SUMMARY

• Over Eight years of experience in Storage, SAN, Open systems administration environment, more than Eleven years in IT
• Expertise in the management of Confidential Data Storage (HDS) systems VSP, SNM2, USP series, USP - V, HNAS, HUS VM, HUS 110/130/150 and AMS series.
• Expertise in the management of HDS arrays using Confidential BOS-V, Device Manager (HDvM), Storage Navigator and Universal volume manager.
• Having experience in managing in Petabyte environments.
• Implementation of HDP (Dynamic Provisioning) to create storage pools in HDS.
• Experience working on Confidential Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Confidential storage arrays.
• Expertise in EMC Symmetrix storage arrays VMAX, DMX, Clarion storage arrays and VNX.
• Hands on experience in management of EMC storage arrays using Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI), SMC, Unisphere, navicli, EMC Control center (ECC).
• Expertise in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solutions that include EMC SRDF, Time Finder, Snap view, Mirror View and Confidential Universal replicator, True copy (TC) and Confidential SI (shadow image).
• Hands on experience in Virtual Provisioning with VSP using Command Suite, creating DP & DT pools
• Implementation of Dynamic pools (Combination of SSD, SAS and SATA) for dynamic tearing in Confidential VSP.
• Expertise in Brocade DCX and Confidential MDS 9000 series routers and switches (director, core and edge) for the SAN environment.
• Expertise in using Confidential Fabric Manager, Brocade DCFM, CLI and Web tools, EFCM manager and EMC Connectrix Manager for management of SAN director, core and edge switches
• Expertise in using HGLM, VxVM & EMC Powerpath, for the configuration of dual path SAN solutions and load balancing.
• Expertise in the planning and configuration of migration using Tuning Manager and Open Replication
• Working experience in different flavors of UNIX like, SUN SOLARIS, Linux and Windows.
• Expertise in implementing multiple tier level storage environment of multiple storage vendors such as EMC, Confidential and Netapp.
• Expertise in NetApp Data OnTap Administration with Snapshot, Snap vault, Snap mirror. Allocating FC storage.
• Implemented NDMP backups. vFiler administration and troubleshooting
• NAS - CIFS, NAS - NFS, Snapshot, Snaprestore, SnapMirror, Volume(Flex) Management, Upgrades,
• De-duplication, Operations Mgr, Testing, HW/SW Installation, SAN-iSCSI, LUN Mgmt, Documentation, VMware, Snapmanager for VI, Exchange & SME, Complex Deployment Planning
• Collaborate with team members and prioritize assignments.
• Possess very good communication skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• EMC VMAX, DMX4/3, 3000/2000/800 , Symmetrix 8830 and, EMC VNX, RPA, Replication Manager.
• Confidential VSP, USP-V and AMS arrays. HNAS
• NetApp 3470 Filers
• Confidential MDS 9513, 9216, Brocade 7800 SAN switches.
• SMC, EMC Control Center (ECC), Unisphere TimeFinder, SYMCLI, SRDF, Mirror view, SNAP shots, SAN Copy, Unisphere, Navisphere, Navicli, Celerra Manager.
• Confidential Command Suite, SNM, SNM2, Tuning Manager, True Copy, SI, COW
• Netapp On command 7.1
• CommVault (Simpana), Netbackup
• Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, AIX and Windows.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Lead Storage & Backup Admin

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Confidential VSP/ USP-v / AMS & HNAS & EMC VMAX/VNX
• Working on Confidential enterprise arrays VSP, HUS VM, HUS 110/130/150
• Implemented Hi Track on HUS VM / HNAS.
• Generating performance reports using HTNM
• Implementing HDLM on requested hosts.
• Worked on Microcode upgrade on arrays & switches along with vendors
• Huge experience on Hi-Command Suite, Storage Navigator & SNM2
• Worked on True copy & Shadow Images.
• Creating CRQ’s and getting approvals from CAB.
• Working on Storage & Zones allocation, creation and reclamations.
• Involved in host based migrations & DC migrations from IBM to Verizon.
• Working on FC cabling issues on physically moving servers.
• Working on NetApp Fillers 3470 series
• Worked on Ontap7.
• Working migrations on physical moving servers, Physical to virtual and virtual to virtual servers.
• Creating CIFS & NFS share on NAS
• Creating Q-trees, implementing disk quotas
• Configured Flex volumes.
• Very good experience on backups using Commvault & upgraded service packs alone.
• Installed agents on clients locally & Remotely.

Environment: HDS VSP / HNAS / HUS VM/ HUS 110/130/150 / HNAS / EMC - VNX / Netapp.

Confidential

Sr. Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Worked in Confidential VSP/ USP-v / AMS & HNAS & EMC VMAX / VNX
• Involved in day to day operations.
• Generated reports using HTNM
• Implemented HDLM
• Used Hi Track to avoid issues on Arrays & Fabrics.
• Extensive experience in using HCS / Storage Navigator
• Have good experience in Replication / Migration on Confidential .
• Involved in disk & pool performance issues, for data base servers.
• Having good experience in IBM (SVC/XIV) Arrays to Confidential VSP / HUS VM /HUS 110/130/150 family.
• Commanding knowledge on AIX NPIV zoning.
• Having good understanding on host mode settings on Arrays.
• Configuring Snapshots / mirror on Netapp filers
• Created NFS /CIFS share for NAS users.
• Good experience on Netapp V fillers.
• Worked with Micro code upgrades with various vendors
• Worked on Backups

Environment: HDS VSP / USP-V / HNAS / EMC - VNX / Netapp. Confidential / Brocade.

Confidential

Sr. San Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Created Storage, Initiator, Port groups. Allocated Thin and Thick storage pools using VMAX.
• Implementing DR using SRDF and time finder
• Allocated storage from VNX
• Maintaining Isilons.
• Involved in migration project from Clariion / DMX to VMAX.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Managed HDS ( Confidential Data Systems) that include VSP, USP-V and AMS arrays.
• Administered of Confidential (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Implemented HDP to create storage pools in HDS.
• Experienced in working on Confidential Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Confidential storage arrays.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Confidential VSP.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools
• Allocated storage from DMX and Vmax arrays using ECC, SMC and symcli
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Did regular backups, pushing agent & designed backup schedules using net backup
• Allocating storage from NetApp Fillers in cluster mode and Regular.
• Configured snapshots for MS Exchange periodically
• Created disk quotas using On Tap.
• NetApp filer’s configuration on FAS 3470. Install and update On Tap 7.x Snapmirror for DR site replication.
• Maintained Luns, CIFS, NFS shares and snapshots.

Environment: Confidential AMS arrays, EMC VMAX, VNX Isilons, Clarion, and Netapp Arrays. Confidential MDS family & Brocade switches.

Confidential

Sr. San Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed that include VSP, AMS, VMAX, VNX, and NetApp Filers arrays.
• Monitored and configured Confidential, EMC and NetApp arrays using Device Manager, Universal volume Manager, Storage Navigator SMC, Unisphere and On Tap
• Created Thin and Thick pools on VMAX
• Allocated storage from VNX.
• Worked with Hi Track suite to moniter alerts and taken necessary steps according to the alert.
• Design and deployment of enterprise storage solutions using storage technologies like EMC VMAX, VNX models of storage arrays.
• Generated reports for Confidential storage arrays (HTnM).
• Implemented HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices for site to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays
• Allocated the storage luns from VSP and SNM2.
• Created raid groups, luns, storage groups using VSP
• Administered of Confidential (HDS) arrays using Device Manager (HDvM), Universal volume manager and Storage Navigator.
• Experienced in working on Confidential Tuning Manager (HTnM) in generating reports for Confidential storage arrays.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Confidential VSP.
• Implemented of HUR (Universal Replicator), Shadow Images and setting up P-vol and S-vol devices for site to site replication in HDS VSP storage arrays.
• Involved in migrating the data from one array to another using robocopy and rsync tools
• Allocated storage from VNX and Vmax arrays using ECC, SMC, Symcli and UniSphere.
• Involved in multiple vendor sales pitch and POC procedures.
• Involved in 32 bit - 64 bit host based Migration in Netapp
• Allocated V-Volumes.
• Worked with EMC and other vendors to troubleshoot issues and co-ordinate the maintenance on the arrays
• Actvily involved in Backups & Recovery ticket using Netbackup and Commvault.
• Upgrading service packs.

Environment: Confidential HUR, VSP, USP-V, AMS arrays, HNAS, EMC Clarion, EMC Vmax, EMC VNX, NetApp Arrays, CommVault Simpana. Confidential MDS 9000 series family. Netbackup & Commvault