SUMMARY

• Over 12 years of experience in Information Technology including Storage, Backup and System Administration.
• Hands on experience in administration of EMC, NetApp, Hitachi and IBM storage arrays.
• Extensively worked on data migrations projects involving multiple Data Center consolidations, Tech Refresh, SAN Migrations and Service Migrations for heterogeneous storage infrastructure.
• Skilled in supporting EMC VMAX3 All Flash Arrays, XtremIO, DMX, VNX, NetApp Filers and Hitachi VSP and IBM - XIV environments.
• Expert in various migration methods like Open Replicator, SRDF, SnapMirror, Host based and Fabric cable moves.
• Having thorough knowledge in Disaster Recovery Planning, implementation and testing for EMC and NetApp.
• Expertise in performing storage provision and storage reclaim from EMC Storage arrays, NetApp filers, Hitachi and IBM storage arrays.
• Meticulous knowledge in latest EMC latest technologies like FAST, SLO and Thin Provisioning.
• Experience in allocating NAS (NFS and CIFS) shares from Isilon OneFs array.
• Experienced in Storage Provisioning as per requests to UNIX, Windows and ESXi cluster environments using ViPR Controller.
• Experienced in using ViPR SRM is to perform Capacity and Performance Monitoring of both the SAN and NAS environments.
• Experienced in Fabric Management technologies for CISCO, BROCADE, and McData. Hands on experience in zoning using DCNM, Brocade Web Tools and Connectrix Manager.
• Troubleshoot and resolve the storage related issues generated in the production, development and testing environments.
• Designed Architectural diagrams based up on the client requirements for their application hosting in the AWS Cloud Environments.
• Experienced in creating AWS computing instance Services like EC2 and Amazon Elastic Load Balancing in AWS Cloud.
• Experienced in managing a AWS Storage services like S3, EBS and Amazon Cloud Front
• Implemented popular networking services like Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) for the private cloud in the public cloud.
• Implementation and maintenance of NetApp FAS 8000,6000,3000,2000 series filers.
• Expertise with Snapshots, SnapMirror and SnapVault & NetApp management tools like FilerView, NetApp System Manager and Operations Manager.
• Configuring and managing Aggregate, Volumes, Qtree and LUNs.
• Experience in DC DR activities with Snap Mirror replication.
• Troubleshooting CIFS and NFS access issues.
• Implementing and Migrating Storage from 7-Mode to C-Mode NetApp Arrays using 7 Mode Transition Tool.
• Knowledge on Non-Disruptive Migration and Power Path Migration Enabler.
• Experienced in installation, administration and support of Windows 2003/2008/2012 Operating Systems.
• Experienced in deployment and support of Active Directory Services and Application Servers.
• Design and Implementation of SAN & NAS Storage in UNIX & Windows.
• Experienced on Symantec Backup and Data Protector Backup Software.
• Experienced on HP Auto Loader Library and Tape Drive devices.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Systems: VMAX 850F All-Flash, VMAX 400K, VMAX 100K, VMAX 40K, VMAX 20K, VNX, VPLEX, XtremIO, DMX-3/4, CLARiiON CX-Series, NetApp AFF8080EX, FAS8040, 6000, 3000, 2000 Series filers, Hitachi VSP, USPV and IBM-XIV.

SAN Switches: CISCO MDS9710, MDS9513, MDS9509, Brocade DCX8510, DCX-4S/8S & 3850 FC switches and McData Enterprise Director Switches.

SAN Management tools: ViPR Controller, ViPR SRM, Unisphere, Solution Enabler (SymCLI), NetApp Operations Manager, System Manager, FilerView, WFA, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, Navisphere Manager, IBM Storage Manager, ECC, DCNM, Brocade Web Tools Brocade CLI, Connectrix Manager, CISCO Device Manger and Fabric Manager.

Operating Systems: Windows and UNIX

Disaster Recovery Technologies: EMC RecoverPoint, SRDF, NetApp MetroCluster, TimeFinder Clone/Snap, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SyncMirror and Hitachi TrueCopy

Ticketing Tools: Global Serv ice Desk (GSD), Service Desk, ITSR and GSR.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Storage Engineer

Confidential, GA

Responsibilities:

• Provisioned storage using EMC ViPR tool, configured virtual arrays, created virtual pools and registered new hosts on EMC ViPR.
• Assisted in design, deployment and configuration of ViPR Controller in a VPLEX Metro environment consisting of various EMC Arrays.
• Involved in initial configuration of newly installed EMC VMAX All Flash Arrays and VPLEX which includes backend zoning with VMAX arrays and discovering VMAXs on VPLEX.
• Performed day-to-day storage administration tasks on VMAX, VPLEX, XtremIO, NetApp Filers, Hitachi and IBM XIV storage controllers.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning on VMAX by creating data devices, thin devices, thin pool creation, binding thin devices to the pool, associating SGs to FAST VP policies using the SYMCLI.
• Implemented VMAX Auto Provisioning to assign storage from VMAX arrays which includes creating initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and masking views.
• Configured Remote adapters, RDFG groups setting up remote replication for migration and disaster recovery purposes using SRDF.
• Configured and Administered Cisco MDS 9700 series switches.
• Performed Fabric zoning to meet the storage requirements of various user groups and applications including VMWare ESXi, Windows, Linux, AIX and HP-UX servers.
• Worked on ViPR SRM for capacity planning and scheduling customized reports.
• Experience with SRM in analyzing performance from Host, Switch and Array Perspective.
• Prepared migration scripts to migrate data using Open Replicator and SRDF by analyzing EMC Grabs.
• Installed and configured 2 node MetroCluster of AFF8080EX controllers.
• Configured Interfaces, Storage Virtual Machines and Protocols as required.
• Created Mirrored aggregates and Local aggregates as per the design document.
• Configured InterCluster LIFs and Setup snap mirror between production and DR filers for Disaster Recovery.
• Created Volumes, Qtree and customized export policies as per the requirement.
• Created and configured CIFS Shares, NFS Mounts, Quotas, Groups and Permissions on NetApp NAS.
• Supporting day-to-day activities related to NAS. Health checks on NAS Filers and trouble shoot issues,
• Involved in hardware break fixing, coordinated with vendor support and end users for maintenance.
• General filer administration related to aggregates, volumes, Qtrees and quotas.
• Worked on Layer 2 switching networks and Datacenter Interconnect Networks.

Environment: VMAX 850F, VMAX 400K, VMAX 100K, VMAX 40K, VMAX 10K, VNX, XTREMIO, VPLEX METRO, VPLEX LOCAL, DMX-3/4, CLARiiON CX-Series, NetApp MetroCluster, cDOT Clusters, 7-Mode systems, AFF8080EX, FAS8040, 6000 series filers, Hitachi VSP, IBM-XIV, ViPR Controller, UCSD, Solution Enabler (SYMCLI), Unisphere, RecoverPoint, SRDF, ViPR SRM, Open Replicator, SPA, FilerView, NetApp Operations Manager, System Manager, SnapMirror, SnapVault, Storage Navigator, Shadow Image/TrueCopy, HUR, HCS, CISCO MDS-9710, 9513, DCX8510, Brocade DCX-4S/8S, Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), Cisco Fabric Manager, Device Manager and Brocade CLI/Web tools/DCFM.

Confidential

Senior Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Support 24x7 Mission Critical Production environments which include high end enterprise storage arrays.
• Administering of enterprise SAN environment consisting of EMC VMAX-3, VMAX-2/1, XTREMIO, VNX, DMX, Hitachi VSP, IBM-XIV, and NetApp filers, Cisco, Brocade and McData Switches connected to several Windows & UNIX Servers in multiple data centers.
• Hands on experience in Datacenter SAN migrations using Concurrent/Cascade SRDF, Host based mirrors and Fabric cable move methods.
• Storage Provisioned using Auto-provisioning groups of VMAX. Implemented storage groups, port groups, and initiator groups and masking views using SymCLI.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning on VMAX array by creating thin devices, binding thin devices to Pool, mapping thin devices to FA ports and masking thin devices to Hosts.
• Planned and configured the new VNX for high performance requirements and integrated it with the SAN infrastructure.
• Experienced with Implementing and Administrating THIN Provisioning & performing LUN expansions in VNX.
• Experience in creating RAID groups, binding LUNs, storage groups, and registering hosts as per customer requirements on VNX block.
• Implementing and Maintaining FAST Cache and FAST VP in VNX and Configuring and managing Network for Block and File in VNX.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning in VNX using Unisphere and implemented FAST VP.
• Implemented Dynamic pools for dynamic tearing in Hitachi VSP. Creating and assigning the DP vols.
• Replication setup between Production and DR using TC/HUR replication technologies.
• Storage provisioning and reclamation from IBM-XIV.
• Daily tasks include storage allocation by creating Meta devices, setting devices attributes, mapping / masking using SymCLI and zoning using CISCO Fabric Manager, Brocade Web Tools, and Connectrix Manager.
• Involved in SAN Design and Implementation, Fiber channel enterprise directors and departmental switches from Brocade and Cisco.
• Expertise in managing Cisco MDS, Brocade director San switches with Fabric Manager, CLI and Device Manager.
• Configured zones on brocade DCX switches by creating the alias, zones and activated them by using Connectix Manager and have good expertise in using brocade cli.
• Provided support on numerous models of Brocade and Cisco director switches
• Experienced in administering VNX and XTREM IO using Unisphere. Performed data migrations from Symmetrix DMX to XTREM IO using Host based methods.
• Storage Provisioned to Production and DR Cluster servers from Symmetrix DMX and VMAX arrays in Single and multi-hop replication environment by implementing SRDF/S, SRDF/A, Time Finder Clone/Snap technologies.
• Allocation of storage via VPLEX which included claiming the storage LUNs from backend VMAX, creating extent, local or distributed device and virtual volume, creating storage view to make storage visible to the host.
• Performed allocations/de-allocations of storage using EMC ViPR tool, created virtual pools/virtual arrays, registered new hosts on EMC ViPR.
• Worked on EMC RecoverPoint (RPA/SE with VNX arrays at backend for replication). Configured new storage LUNs, new replication sets, Journal Volumes and Consistency Groups using RecoverPoint.
• Experienced in performing storage systems checks, monitor and alert failures within external arrays and SAN fabric components in order to identify and rectify potential hardware failures.
• Day to day operations involves handling of various hardware issues like Drive failures, DIMMs, Power supplies failures and other hardware failures.
• Handling of various performance issues and production incidents. Supporting disaster recovery failover, failback and role swap activities.
• Experienced in Amazon EC2 setting up instances, virtual private cloud (VPCs), and security groups.
• Launching Amazon EC2 Cloud Instances using Amazon Images (Linux/ Ubuntu) and Configuring launched instances with respect to specific applications.
• Experienced in Amazon EC2 setting up instances, virtual private cloud (VPCs), and security groups which acted as virtual firewalls that controlled the traffic allowed to reach one or more AWS EC2 instances.
• Setting up databases in AWS using RDS, storage using S3 bucket and configuring instance backups to S3 bucket.
• Strong expertise in NetApp Filers, Data ONTAP and protocols such as CIFS, NFS, ISCSI, FCP creation of Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree, Volumes to the Host and Disk Shelf firmware Up-gradation.
• Qtree creation, assigning quotas and exporting file system using NFS and CIFS.
• Creating shares, snapshot scheduling and restoration. SnapMirror implementation and maintenance.
• Management of Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree, Quotas for regular disk provisioning.
• Setup CIFS and NFS configurations. Disk Shelf addition to NetApp FAS Storages.
• Adding space to the vol/Qtree according to requirements. Creating LUN’s, resizing Volumes and volume maintenance.
• Supporting day-to- day activities related to NAS. Health checks on NAS Filers, trouble shoot issues, co-ordinate with vendor support and end users for maintenance.
• Setting up Replication, Scheduling and Modifying replication schedules and Disaster recovery using Snap restore, Replication.
• Worked on NetApp SAN build activities like Lun management Lun creation, igroup creation, mapping Luns to igroups.
• Expertise in LUN Management through ISCSI on Windows and UNIX environment.
• Experienced on securing files/folders with NTFS permissions and UFS
• Experienced in Implementation of RAID Systems under Windows 2003 and 2008.
• Experienced in supporting Storage and Networking on both Windows and Unix Servers.

Environment: VMAX 400K, VMAX 100K, VMAX 20K, VMAX 40K, VNX, XTREMIO, VPLEX, IBM-XIV, DMX-3/4, CLARiiON CX-Series, Hitachi VSP, USPV, AMS, NetApp FAS 8000, FAS 6000 series filers, Solution Enabler (SYMCLI), Unisphere, RecoverPoint, SRDF, ViPR, ViPR SRM, Open Replicator, SPA, FilerView, NetApp Operations Manager, WFA (OnCommand Workflow Automation), SnapMirror, SnapVault, OCI, Storage Navigator, Shadow Image/TrueCopy, HUR, HCS, CISCO MDS9513, 9509, Brocade DCX-4S/8S Data Center Network Manager (DCNM), Cisco Fabric Manager, Device Manager, Brocade CLI/Web tools/DCFM, Connectrix Manager.

Storage Administrator

Confidential, IN

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for storage systems administration and support of a mission critical production environment.
• Creating shares, snapshot scheduling and restoration.
• Creating LUN’s, resizing Volumes and volume maintenance.
• Management of Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree, Quotas for regular disk provisioning.
• Setup CIFS and NFS configurations. Disk Shelf addition to NetApp FAS Storages.
• SnapMirror implementation and maintenance.
• Qtree creation, assigning quotas and exporting file system using NFS and CIFS.
• Interacting with clients on daily basis and coordinating SAN provisioning on EMC storage arrays.
• Installation of HBA Drivers and EMC power path software in the hosts.
• Install NaviSphere Agent and NaviCLI on all the hosts in CLARiiON environment.
• Storage allocation and reclamation using NaviSphere Storage Administration.
• Brocade SAN zoning, administration and troubleshooting storage related issues.
• Reclamation of storage space from the decommissioned servers
• Monitoring the SAN environment with EMC Control Center and NaviSphere Manager.
• Monitoring of the EMC SAN environment and co-coordinating with the vendor to resolve the issue
• Co-coordinating with vendors for hardware replacements
• Installation and Configuration of HP & IBM Servers with RAID and SCSI Controllers.
• Installations and working experience on Windows 2000 /2003/XP, Active Directory, Domain Controllers, DNS Servers, DHCP Servers, Application Servers, Proxy Servers, File Servers and Print Servers.

Environment: EMC CLARiiON CX-Series, Symmetrix DMX3/4, NetApp FAS-3000, NAS, SAN, Brocade 3850 FC switches, Brocade CLI, Brocade Web tools, Windows server 2000/2003, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, McAfee Antivirus, CISCO LAN/WAN, Symantec Backup, HP Data Protector, Tape Drives and Autoloader.

Confidential

IT Support Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Storage Lab environment of HP Software Testing and Software Development division.
• Installation of HBA Drivers and EMC power path software in the hosts.
• Perform storage allocations, reclaims and soft zoning. Trouble shoot issues related to storage.
• Installation, configuration and Administration of various hardware devices in SAN environment.
• Installation, configuration and Administration of Windows and UNIX operating systems.
• Installation, configuration and administration of Network devices.
• Providing hands and eye support for Network switches and routers.
• Providing IT management and support for HP ISO, SDST division ensuring smooth workflow full network uptime.
• Managing PC COE client environment and installation of applications using Application Integration Manager.

Environment: EMC Storage arrays, NetApp FAS filers, Brocade SAN, CISCO LAN/WAN, HP ProLiant Servers, HP Laptops & Desktops, Windows & UNIX operating systems.

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and administered a Windows 2000 and 2003 domains with active directory.
• Supported all phases of Windows 2003 deployment including Planning, design and implementation.
• Designed and deployed DHCP and DNS on Windows 2003 domains.
• Created and managed DFS trees on Windows 2003 servers.
• Assigning access permissions for Shared resources on the Network using DFS tree.
• Defined and implemented group policies on specific user groups.
• Effective virus mechanism by using MacAfee 8.0 Enterprise and EPO Server
• Security Patch Management - Periodical Installations of OS & Application Level Critical Updates, Service packs, Security Patches on Servers and Workstations as per the Checklist.
• Troubleshooting & maintenance of servers, printers, LAN/WAN connections network devices, installations of new hardware & updated applications
• Definition and execution of Backup and Restoration procedures for System data and user data stored on the servers using Symantec Backup with Autoloader.
• Leased Lines Management, Vendor Management, Asset & IMAC Management, Virus Management, Backup Management and Call reports management.
• Supported several client operating systems such as Windows 9x, Windows NT, Windows 2000 professional and Windows XP professional. Installation and configuration of network and local printers.

Environment: Windows server 2000/2003, UNIX, SAN, NAS, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, McAfee Antivirus, CISCO LAN/WAN, Symantec Backup, HP ProLiant Servers, Data Protector, Tape Drives.