB.net, vbscript, PowerShell, PowerCLI, WMI
• Experience with ADSI and WMI objects scripting technologies.
• I have experience in design and build of Windows 2008 Active Directory Systems.
• Worked with Dell Blade servers, standalone servers, and Open manage.
• Experienced in deploying and troubleshooting virtual machines and sphere hosts
• Diagnosed and resolved VSphere 4.x and sphere 5 issues.
• I enabled performance monitor software which allowed one to see performance within the storage system. BOSS OnTap v.7.x configuration to enable phone-home feature system diagnostics, firmware updates, disk-to-FC channel assignments.
• I used Storage Navigator LUN Management software for configuration management to define, configure, add, delete, expand, revise and reassign LUNs to specific paths dynamically.
• I performed SAN Security LUN Masking to ensure security in open systems storage area networking environments through restricted server access.
• I performed replication Setup and Management feature to provide basic configuration and management of Hitachi ShadowImage , Copy-on-Write and TrueCopy mirrored pairs. Performed Modular Volume Migration to enabled dynamic data migration.
• I made active use of Hitachi Cache Residency Manager Feature allows you to lock and unlock data into cache in real time to optimize access to your most frequently accessed data and Hitachi Cache Partition Manager feature allows partitioning of the cache by the application to improve performance.
• I used and performed dynamic addition of HDDs to a RAID Group, System Maintenance for online controller microcode updates and other system maintenance functions, and SNMP Agent support includes Hitachi specific MIBs and enables SNMP-based reporting on status and alerts for Hitachi storage systems via e-mail.
• Experienced with Windows domain Active Directory designing, planning and deploying of enterprise-wide Group Policies using Active Directory components.
• Oracle RMAN /DBA and Hitachi ShadowImage integration and UNIX scripting for database cloning and replication with multiple Oracle database instances. SnapManager for Oracle
• Symantec Netbackup v.7.0.1 installation, setup, configuration, NBU Installation Configuration, NBU Implementation, Design and Architecture Implementation, Network Data Management Protocol configuration and tuning, Domains, NFS, AIX, Windows 2008 R2 64 bit
• Setup Media Server on a Windows 2008 R2 64 host with HBA to address 5 LTO-5 LUNS in a Storage Tek Tape Library
• Performed DR site recovery and backup dump installation configuration utilizing ONTAP 7.0G flexvol, snapmirror, snapvault SnapManager per delta on a daily basis for GroupWise post offices core data dumps upon a FAS6200 over iSCSI.
• Stood up 24 RHEL Linux OS kernels in a HP Blade Chassis. Installed and configured GroupWise post offices 9 and associated GroupWise Middle-ware servers.
• Performed real-world deployment and scripting experience leveraging HP's XP HSV line of SAN equipment
• Performed extensive scripting to extract data, relationships, or executing commands to manage SAN storage and day-to-day provisioning
• Experience in writing scripts for web or REST services

Confidential

Virtualization Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• IBM DS5000 // DS8000 SVC HMC installation, configuration, and administration phone home, adding of disk trays SATA SAS , firmware updates, etc.
• LUN creation presentation to hosts from SAN Fabric DS5000 // DS8000
• vkernel installation configuration for LUN storage optimization.
• Experience in PIV-I smart card authentication with Active Directory
• VMware View 6.5 7.0 Installation testing for single multiple VMs
• vCenter Operations Manager, VMware vFabric Hyperic, and VMware vFabric AppInsight
• LPAR creation installation for AIX Power 7, AIX 5.3, RHEL 6 VIO, VIM, NIM, WPAR, LPAR, etc.
• ISS Secure Cloudburst Appliance installation configuration
• Experience with migrations of AD objects to/from different domains and forests in large-scale Active Directory environment
• IBM Intel/AMD Blade Server setup, configuration, Virtualization
• Cisco Nexus 7000 Setup and Configuration for vSAN SAN
• Supported AD running on virtualization software such as VMware
• Experience with scripting VB.net, vbscript, PowerShell, PowerCLI, WMI
• Experience with ADSI and WMI objects scripting technologies.
• I have experience in design and build of Windows 2008 Active Directory Systems.
• Worked with Dell Blade servers, standalone servers, and Open manage.
• Experienced in deploying and troubleshooting virtual machines and sphere hosts
• Diagnosed and resolved VSphere 4.x and sphere 5 issues.
• Brocade Data Center Fabric Manager DCFM Enterprise set up administration
• Tivoli Storage Manager V.6.0.1 setup, updates, configuration, and administration
• VMware VMotion Site Recovery Manager configuration continuity stress testing for DR // BUF site
• HA, vmotion, SRM, DRS optimization for VSphere 4.1. Create, analyze, and manage resource pools, virtual clusters, alert structures, security groups, permissions, vm templates, virtual networks.
• Experienced with Windows domain Active Directory designing, planning and deploying of enterprise-wide Group Policies using Active Directory components.
• Flash Copy TSM backup of all active, cloned, copied VMs at prime remote sites
• VMware Lab Manager Vkernel installation, configuration, and implementation for configuration management and server rollouts of Windows 2008 RHEL Linux servers Performed 210 P-2-V conversions using Vcenter tool I have executed planning acceptance procedures for Customer // Government Acceptance Testing for the physical-to-virtual conversion which were validated and accepted by the customer upon review. I have also provided installation administration support for the entire suite of Tivoli products listed below:
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for e-business TAMeb
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Operating Systems TAMOS - controls access to operating system resources.
• IBM Tivoli Access Manager for Enterprise Single Sign-On TAMESSO
• Tivoli Access Manager for e-business.
• I have installed, configured, and administered Tivoli Access Manager to provide policy-based security. I have tuned provide macros, scripts, and module plug-ins for TAMeb in order to provide authentication of users, control of access privileges, auditing, single sign-on, high availability, and logging.
• Experience with enterprise IPAM.
• I have provided TIM integration and installation for centralized identity lifecycle management to automatically create, manage, and delete user access to various system resources such as files, servers, applications, and more based on job roles or request.
• Baseline comparison with competitor's product lines in the SAN arena with SAN fabrics built up using HP Integrity RX8640, HP P4000 G2 SAN, and HP LeftHand iSCSI SAN P9500 platform with associated HP HyperVisor running HP-UX guest OSes.
• Performed over 30 fresh installations of Windows 2008 R2 and 40 RHEL 5.x server installations in an IBM Blade Chassis 4 with associated application middleware installs.
• I have also performed data modeling dash boarding using Rational Clear Case // Rose and Tivoli Enterprise Management Suite