SUMMARY:

• SAN Professional having extensive IT industry experience of over 12 years on SAN, System Administration, Backup and Disaster Recovery experience.
• Experience in implementing tiered Storage solutions such as FAST Cache and Virtual Provisioning (FAST VP) on Symmetrix VMAX, and VNX as per requirements.
• Extensively performed migrations wif a day to day goal involving VPLEX Encapsulation of DMX/VNX/VMAX volumes to do Data Mobility to VMAX.
• Experience in Symantec Pure Disk technology, Accelerator, Multi - streaming and Multiplexing.
• Good noledge on EMC local replication products like Time Finder/Mirror, Time Finder/clone, and Time Finder/snap for Symmetrix arrays.
• Good noledge on CLARiiON Replication Applications like Snap view (Snapshot & Clone), Mirror view (Synchronous and Asynchronous remote mirroring).
• Deep understanding & hands-on on developing migration strategies between multiple arrays and between multiple datacenters using various Migration tools including SRDF, Recover point, Open Replicator, Snap mirror, Mirrorview, SanCopy, Veritas Volume Manager, PPME, Open Migrator etc.
• Experience and through understanding on Migration tools, open Replicator, SAN Copy, Open Migrator, PowerPath Migration Enabler (PPME).
• Provide, build and maintain the VMware vSphere Infrastructure, Involved in the VMware implementation and expansion work, Configuring and maintaining VMware infrastructure resources including VMware vSphere/ESXi 3.5, 4.0, 5.1 and 5.5; VMware vCenter Server, Expert in Web Client to manage vCenter.
• Dealt wif NetApp Management software's such as OnCommand system manager, DFM, Operations Manager, Protection and Provisioning manager and Snap Manager.
• Maintained EMC Control Center (ECC), SYMCLI, Unisphere Manager, Navisphere Manager, Data Center Fabric Manager, Connectrix Manager, Fabric Manager and Device Manager.
• Experience in Creating aggregates, volumes, Qtrees and LUNS in SAN and NAS environments and provisioned storage to different teams on their requirements.
• Strong working noledge on different NetApp technologies like Snapshots, Flexvol, Thin provisioning, Deduplication, OSSV, DFM - Operations Manager, Protection Manager and Provisioning Manager, OnCommand Insight Balance, Vfilers and Snap Restore technologies.
• Expertise in building the SAN Networks, Fiber Channel Cabling, installing, configuring, administration of Brocade 200E, 5300 DCX 4S and DCX Back Bone Switches., Cisco MDS 9216 switches.
• Effective interpersonal communication skills, learning agility and ability to handle critical situations are plus.
• Hands-on experience wif installation, configuration, patching and troubleshooting, Experience in updating vSphere hosts using update manager, troubleshooting Windows Installer (MSI) & Windows Installer
• Ability to work in teams, adaptive to new environments and provide on-call support for SAN environments.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Solutions: SAN (Storage Area Networks), NAS (Network Attached Storage), Data center Migrations, Storage Consolidations and Virtualization

Protocol: FC, NFS, CIFS, FTP, Ethernet and TCP/IP.

Storage Hardware: EMC VMAX, VMAX20K, VMAX40K, VMAX3, DMX Series, SYMMETRIX, VNX, CX-4, CX-3, CX700, Centera, VPLEX, HDS VSP, IBM DS8000, XIV, CISCO MDS, Mcdata & Brocade DCX., Emulex & Qlogic HBA.

Storage Tools: EMC Solutions Enabler (SE), Unisphere, SRM, Thin Provisioning, FASTVP, ECC, SPA,WLA, Navisphere, NaviSecCLI, Netapp On Command, Operations Manager, SAN Screen, Storage Navigator, raidom, XIV XCLI.

DR and Business Continuity: SRDF (S/A/AR), TimeFinder (Mirror/Clone/Snap), Mirrorview, Truecopy, Shadowimage, Snapmirror & snapshot

Migration Tools: Open Replicator, SanCopy, Storage vMotion, Veritas VM, Solaris ZFS &LVM

OS & Multipathing: Sun Solaris, Linux, Confidential -UX, Windows, VMware

Certification: ITIL Certified

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Phoenix, AZ

Lead/ SAN Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Administered and support Netapp NAS systems. Created Flex Volumes, and Data Replications based upon best practices and company standards.
• Performed storage allocation to different hosts from VMAX 40K through VPLEX using Unisphere and Symcli.
• Performed VPLEX Data Mobility to consolidate the Storage by Migrating Data from Symmetrix DMX to VMAX
• Maintain and update NAS Volumes/Qtrees business database Maintain NAS architecture documentation, policies & procedures. Space & quota management among various volumes and Qtrees.
• Perform all storage management tasks remotely from the data center using tools such as Confidential InForm Manager, NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager and EMC OneFS.
• Allocated storage from a VMAX and DMX array using Unisphere, and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on creation of Distributed devices and Consistency Groups in VPLEX Metro environment using both CLI and GUI.
• Experience deploying and or managing large fiber network wif strong understanding of data center to Data Center connectivity
• Implemented FAST policy based on the performance required and extensively worked on FAST/VP and FAST pool/policy administration.
• Performed a Host Analysis, document recommendations for any required Upgrades on Host's for smooth migration.
• Perform zoning, masking and mapping of storage wif Brocade switches in an enterprise storage environment.
• Engaging the EMC resources and coordinating for smooth and successful completion of the code upgrade.
• Experience wif MPFS, NDMP, and SKLM wif Netapp arrays will be given additional consideration.
• Experience wif NetApp administration tools - DFM, OnCommand (SANScreen) and Performance Advisor
• Created Access Zones in EMC Isilon OneFS.
• Extensive experience wif any of the following: Brocade DCX Data Center Fiber Cores, Brocade network advisor, Brocade edge switches, CISCO fiber switches
• Configured automated VM migrations using automated scripts in PowerShell. Standardized network cable runs for VMware hosts across multiple data center. Migration of File Servers and Print Servers.
• VMWare Administration and managing Virtual center.
• experience wif SMB share provisioning and administration in EMC Isilon OneFS.
• Created masking views, storage groups, initiator groups and ports group in a VMAX environment to allocate storage to different OS platforms
• Experience wif NetApp SnapManger and SnapDrive solutions
• Reviewed host grabs to check the compatibility and for any upgrades need to be done at server end before the firmware upgrade on the storage array.
• Monitoring the SAN environment wif EMC Control Center and Navisphere Manager.
• Providing the details for the approval for the firmware upgrade and the impact on the servers, users if any in the change ticket approval meetings.
• Access tokens, identity mapping, Synthetic ACLs in Isilon OneFS.
• Troubleshooting and working wif EMC for any hosts impacted wif lost storage and performance issued during and after the code upgrade.
• Respond to failure and alert event notifications and incident management tickets 24 x 7 to help ensure data availability.
• Install and remove Data Center hardware to include servers, storage, network devices. Update applicable documentation.
• Executing seamless upgrades of vBlock infrastructure from vSphere, Cisco UCS, Cisco Nexus switches to EMC VNX arrays per VCE released certification matrix.
• Involved in analyzing and implementing OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations and updates as well as Antivirus management. Updating vSphere hosts using update manager, Troubleshooting Windows Installer (MSI)
• Participating in the meeting for decommissioning of storage arrays which are of end of life support.

Confidential, GA

SAN Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• As a storage admin, implemented SAN & NAS Solutions projects from all technical aspect by coordinating wif internal client groups.
• Administered the quota and volume resizing, extending the aggregates, disk management in FAS and Vseries filers.
• Managed cluster file permissions using OneFS CLI.
• Worked on network routing, switching, and datacenter design
• Performed zoning/IVR on VMAX and hosts in Brocade environment.
• Conducted VMware Virtualization Assessments to recommend consolidation scenarios and project cost savings associated wif virtualization for clients.
• Solid understanding of NFS, CIFS, Fibre Channel administration in a NetApp Environment
• Extensive experience wif migration of HDS and NetApp storage, design, architecture and implementation.
• Analyzed grabs of the servers which were to be migrated and generated Heat report and as per EMC's standard, recommended the updates which need to done on the server (PowerPath, HBA drivers/firmware, BIOS, Symcli, Sansurfer etc.)
• experience of data center technology design, configuration, and troubleshooting, and usage of EMC, Cisco
• Maintains physical server rooms and data center to ensure system and network availability and optimal physical computing environment
• Extensive experience wif security NetApp and Hitachi Data Systems.
• Provided Storage area Network Planning, Implementation and maintenance utilizing EMC 10 DMX's, 8 CX's, 8 Celerra storages and Cisco MDS (9134/9513) and Brocade switches
• Use CISCO fabric manager for VSAN, Zone, creation, management and performance monitoring.
• Managed EMC Clariion storage systems using Unisphere/Navisphere Manager and NaviCLI. Created RAID Groups, Meta LUNs, Storage Groups, added LUN to the storage group.
• Performed zoning operations and backup active zoning set on brocade and cisco san switches using web tools and CLI.
• Rebuild existing Vblock hardware, services, settings, directories, storage, etc. using VMware vSphere & vCenter related products
• Managing VMWare container and Virtual Machines, and Integrated Dell Remote Access Controller (iDRAC)
• Installed Unisphere agent on hosts and created SnapView Clones and SnapView Snapshots.
• Designed and implemented Celerra High availability solutions IP Replication and Celerra SRDF to EMC Clients.
• Handled efficiently issues related to Cabling and connectivity in NetApp SAN environment. Installed and configured Host HBA and Drivers. Resolve the issues related to all aspects of FC SAN
• Dealt wif Storage provisioning (LUN creation, Masking, Mapping) in EMC arrays. Installed NetApp frames. Performed and configured the Fiber Channel components/features into a production SAN
• Migrated data from Windows servers to Celerra using EMCcopy, Robocopy, Quest Consolidator to clients and verification using 3rd party tool beyond compare and EMC tools fsscan and fsdisk.
• Performed Migration data from Windows to EMC Celerra and Celerra to Celerra using Celerra replicator and Robocopy.
• Managing backup policies, volume pools for daily, weekly & monthly backups and troubleshooting the failed backups.
• On-call support and Troubleshoot issues related to Storage, Configuration Errors and HBA Connectivity Issues.
• Provide reports for the entire backup and tape media and responsible for tracking the tape media from vaulting site.

Confidential, Louisville, KY

SAN Storage Admin

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for storage migration, infrastructure tasks including provisioning storage, connectivity issues, upgrades, and day-to-day issues.
• Provide technical expertise for planning and defining upgrade requirements: perform feasibility and Performance studies including benchmark, and capacity planning.
• Involved in planning and design of VMAX array for Provisioning Storage to Open System Environment.
• Performed routine maintenance on VMware environment such as vCenter upgrades, firmware upgrades, Patching, and HBA updates, Experience maintaining business continuity using snapshot backup technology in a virtualized environment
• Created target Tdevs using SMC and Symcli and associated them to the thin pool. Created storage group, port group, initiator group and added them to masking view.
• Identified business/application requirements of different business units to Create, Configure and fine tune Consistency groups for replication.
• Responsible for managing Vplex/recover point environment on daily basis including encapsulating the LUNs from VNX/Vmax arrays under VPLEX.
• Configured and managed EMC SRDF, SanCopy and EMC Replication Manager based DR replication infrastructure.
• Installing HBA Drivers, Multipathing Software, NaviSecCLI and Navisphere Agent and Unisphere Agent software's in new Hosts.
• Installed and configured SAN wif EMC Director Switches/Edge switches and zoned all Servers.
• Worked on Clarion CX3 series and allocated Storage to SP ports for mapping the LUN's.
• Setting up redundant FC SAN Fabrics using Cisco MDS Directors/Switches and designing and Implementing VSANs.
• VLAN creation across the Vblock platform.
• Installed Data Protection Advisor (DPA) and discovered VNX and Recover point Appliance to generate reports on demand as well as email Customer on weekly Schedule.
• Detailed Documentation of various provisioning, upgrade, De-commission task.
• Monitoring and Generating Reports on Clariion and VNX Storage Arrays.
• Day-to-day troubleshooting and Performance tuning resolving any bottleneck at the FA's or Disk Utilization.

Confidential, Collins, CO

System/Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Prepared and presented the different tiers of Storage Capacity reports for Storage Consolidation.
• Monitor, manage and report day-to-day backup and recovery support activities.
• Check Server availability, administrative processes and scheduling Client schedules.
• Check Tape Library availability, performance monitoring & reporting of drives and paths.
• Day to day jobs include storage allocation, troubleshooting and Reporting on the SAN Environment.
• Forming/dissolving the Meta, resizing the devices in SAN environment.
• Proactively monitoring of Storage Fabrics in a SAN environment.
• Preparing the activity plans to meet the customer requirements.
• Installing Windows 2000, Windows NT, 2003, Windows XP Operating Systems.
• Backup the domain controllers, and perform Windows Server (NT/2000/2003) functions
• Provided server and client side installation.
• Managing Users, User Profiles, User Rights and Creating home folders for the users.
• Applying Disk quota's for the users
• Applying Security Templates, System Policy and Group Policy.
• Take care of day- to-day san and backup/recovery activities including backup/recovery, schedule TSM jobs and storage provisioning.
• Performing routine health checks and preparing reports on a daily basis.
• Created hourly, nightly, weekly and monthly snapshots to maintain online backup to recover from accidental deletions, corruptions or modifications of the data.

Confidential, Norcross, GA

Storage Performance Capacity Planner

Responsibilities:

• Manage 400+TB SAN in Heterogeneous environment which includes EMC(DMX and CX series) IBM FastT storage and IBM (ESS and DS series (4000, 6000 & 8000)
• Patching HOST/MASTER Agents on Windows/Unix Servers wif ECC Consoles
• Perform capacity planning functions for the SAN environment
• Work in conjunction wif other SA groups to optimize the SAN environment
• Manage and support McData SAN Environment wif 2000+ ports
• Report Generation by Storage Scope problems
• Run TPC CHECK to delete all "DEAD" paths
• Run TPC to check for Vdisk or Mdisk issues
• Run TPC to get report on the Volume, Array and Ports for analyses
• Run TSE to Capture LUNs Data for analyses
• Pro-active and Re-active actions on all SAN and SVC issues
• Reallocate utilized SVC to a less utilized SVC either fronting or not
• Upgrading Solution Enabler to 6.2.3 from previous versions
• Patching Update to all servers for Hosts Agents through ECC Console
• ISL switches TO Import Zone Sets and Zones
• EMC Control Center EXPERT
• Allocate LUNs when needed
• Setting Up BCV Devices and Device Groups

Confidential, CA

NOC Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Resolved WAN & ATM issues consisting of 78 core, aggregate & edge Cisco routers
• Configuration of Cisco Switches and routers 6500, 7200, 3750, 5500 and 2900
• Resolved customer's MPLS or IPSec VPN interconnection issues
• Handled trouble ticket system while troubleshooting and documenting issues and escalations
• Resolved Carrier's interconnection issues and interfaced wif vendors to resolve backbone network equipment and escalation of system issues
• Modified A, MX and Cname DNS record entries
• Resolved WAN, ATM & VoIP issues consisting of 20 ATMs, 300 VoIP gateways, 36 routers and switch-es.
• Protocols like RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF and BGP
• Monitored entire network using proprietary network management tools including Confidential Openview & MRTG
• Support Cisco, Netopia, Efficient routers & various modems as well as VPN concentrators
• Working noledge of TCP/IP, ATM, PPPoA, PPPoE, MPLS and IPSec VPNs
• Working noledge of all broadband connections including OC12, T3, T1, ADSL, SDSL, IDSL, TDSL, DDSL, Cable and Satellite including Dial Back-ups
• Identified hardware issues and recommended solutions to Infrastructure