SUMMARY

• 8+ years of experience in SAN technology which includes administration, maintenance and troubleshooting diverse arrays EMC VPLEX, EMC XtremIO, Symmetrix V - MAX, DMX-3&4, DMX 3000/1000, Clariion CX4-240, CX3-80, CX- 300/500/600/700 series, VNX 5300/5500/5700 & Celerra.
• SAN switches: CISCO MDS Series, Brocade DCX, 48k/24k/12k, McDATA I10K.
• NAS Administration: EMC Celerra, VNX File and good knowledge on NetApp FAS series.
• Good Knowledge on EMC VPLEX, NetApp FAS series & VERITAS NetBackup.
• Very good overview about Datacenter infrastructure and datacenter Operations.
• SAN Administration: Creating & modifying zones, adding new switches, ISL testing, cabling, user management, monitoring switches, port migrations.
• Storage Administration: Configuring devices, pool creation, replication setup, Fast VP, VLUN Migration and monitoring.
• Expertise in working with Navisphere Manager, Connectrix Manager, Fabric Manager, SYMCLI, NAVICLI and ECC.
• Storage Management: SYMCLI, Navisphere Manager, Unisphere, Celerra Manager, On-command system manger, VERITAS NetBackup console, Device manager and Command line, EMC control center and Connectrix manager. Experience in installing, configuring and administration of Cisco and Brocade switches and fabric management.
• Expertise in implementing business continuity solutions using various migration and replication tools like SnapView, Snapshot/Clone, SAN Copy, Snapmirror and SnapVault.
• Migrated data using array based tools Open Replicator, SanCopy and using Host based tools Open Migrator, Logical Volume Manager and PPME.
• Hands-on experience in configuring FAST in V-MAX with Enginuity 5874 and knowledge FAST VP in V-MAX with Enginuity 5875.
• Good knowledge about VPLEX. And experienced in managing VPLEX.
• Good knowledge in Installation, Configuration and Administration of NetApp Series Filers.
• Good knowledge in performing Data Migrations.
• Configured CIFS shares & NFS exports in EMC Celerra/VNX & NetApp.
• Troubleshooting: Performance issues, LUN visibility, Host related issues. CPU Utilization, ECC related & PowerPath issues.
• Responsible for configuration of the NetBackup, supporting NetBackup environments for large corporate customers across multiple sites.
• Vendor Coordination: upgrading the microcode levels on storage, firmware upgrades on switches & providing break fix solutions for hardware failures.
• Effective personal communication skills, learning agility and ability to handle critical situations are plus.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Technologies: SAN, NAS, TCP\IP, FCP, iSCSI, NFS & CIFS protocols

Operating Systems: Windows Server 2003 & 2008, Windows XP & 7, UNIX, SUN/Solaris.

Software: EMC Control Centre (ECC), EMC Navisphere Manager, Unisphere, Celerra manager, on command suite, FilerView, SPA, SRM, Analyzer, NBU Console, Putty.

SAN Switches: Cisco MDS Series, Brocade 12K/24K/48K, McDATA |10K

Storage & Backup: EMC VPLEX, Symmetrix V-MAX, DMX3/DMX4, DMX 3000/1000, Clariion CX4-240, CX3-80, CX- 300/500/600/700 series, VNX 5300/5500/5700 , NetApp FAS 3K series and 6K series & VERITAS NetBackup, EMC XtremIO

Languages: C, JAVA, HTML5, CSS, JAVASCRIPT.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Winfield, IL

Sr. Storage Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Worked in Administration, Configuration and Troubleshooting of EMC VPLEX, V-MAX, DMX-3/4, VNX, XtremIO, Brocade DCX/DCX-4S, 48K, 5300/5100, Cisco 9513, 9509 in an enterprise environment.
• Providing 24X7 support to multiple datacenter operations located across US.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of NetApp FAS3000 and FAS6000 Series Filers.
• Created Aggregates, Volume, Qtrees, Vlans, Virtual Interfaces, Igroups, VFiler's, CIFS Shares and NFS Exports.
• Created Volume and QtreeSnapmirror Relationships as a part of Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Performed Data Migrations using Volume Snapmirror, QtreeSnapmirror, Flash Copy, ImageMode copy Technologies.
• Created masking views, storage groups, initiator groups and ports group in a V-MAX environment to allocate storage to different OS platforms
• Worked on creating aliases, zones and configurations.
• Configuring new switch and added to existing fabric.
• Managing TDEVs and VDEVs. Performed thin provisioning on V-MAX through both SYMCLI and SMC.
• Provisioning of LUNs to different hosts such as Windows, Linux and VMware.
• Involved in day to day Storage Provisioning on VMAX, DMX and VPLEX using zoning, LUN masking, mapping and reclamation.
• VPLEX storage provisioning includes Configured storage volumes, extents, Devices and virtual-volumes.
• Co-ordinated the XtremIO install with EMC and made sure the array was configured to our customer expectations.
• Performed storage allocation on XtremIO for ESX servers.
• Performed daily administrative tasks like storage allocation and troubleshooting issues
• Created pools, file systems and shared NFS and CIFS shares in a Unified environment.
• Created network interfaces and VDM's in a NAS environment.
• Configured NFS exports & CIFS shares to windows users and UNIX clients.
• Executed Weekly zone pushes on Brocade 48k and Cisco 9509 switches for new filers that are being added to backups.
• Monitored and trouble shot many SAN/NAS related issues, escalate to vendors if needed.
• Performed Host Analysis, document recommendations for any required Upgrades on Host’s for smooth migration.
• VNX storage provisioning includes creation of storage pools, RAID groups, creating devices.
• Created storage group and adding LUN's and initiators to the storage group.
• Symmetrix Storage provisioning includes Create Devices & Check for available address list in the FA ports & Map the Devices to FA ports & Mask the LUNs to the host.
• Migrated storage from DMX to V-MAX by using PPME & Host copy & Open Replicator.
• Reclaimed storage from old DMX that involves server cleanup, Unzoning and reclaiming storage for future use
• Very Good understanding about Incident, changes & Problem.
• Created Consistency Groups for Replication using RP and worked on Recover Point Images.

ENVIRONMENT: EMC VPLEX, EMC XtremIO, Symmetrix V-MAX, DMX- 3/4, VNX 5500 & 5700, NetApp FAS3000 and FAS6000 Series Filers, Brocade DCX/DCX-4S, 48K, 5300/5100, Cisco 9513, 9509.

Confidential, Cincinnati, Ohio

Storage Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Allocation and decommissioning of storage to Linux and Windows hosts from EMC Clariion CX 4-240 and DMX-3 arrays.
• Assigned storage to Windows, UNIX and Linux servers by configuring storage groups, assigning LUNs, registering HBAs on DMX-4 arrays.
• Installation, Configuration and Integration of NetApp filers with the Windows and UNIX domains.
• Configuring SnapMirror, SnapReserve, allocating & deallocating shares to UNIX and Windows Clients from NetApp storage systems.
• Configured thin pools in a V-MAX and allocated thin and thick LUNs using SYMCLI.
• Created TDEVS/thin pools for thin provisioning on a V-MAX.
• Configured initiator groups/storage groups/port groups and masking views on a V-MAX.
• Storage provisioning using Zoning, LUN masking, mapping and Capacity planning.
• Configured and administered Brocade fibre channel switches.
• Created aliases, zones and added zones to configuration.
• Modified zones during HBA replacement and make sure host have multiple paths to storage.
• Troubleshooting SAN related issues and resolving them to make sure not to cause any performance issues.
• Configuring ISL's and routers and created LSAN Zones to manage multiple fabrics.
• Configured switches & added new switches to existing Fabric and managed multiple fabrics.
• Configured VNX 5300 in the environment, migrated the data from old Clariion environment to VNX environment using SAN copy.
• Administered VNX 5300, with both block and file serving components, by allocating block level LUNs to the hosts, as well as creating file systems, exporting, and mounting CIFS/NFS shares, and also configured network interfaces using Unisphere manager.
• Managed Storage including Storage provisioning performance tuning, adding volumes, assigning ports, data movement, maintenance or servers & troubleshooting problems in environment.
• Configured fast cache and fast VP in the VNX environment.
• Created CIFS and NFS share in Data domain
• Involved in configuring snapshots schedules on the NetApp volumes in the environment.
• Maintenance and support for NetApp filers
• Configured and Administered Open System SnapVault and SnapRestore for backup and restore operation in Netapp NAS Environment.
• Monitored Data domain storage and reported it to the management.
• SAN & storage capacity management.
• Good Knowledge on VERITAS NetBackup & Data domain.
• Configured Policies depending upon OS & Network zone.
• Added servers to backup schedules and monitored and troubleshooting backup failures.
• Good understanding Ops center reports and investigating major issues.
• Involving in Critical bridge calls and resolving the issues within the timeframe.
• Act as a liaison between customer and off shore team in India.
• Understand the requirements of the customer and make sure that the tasks are taken care by the off shore team.
• Replacing the failed disks on NetApp Filer.

ENVIRONMENT: EMC V-MAX, DMX3 & 4, Clariion CX 4-240, VNX 5300, NetApp FAS 3K series, Brocade & VERITAS NetBackup & Data Domain.

Confidential, Moline, IL

Storage Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Created port groups, initiator groups, storage groups and associated them all in a masking view using SYMCLI and SMC on V-MAX storage array for the host to access the storage.
• Implemented TimeFinder Clones/Snaps for backup of oracle database application. Clones were used for backup and multiple snaps were taken for meeting the required RTO/RPO.
• Created port groups, initiator groups, storage groups and associated them all in a masking view using SYMCLI and SMC on V-MAX storage array for the host to access the storage.
• Configured and Installed PowerPath for load balancing and path failover on host systems.
• Monitoring & Analyzing email alerts, alert log, and taking appropriate actions for all Storage related issues
• Troubleshoot access problems for windows & UNIX users
• Snapshot Management (Creation, Deletion and Scheduling for automatic snapshots)
• Snapmirror replication configurations and troubleshoot
• Good knowledge in creating LUNs.
• Involved in planning and migrating data using Host copy.
• Implemented Disaster recovery for production servers between CX3-80 to CX3-80 using MirrorView/s and MirrorView/A.
• Creation of FC Aliases, zones, zone sets and activating the zone sets using Cisco CLI and fabric manager.
• Created multiple Device Groups depending on the application, requirements of the environment and Data Replication (BCV, SRDF).
• Troubleshooting and administration ofSANenvironment consisting of Brocade and Cisco switches.
• Created volume groups, logical volumes, imported and exported volume groups during open migration sessions.
• Grouped physical disks into logical volumes dynamically sized and resized volumes to fit in the application

ENVIRONMENT: EMCV-MAX, CLARiiON CX3-80, Cisco MDS 9509, 9506 Directors and MDS 9120, 9140 DepartmentalSwitches, Brocade 12k, 24k Directors.

Confidential, New York City, NY

Storage Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Configuring and allocating storage on EMC DMX-4, DMX-3, and CX 600/700's & CX3-80.
• Creating multiple Device Groups depending the application and requirements of the environment, and Data Replication (BCV, SRDF)
• Storage provisioning and administration of EMC Symmetrix and Clariion arrays using SYMCLI, Navisphere.
• Managed Cisco switches using CLI and Fabric manager.
• Troubleshooting and administration of SAN environment consisting of Brocade and Cisco switches.
• Installed and configured PowerPath on various operating systems to support the load balancing and failover features among the HBAs on the system.
• Implemented data migrations from DMX3000/DMX1000 to DMX3 and DMX-3 to DMX-4 using Array based (Open Replicator/ SRDF)
• Responsible to setup the Zones between the hosts, old (DMX3000) and new (DMX3)
• Designed, configured and implemented a standardized SRDF/AR group for disaster recovery.
• Implemented EMC Celerra for file services.
• Created storage pools, filesystems depending the requirement.
• Configured CIFS shares & NFS exports to the users.
• Configured quotas and checkpoint schedule as point in time copy.
• Actively involved in a consistent data replication for a machine critical application with oracle database from DMX-3 to DMX-3 using SRDF/A with TimeFinder/Consistent Groups Technology.
• Responsible for performing day to day operational tasks like storage provisioning and maintaining high availability as perEMCbest practices.
• Generated health reports periodically for the entireSAN/Storage environments.
• Created volume groups, logical volumes, imported and exported volume groups during open migration sessions.
• Grouped physical disks into logical volumes dynamically sized and resized volumes to fit in the application.
• Worked in a team to Migrate data from CLARiiON to DMX3 using open replicator.
• Hands on withEMCClariion Administration by Using Navisphere Manager.
• MonitoringEMCCLARiiON arrays performance by using Navisphere Analyzer.
• Implemented CDP protection for the exchange LUNs.
• Created consistency groups for the production volumes using recover point.

ENVIRONMENT: EMC DMX-4, DMX-3, DMX3000/1000, CLARiiON CX-600/700 CX3-80, Celerra, Cisco MDS 09, Brocade 48k.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

Storage Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Daily maintenance and administration of enterprise SAN that includes several CLARiiON’s, Celerra & switches CISCO 91 series connected to several Windows & UNIX servers in the Data center.
• Created VSAN's, zone sets, zones & Fc aliases and managed both production and Backup environment.
• Added ports to VSAN's depending upon requirements and configured zones.
• Created Port-channels and troubleshooting SAN related issues.
• Implemented SAN expansion by joining the new switches to the existing fabric or merging two fabrics with minimal or no disturbance to the production.
• Created RAID Groups, bound LUNs, and storage groups using Navisphere Manager on Clariion and provisioned storage to Solaris, Linux servers.
• Created storage pools & filesystems.
• Configured CIFS servers and configured NTP and DNS servers.
• Provisioned CIFS & NFS shares.
• Designed, implemented and managed the Backup and Recovery environment.
• Performed day-to-day tasks such as discovering, monitoring, reporting, planning and storage provisioning for large, complex physical and virtual infrastructures.
• Performed a detailed Storage Capacity Planning by collecting data for Storage Scope reports to prepare the customer for Tech Refresh projects.
• Followed proper Change Management Procedures, well prepared and submitted all the required documents for allSAN/ Storage migration projects.
• Provisioning of data for testing purposes using SnapView/Snapshots & Clones data replication.
• Implemented MirrorView/A between CLARiiON’s for disaster recovery.
• Installed Qlogic HBAs (QLA2300) and configured Leadville / native Qlogic drivers on Solaris.
• Analyzed, tracked and resolved complex software/hardware matters of significance pertaining to data center operations.
• Coordinated hardware/software installations and upgrades to ensure work is properly performed in accordance with company policy.
• PowerPath software installation, configuration and administration on UNIX and Windows Servers.

ENVIRONMENT: EMCClariion CX-300/500, Celerra, Cisco 9120.

Confidential

System Administrator

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Systems administration, maintenance and monitoring various day-to-day operations.
• Installation of packages and patches.
• Administration and troubleshooting File Systems, Users & Groups
• Daily checklist include status of all the servers
• Managing user accounts, administration and security policies.
• Manage and resolve problems identified by sys admins or monitoring software
• Resolve availability related issues with the support of other teams.
• Perform root cause analysis and resolve issues if possible.

ENVIRONMENT: Windows Server 2000, Win XP Professional, Windows 2000 Professional, SQL Server 2000, DNS, ICS