SUMMARY

• 6 years of SAN Administration experience includes implementing EMC SAN and NetApp products, SAN/NAS Planning and Design, Storage Operations, System Administration.
• Experience in administrating, maintaining and troubleshooting EMC Symmetrix V - Max, DMX4, DM3 and VNX, Clariion CX-3/CX-4 series and experience in administration of NAS Celerra systems NS480, NS120, NS704G, NS960 and VNX5500 using Celerra Manager/CLI.
• Experience in administration of NetApps filers such as creating volumes, configuring CIFS/NFS exports and implementation of snap mirror replication.
• Experience In Administrating Maintaining and Troubleshooting NetApp FAS3020c/3050c/6030c/6070c/3170c/ 2020/2050/3140/3170
• Underwent EMC Symmetrix V-MAX and Experience in administration and configuration of Symmetrix V-MAX systems in physical and virtual environments.
• Allocation of Storage using Auto Provisioning on V-Max for physical and virtual environments using Symmetrix Management Control and SYMACCESS commands.
• Hand Full experience and understanding on Virtual Matrix Architecture of both V-Max SE and Symmetrix V-Max systems and Configuration of implementation of SRDF/S and SRDF/A using RDF ports (H ports) for DR purposes and good understanding of enhancements in RDF i.e. SRDF/exempt and SRDF/EDP with cascade RDF feature. Configuration of TimeFinder Mirrors/Clones for Business Continuity and its enhancements in V-Max.
• Experience in design and implementation of disaster recovery solutions using EMC SRDF/A, SRDF/S on DMXs and MirrorView/S, MirrorView/A on Clariion arrays.
• Experience in implementing EMC Business Continuity Solutions using Time Finder/BCV, Clones on DMXs and SnapView/clones on CLARiiON arrays.
• Experience in the data migration, both array based (SRDF, SANCopy and Open Replicator) and Host based (Open Migrator, Unix native tools), Recover Point, vMotion, FAST and FASTVP.
• Very knowledgeable and experienced with SYMCLI, ECC, Navisphere Manager, Unisphere Manager and Symmetrix management Console (SMC), StorageManager.
• Experienced in administration of NAS Celerra systems NS480, NS120, NS960 and VNX5500 using Celerra manager/CLI Experience in installation and configuration of Brocade/McData/Cisco enterprise directors and departmental switches.
• Experience in design and implementation of High availability & Disaster Recovery Solutions for SAN/NAS Environments.
• Multifaceted team player with excellent communication and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Hardware: NetApp ONTAP 8.0.7/7.3/7.2.5/7.1.2.1 , FAS 3020c/3050c/6030c/6070c/3170c/3240c/ 2020/2050/3140/ 0 EMC Symmetrix VMX, DMX 1000, 2000, 3000, DMX-3; EMC CLARiiON CX3-20, CX3-40, CX3-80, CX600, CX700, CX200 ;EMC Celerra NS120/480/960,VNX5300/5500

Storage Software: Data ONTAP 7.2/7.3/8.0.7/8.1 , DART5.6/6.0,OM3.7/3.8/4.0, On command, Filer view, EMC Control Center, Navisphere Manager, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SyncMirror, SnapDrive, SnapManager, DataFabric Operations Manager, Filerview, Solutions Enabler, NaviCLI, SymCLI, MirrorView, SnapView, SAN Copy, SRDF, Storage Scope, Power Path, Fabric Manager, Device Manager, Celerra Manager, Celerra Replicator.

Operating Systems (Open Systems): Microsoft Windows 2000 Server, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008 Server, UNIX HP-UX, Red Hat Linux, Solaris.

SAN Switches: Cisco MDS, Brocade, McData Fabrics

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Indianapolis, IN

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• End-to-end implementation and management of enterprise storage environment components.
• Daily tasks Included Managing and provisioning on NetApp Filers/Celerra and VMAX/DMX/ CLARiiON /VNX using ECC, SYMCLI, Navicli, Data ONTAP CLI, Filer View, Celerra CLI and Celerra manager.
• Created Flexcone Volumes and Flexclone LUNS and splitted them from Original volumes and LUNS in an aggregate to have their own space.
• Involved in configuration of NetApps FAS systems including qtree, volume, aggregates and Snapshots.
• Created Aggregates, volumes (FlexVol), qtrees and Quotas on NetApp Filers. Involved in creating CIFS shares, NFS exports.
• Configuring data storage in NetApp FAS 3170 series filers that run Data ONTAP 7G using CLI and Filer View.
• Managing NFS exports and CIFS shares.
• Responsible for Snapmirror configurations and monitoring the relationships.
• Configure Snapvault and troubleshoot failed jobs.
• Snaplock compliance, D2D backup with over 2 years- volume cloning.
• Responding to DFM alerts and troubleshooting.
• Multistore, Creating vfilers, Implementing DR filers/3DNS environment.
• Upgrade NetApp Filers ONTAP 7.2 4p6 to 7.2.5, 7.3.3 to 7.3.5p6.
• Maintenance and Troubleshooting of NetApp & EMC hardware level and administration level problems.
• Manage EMC VMAX, CLARiiON CX 700, CX3-80, Symmetrix DMX 2000, DMX 3000, in heterogeneous environments, which include the following operating systems: Windows 2000/2003/MSCS, AIX, Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 3 & 4 and Solaris
• Managing CLARiiON by using Navisphere Manager and Navicli.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Control Center (ECC), Navisphere suite.
• Perform monitor and generate reports using ECC and extract file lever reports using storage scope.
• Hands-on experience with ECC, EMC Navisphere, NaviCLI, SymCLI.
• Participated in Data center migration of Symmetrix DMX 2000 using Open Replicator.
• Migration of data from CLARiiON-CLARiiON or Symmetrix by using SANcopy.
• Performance monitoring of Symmtrix and CLARiiON Storage.
• Manage and analyze problems with EMC Symmetrix, DMX and VMAX disk arrays,, SnapView, MirrorView and SAN Copy setups.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Control Center (ECC), Navisphere suite.
• Storage provisioning on symmetrix by using ECC and Symcli.
• Setup of Alert and notification on ECC.
• Managing CLARiiON by using Navisphere Manager.
• Migration of data from Symmetrix-Symmetrix and Symmetrix-CLARiiON by using Open Replicator.
• Migration of data from CLARiiON to CLARiiON or Symmetrix by using SANcopy.
• Performance monitoring of Symmtrix and CLARiiON Storage.
• Did zoning, mapping and masking for Symmetrix and Clariion.
• Create RAID Groups, bind LUNs, create Storage Groups, Register Hosts, assign LUNs and Install agents.
• Configuration and Administration of SRDF/A
• Creating and managing BCV devices (Timefinder).
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot of Cisco MDS 9509,9506 Brocade 5000 and 4900 and McData 3232 fibre channel fabric switches, along with QLogic HBA.
• Involved as a NAS support member to upgrade the Legacy NAS Celerra devices (NS500/700) to NS 960/480/120 from 5.5 to 5.6 .43.
• Manage Brocade and McData switches using Fabric Manager.
• Run Upgrades for Brocade and McData switch firmware.
• Provide data provisioning, Zoning and LUN masking services to group of users.
• Installed Powerpath to do load balancing
• Maintained server and client backups using Legato Networker and StorageTek (STK) tape libraries
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) Drills, Help to maintain and Streamline DR procedures.
• Provide recommendations on capacity planning, performance enhancement, standardization, backup over SAN, best practices, and data retention to customers
• Write action plans and statements of work for maintenance engagements
• Periodic audit of storage sub systems. Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning and monitor Backup storage and utilization performance.
• 24x7 on call support for trouble shooting

Environment:, EMC VMAX/DMX/Celerra NS500/700/NS120/480/960,EMC Clariion CX500/700,CX 4-120/480/960 , NetApp FAS 2020/2040/3070/3140/3170/6030/6070/920/940/960 NearStore, Snap Manger, OSSV,DFM 3.5/3.7/3.8, ECC 6.0/6.1.peformance advisor,netapp protection manager and provisioning manager.

Confidential, Detroit, MI

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Implemented SAN with Clarion CX Series Sub-Systems, created Raid Groups and Storage groups, assigned LUNs to Hosts using Navisphere manager 6.x, ECC and NaviCLI.
• Managing and maintaining VMAX, DMX/Symmetrix and clarion issues for customers.
• Fixing storage administration issues related to VMAX, DMX and Clariion configuration in production environment.
• Installed NaviSphere Agent/CLI on UNIX & Windows Servers.
• Created SANCopy Sessions using Navisphere Manager to perform migration from Clarion CX 3-80 to VMAX 3000.
• Configured Snapview Snapshots and Snapview Clones on Clarion CX Series Sub-Systems.
• Experience on troubleshooting Symmetrix DMX errors and hardware failures.
• Implemented and managed switches/directors. Managed switches with vendor specific GUI..
• Created File systems on the newly allocated disks and assisted the backup team to configure backups using Networker.
• Involved in configuring navisphere manager for user authentication.
• Migrated NFS and CIFS data from Celerra to NetApp filers.
• Created aggregates, volumes, qtrees and shared nfs and cifs shares from Netapp filers.
• Worked with Netapp to get the filer installed in the environment.
• Worked with the system administrators and network administrators to troubleshoot NAS related issues
• Migrated the NAS filesystems from standalone NAS server to NetApp arrays.
• Configured snapshots schedules on the NetApp volumes in the environment.
• Created hourly, nightly, weekly and monthly snapshots to maintain online backup to recover from accidental deletions, corruptions or modifications of the data.
• Used Meta LUN expansion and provided additional LUNs in order to provide additional storage to the host.
• Created all types of layouts including RAID 1, RAID 5 and dissociated the mirror plex using Veritas. File Systems and also started a temp plex which in turn was used for back up.
• Used RAID-DP protection to prevent data loss in the event of second drive failure without excessive redundancy costs.
• Data growth analysis and storage resource forecasting also comes under my responsibilities
• Provisioned, allocated, zoned, mapped and masked storage disk space for Solaris and Windows hosts. (100+ servers)
• Installed and configured EMC StorageScope to generate reports for space forecasting and trending - also created chargeback groups.
• Supported and managed EMC Celerra Datamovers (8) and control stations for both production and test/dev environments. (NAS) Created corporate CIFS shares and NFS mount filesystems on the data movers for application servers in production

ENVIRONMENT: EMC VMAX,Symmetrix DMX 2000/3000, EMC CLARiiON CX 700, CX3-80, Celerra NS704, NetApp FAS 3040, Navisphere 6.X, NaviCLI, NAS-Celerra, NAS-Celerra Manager, Legato Networker, Snapview, Mirrorview, NAS, powerpath, SRDF, Brocade 5000 and 4900, McData 3232, Cisco MDS 9509,9506.

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Apply technical expertise to design, deploy and sustain standard to moderately complex Storage (SAN and NAS) and Server at EMC customer sites in support of internal and external customers.
• Configured NAS filesystems such as NFS and CIFS from EMC Celerra and Netapp FAS filers
• Migrated data from EMC celerracifs servers to netapp filers using robocopy
• Migrated NAS data from emc celerra to netapp using Rsync.
• Worked with the system administrators to troubleshoot the issues in NAS migration project
• Configured usermapper primary and secondary on EMC celerra NAS environment
• Lead the implementation of an engagement. Participate in the installation, customization, and integration of SAN/NAS solutionthat include Storage, Switch, Directors, FC etc.
• Experience with the following: Clarrion, Symmetrix, Celerra, ECC, PowerPath, SRDF, TimeFinder, MirrorView, SANCopy, Windows, UNIX,VMWare.
• Responsible for ensuring proper deployment of new VMWareESX Server, server-based software.
• Allocated NFS and san storage to vmware environment
• Created datastores in the vmware environment
• Migrated virtual machines using vmotion in vmware environment
• Provisions storage based on standardized procedures as outlined by EMC best practice documentation.Participates in the execution of the business continuance and disaster recovery plans as agreed upon by EMC and the customer.
• Utilize strong customer interface and technical skills to help obtain customer specific requirements, server and operating system specific information to produce project implementation plans and systems design documentation.
• Support and instruct less experienced co-workers, through classroom sessions or on-the-job mentoring. Trains customer personnel when authorized by TS Management or as part of the specific Statement of Work (SOW).
• Created the storage groups and carving the LUNs on EMC Clariion storage systems.
• Storage Allocation on Symmetrix for Windows and Solaris Environment.
• Host to LUN mapping, load balancing and Failover activities via Powerpath and Navisphere tools.
• Configured Snapview Snapshots and Snapview Clones on CLARiiON CX Series Sub-Systems.
• Users, Groups, Quotas creation and assign rights to them.
• Backup and Restore using tar and dump
• Added new hardware to systems (Disks, Tapes and CD's). Created new file systems
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) Drills, Help to maintain and Streamline DR procedures
• Installation, Configuration and integration of NetApp filers with the Windows and UNIX environment, experience with CIFS, NFS, LUN management, Managing Quotas and permissions, managing disks.
• Used Data fabric manager (DFM), Filer view and ONTAP command line, Snap drive in monitoring, managing, reporting and provisioning storage to the users.
• Performed Data ONTAP 7.0 Data protection online backup and recovery using Snap mirror, Snap Vault and disaster recovery using Snap Restore.

Environment: NetApp with NetApp FAS 3000 series,V-Filer 6000 series.Snapshots, QSM, VSM, Snapshot, SnapRestore, SnapVault,SnapDrive and SnapManager for sql..SAN,NAS,Auto-Support, HA-Config Checker.

Confidential

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured and Administered Windows Exchange/Clustering on windows 2003 server and SAN environment of CLARiiON CX300.
• Configured AIX, SUN and WINDOWS systems to see the presented Storage on the SAN.
• Worked with EMC Control Center, an enterprise Storage management application, for real-time reporting and performance statistics.
• Worked with McData, Brocade and Cisco Fibre Channel switches to manage customer infrastructures.
• Managed hosts with Qlogic HBAs as well as Clariion and Symmetrix frames.
• Implemented dual-path and dual-fabric switches for highest availability solutions.
• Also used VERITAS NetBackup with BCVs for backup purposes.
• Designed, installed, manage, and analyze problems with EMC CLARiiON disk arrays
• Snap View, Mirror View and SANCopy setups, EMC Symmetrix and DMX disk arrays,
• EMC CLARiiON Disk Library.
• Installed, Configured and maintained Legato Storage Manager 8.1.6 with back up disk.
• Knowledge of implementing and managing IBM TSM (Tivoli Storage Manager )
• Administrated daily EMC/AIX operations including adding/removing EMC disks, installing/upgrading EMC SW (Solution Enabler, Powerpath, FC device drivers, ECC etc.), manipulate BCV establish/split for HOT data backup etc.
• Implemented a wide range of Storage products in customer environments.
• Integrated existing infrastructure to achieve highest level of performance and data availability.
• Performed short-term and long-term Storage Administrator tasks at various client sites, including, Zoning, Storage Allocation, Fabric Maintenance.
• Configured SQL Server 2000 in a production SAN environment containing high transaction, large databases
• Installed and supported Exchange 2003 Clustering (8 nodes) with SAN attached storage
• Administered user and group permissions in Windows 2003 Active Directory using Group Policy
• Network Administration on Windows 2003 Active directory, Exchange in Datacenter and VERITAS Backup maintenance.

Environment: EMC Symmetrix 5000NFS, EMC Clariion CX 300, 600, VERITAS NetBackup 5.0, VxVm 4.0/3.x, Exchange 2003, NIS, DNS, Shell Scripts, Qlogic HBAs, Brocade switches, McData switches, snap view, BCV, NAS, Tivoli Storage Manager.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Troubleshoot, optimize Exchange performance
• Perform Exchange database maintenance, Exchange database backups and restore
• Schedules and coordinates level-appropriate maintenance.
• Expertise in Creates and maintains customer loyalty by serving customers above and beyond their expectations.
• Responsible for Windows 2000/2003 server, DNS, and TCP/IP support.
• Experience with IIS and SQL Server 2003 and good knowledge of DNS
• Responsible for OS Support, patches and upgrades
• Responsible for ManagingVMwareconnectivity with shared storage (SAN) solutions
• Virtual memory defragmentation issues.
• Responsible for the procurement of systemsinfrastructurehardware, servers, andsoftware.
• Responsible for Citrix Server infrastructure software support.
• Disaster recovery scenario including preparation and implementation exercises to include but not limited to Microsoft Exchange Cluster.
• Public folder Replications
• Maintains an accurate picture of existingserverhardware and virtual environments to provideserver resources for projects
• Responsible for Virtualserveranalysis and capacity planning and testing for the remote office's LAN/WAN environment.
• Experience in troubleshoots and resolves moderate system service issues and OS level issues Successfully resolved over 300 cases