SUMMARY:

• Hands on experience working on NetApp SAN, NAS and IBM N - Series Technologies.
• Design and Implementation of FAS2000, FAS3000 and FAS6000 Filer's
• Experience in NetApp Filers quota Management, CIFS shares, NFS exports, Data migrations
• Hands on Experience with NetApp Filers FAS2040, FAS2240, FAS3140, FAS3020, FAS3040, FAS3210, FAS3240, FAS3270, FAS6080, FAS6210, FAS6280 and V-Series Filer's
• Hands on Experience in working with Mixed Environments high end storage systems such as IBM N-Series Experience in Aggregate, Volume, Qtree and LUN management Upgraded Ontap, from - 7.3.4P6 to 8.0.2P4, 8.0.1 to 8.0.3P2, 8.0.2.P5 to 8.1.1 and 8.1.1 to 8.1.2P1
• Experience in troubleshooting the performance issues on the filers by collecting Core Dump and Perfstats
• Experience in adding NetApp DS4243, DS2246, ESH4 and ESH2 module Shelves to Increase Storage Space on NetApp Filer's
• Experience in troubleshooting Level 3 issues on the NetApp filers in SAN and NAS environments
• Allocated storage to Windows, Linux and Unix Servers
• Experience in looping and stacking of Shelves on NetApp Filer's
• Experience in Troubleshooting Storage and Server Related Issues
• Experience with different data management and monitoring tools such as Operations manager, provisioning manager, protection manager and Oncommand Core/Host
• Experience in NetApp Snap Drive, Snap Manager for SQL, Snap Manager for Oracle, Snap Manager for Virtual Infrastructure, Volume Snapmirror, QtreeSnapmirror, Flex Clone, Deduplication, Compression, Oncommand Balance, storage planning, data management, disaster recovery planning best practices and testing.
• Experience in Installation, Configuration and integration of NetApp filers with the Windows and UNIX environment
• Experience with Ontap Versions 7.0,8.0 and 8.1
• Experience in working on VMware Software Suite and ESX Server's
• Experience in Managing Cisco, Brocade and Mcdata Switches

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Storage: FAS2040, FAS2240, FAS3040, FAS3140, FAS3170, FAS3210, FAS3240, FAS3270, FAS6080, FAS6210, FAS6240, FAS6280, V-SERIES FILER'S, N3150, N3220, N3240, N3700, N6040, N6070, N6250, N7600

Platforms: Data ONTAP, Microsoft Windows operating systems, Linux (Red Hat), Solaris, VMware ESX, AIX.

Networking: Cisco switches, Brocade switches, Mcdata Switches, TCP/IP, ISDN, LAN/WAN, Transport Protocols, Mobile IP, PSTN, DSL, VPNs, Ethernet, BGP.

Data Protection /Monitoring Software: Snap Mirror, Sync Mirror, Snap Vault, Open System Snap Vault (OSSV), Snap Drive, Snap Lock, Snap Restore, Snap Manager for Exchange (SME), Snap Manager for SQL(SMSQL), Snap Manger for Virtual Infrastructure, Snap Manager For Oracle (SMO), Operations Manager(Data Fabric Manager(DFM)), Oncommand Core and Host Package, Flex Clone, Oncommand Balance, RAID Concepts

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration and Administration of NetApp FAS2000, 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.
• Recovered Lost Storage Data using Snap Restore, Flex Clone, Snapmirror and Snap Vault
• Assisted the team in various projects like Patriot Office Upgrade 8.0,Verint I360 and Wausau Upgrade.
• Added DS4243 Shelves to New or Existing Loop to Increase Storage Space
• Configured DSM MPIO 3.4,3.5 and 4.0 in the Environment for Load Balancing
• Upgraded Shelf, Disk, RLM (Remote Lan Module), SP (Service Processor), BMC (Base Board Management Controller) Firmware Non - Disruptively.
• Installed, Configured and Administered Operations Manager, Oncommand Core/Host package, Performance Advisor (NMC 3.1) for Monitoring and Reporting.
• Installed, Configured and Administered Oncommand Balance to run Virtual Score card /Server Reports.
• Analyzing and Troubleshooting Filer, Array and Server Related Issues in The Environment Using Monitoring and Reporting Tools
• Assisted the Team in Resolving Level 3 Issues in the Environment
• Created Mdisk Pools, Vdisks and Volumes in San Volume Controller
• Created Global and Local Mirror Relationships on San Volume Controller for Disaster Recovery
• Performed Data Migrations using Volume Snapmirror, QtreeSnapmirror, Flash Copy, Image Mode Copy Technologies
• Managed Snapshot Retentions and Snapmirror Intervals as a part of Backup Strategy
• Upgraded BIOS firmware, NVMEM Firmware and Mother Board Firmware on the NetApp filers
• Upgraded Ontap, from - 7.3.4P6 to 8.0.2P4, 8.0.1 to 8.0.3P2, 8.0.2.P5 to 8.1.1 and 8.1.1 to 8.1.2P1
• Created Volume and Qtree Level Permissions Based on Customer Request
• Managed Filers Using Oncommand System Manager, Filer View, Command Line Interface and Provisioning Manager
• Installed, Configured and Administered Snap drive, Snap Manager for Oracle, Snap Manger For SQL and Snap Manager For Virtual Infrastructure for Backup and Recovery
• Configured NDMP for Snap Vault and Tape Backup
• Created VSan, Zones, and Zone sets on Cisco Switches
• Performed host-based migrations from IBM to NetApp filers using Image Mode Copy, Robocopy and Rsync Technologies
• Administered Cisco and Brocade switches

Environment: FAS2040, FAS2240, FAS3040, FAS3140, FAS3170, FAS3210, FAS3240, FAS3270, FAS6080, FAS6210, FAS6240, FAS6280, V-SERIES FILER'S, N3150, N3220, N3240, N3700, N6040, N6070, N6250, N7600, Windows 2003/2008,AIX, Linux and VMware

Confidential

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configuring and Troubleshooting FAS3200 Series NetApp Filers
• Monitoring and Administration of FAS3240/FAS3270 Filers
• Created aggregates/volumes/qtrees in a NetApp environment
• Managed protection manager, provisioning manager and operations manager for automation monitoring and reporting purposes
• Troubleshooting issues in the environment by working with the NetApp Customer support
• Provisioned Storage for VMware.
• Troubleshooting issues encountered with virtual storage console.
• Installed Snap Manager For Exchange
• Installed Single Mail Box Recovery
• Troubleshooting Issues Encountered with SMBR and SME.
• Troubleshooting Issue with CIFS and NFS Performance
• Troubleshooting Issue With Upgrade of Disk Firmware
• Upgraded Data ONTAP Version From 8.0.2 to 8.0.2P1
• Upgraded Data ONTAP Version From 7.3.4P3 to 8.0.2P2
• Upgrade Of Disk and Bios Firmware
• Decommissioned NetApp Filer (FAS3140).
• Troubleshooting issues with Service Processor (SP) and Auto Support
• Used Data Fabric Manager and other tools to ensure system stability and monitoring
• Worked with NetApp Snap Drive
• Implemented Snap Vault Technology in to the environment for disk to disk Backup
• Implemented Snap Mirror Technology to Migrate Data to DR Location
• Provided Point in Time images of Volumes and Qtrees using Snapshot Technology

Environment: FAS3040, FAS3270, FAS3240, FAS2040, FAS3140 Filers, Windows 2003,2008 servers, Linux Servers, Snap Drive, Snapmirror, Snap Restore, Snap Vault, Operations Manager (DFM) Flex Clone, Single Mail Box Recovery, Snap Manager for SQL

Confidential

Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked with EMC and Brocade Engineers for break fixes, firmware and microcode upgrades.
• Worked on Performance Manager, Storage Scope to generate reports of CX Arrays and created Snaps on Exchange Server for DBA as needed.
• Responsible for network backup integrity and recovery coordination along with Disaster Recovery planning.
• Managed SAN using SAN Manager and taking care of Thin Provisioning.
• Trouble - shooting SAN problems and taking care of Fabric Manager.
• Played an active role in carrying out various migrations involving Clariions/DMX.
• Involved in setup of NetApp filer in the environment
• Migrated data from Emcclariion to NetApp storage filers using AIX lvm and veritas volume manager on unix side
• Migrated data from Emccelerra to netapp storage on windows using Robocopy
• Migrated luns from Clariion to Netapp filers and worked with different teams to co-ordinate the outage and upgrade firmware on the servers
• Create change requests for the migration and create documentation supporting changes in the environment.
• Configured and maintained ECC
• Designed and implemented Storage solutions using EMC products to achieve optimum performance.
• Data growth analysis and storage resource forecasting also comes under my responsibilities.

Environment: EMC Clariion/Symmetrix, Navisphere, NaviCLI, Networker, SnapView, MirrorView, Powerpath, BCV, SRDF, Zoning, TimeFinder, McData switches/directors, Brocade Directors, EMC control center, Emulex, Qlogic HBA, Microsoft Windows, Linux, AIX servers.