PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY:

• 7+ years of extensive IT experience including infrastructure administration on SAN (Storage Area Network), Open systems administration and Backup and recovery environment, (SAN/NAS/Converged Storages) and Backup Analysis, Migrations, Planning, Solutions.
• Implementations, Maintenance and Administration. I bring an innovative and pragmatic approach to analysing complex business needs, enabling me to conceptualize, design and implement cutting edge solutions based on the latest virtualization, storage, and cloud technologies.
• Operation Management: Managed Datacenter Consist of EMC, HDS & NetApp Storage, Symantec, EMC Avamar, Networker and Backup technologies,Cohesity Devices, Brocade and Cisco Devices.
• Perform Analysis, Planning, Designing and Implementation of Storage & Backup Solutions.
• Implementation of Cohesity Backup devices and migration of data through Komprise
• Enterprise Storage Design and Implementation: Data Centre Transformation, Data Centre Green field project implementation, Consolidation, Data Centre Migration and Cloud Implementations
• Administration of EMC storage - Symmetrix VMAX, iSCSI,VPLEX, VNX, NS20, DMX-4, DMX-3, and DMX-2, Clariion CX-4, CX-3, and CX700/600/500.
• XtremIO Operating System (XIOS) Upgrades and management.
• Installating XtremIO bricks and expand the adding Bricks, Configuring and Managing EMC Isilon Arrays.
• Experience in Isilon and its different tools from EMC Isilon - SmartConnect, SmartFail, SmartPools/Zones, SyncIQ, SmartQuota, SnapShotIQ, SmartLock, InsightIQ.
• Experience with NetApp Cluster Mode and 7 mode operating environments.
• Experience in migrating data from 7-mode to cDoT using 7MTT.
• Experience in Administration of Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like CIFS and NFS in NetApp SAN/NAS environment.
• Storage attached hosts migration from 3PAR, HDS VSP to VMAX and VSP Migration support.
• Experience in storage provisioning from HP 3PAR, HDS VSP.
• Having strong experience in HP XP, 3 PAR and EVA.
• HP 3 PAR Adaptive and dynamic provisioning
• Experience in administering and maintaining HP-3PARF200, F400, S400/T400, S400/T800 V400/V800 and EVA P6300.
• Meta creation, mapping, zoning, masking and Data Replication locally and remotely (BCV, SRDF).
• Implementing data migrations using Array based solution (SRDF, Open Replicator) and host based solution (Open Migrator/LVM mirroring).
• Implemented Disaster Recovery solutions using SRDF/S/A/AR for production systems and tested disaster recovery readiness.
• Performed Disaster recovery planning and implementation via EMC Mirror View - Synchronous and Asynchronous techniques and Migrations using SANCOPY in Clariion.
• Data Centre Design & Build: Storage & Backup Installation, configuration and Troubleshooting.
• Virtual environment build installation and configuration and troubleshooting.
• Data Management: Backup and Recovery, VTL, De-Duplication, NAS and SAN Technologies.
• Experience of Replication (Metro mirror), Flash Copy Services (Snapshots, backup, clone), RTC (Real Time Compression)
• L2 and L3: good experience with L2 and L3 Incident supporting, we are using service now tool and depending on the incident type and SLA we will work accordingly

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Storage: NetApp FAS series - 270, 940, 2000 / 3000/ 2500 / 3200 / 6000 / 6200/ 8040/8080, AFF 8080, Series EMC Storage - Symmetrix, VPLEX, VNX 5300/5500, DMX 1000/2000/3000 DMX-3/4,, Clariion CX3, CX4, CX500, CX600, and CX700, NS-960, XtremIO, EMC Isilon (S, X, NL), Isilon X 6 nodecluster, Centera and Vblock. HP Storage -3PAR andEVA. Hitachi Storage - VSP, AMS and HNAS. IBM Storage - DS Series and N Series and IBM SVC, XIV Series. Fabric Switches and Directors - Mcdata, Brocade and Cisco

Backup Technology: Cohesity, Komprise

Other Technologies: Server Management - Windows and Unix, Virtualization - Hyper-V and VMWare

Tools: NetApp Storage Software - On command System Manager, Config Advisor, OCUM, On command Insight, LatX, Synergy, IMT, SPM, Perfstat, EMC Storage software - Unisphere, Control Center, Connectrix Manager, Powerpath, SYMCLI. HP - 3PAR StoreServ, XP CV, EVA CV, Performance Advisory, IBM Storage Software - DS Storage Manager Client, Storage virtual client, XIV Management tool, Hitachi - Device manager and Hitachi Unified Manager. Switches Software - Fabric Manager, Device Manager, Connectrix Manager, DCFM Flash Storages - Violin Symphony, Nimble setup manager/Info sight and BMC Remedy and Service Now

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential San Jose

Sr Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Successfully completed yearly DR tests for 20 Critical Applications.
• Global NetApp storage monitoring & troubleshooting hardware & software issues.
• Configuration of NetApp hardware and software products, in cDOT storage platform; NAS-NFS, NAS-CIFS networks in FAS/AFF 8000, FAS2500, FAS3200, FAS 6200 and FAS3000 in ESX, Cloud, Mircrosoft, unix/linux operating systems.
• 7mode to Cmode migrations using 7MTT tool, Rsync, Secure copy & XCP transition.
• Volume creation and Management and Qtree creation and Management.
• Installation experience with Storage Resource Management tools such as OnCommand Unified Manager (OCUM), NetApp OnCommand Insight and WFA.
• NetApp Ontap upgrades 8.2 to 9.1.
• NetApp Consulting Best Practices, Data Migration, Excellent Presentation and Negotiation Skills
• Implemented and Maintained OCI (On Command Insight 7.2)
• Hands on experience on OCUM, OPM, OCI, Splunk
• DFM upgrades.
• Manage 4 EMC Isilon storage clusters (2pb raw capacity).
• Designed and maintain data verification and migration pipelines, including asynchronous replication.
• Implemented, Configuring and Managing EMC Isilon Arrays.
• Performance management using EMC Isilon InsightIQ.
• Worked on multiple project related to Data center consolidation projects.
• Data management and Data replication with the help of EMC Isilon smartdedupe, EMC Isilon Vcenter, for replication with EMC Isilon SynqIQ.
• Experience on OneFS 7.1.x.x, 7.2.x.x, 8.0.x.x and depth understanding of Isilon S, X and NL series and hardware architecture Infi-band switch connectivity, node connectivity, I/O flow and Load balancing between nodes.
• Working on Migration of NAS environment (NetaApp, VNX and Celerra (6VDM) to Isilon 6 node cluster under for Prod, Non-Prod, and DR environment, using EMcopy and isi vol copy tool.
• Administration, Monitor, Maintain and Manage through Isilon Storage Managment Application Gui tool.
• Maintenance jobs on cluster including SyncIQ and SnapshotIQ
• Involved in DFM Linux machines RHEL6 P2V (Physical to VM) activity.
• Implemented and Configured Splunk tool for the report generations and monitoring of Storage Arrays Globally.
• Backup Project: Implemented and configured Cohesity Back up(Incremental Backup Technology).
• Implemented and configured Komprise Tool for the Cohesity which is the middle layer between Storage and Cohesity
• Experience in ONTAP Upgrade activities both Clustered filers and non-clustered filers in production environments
• Addition of SAS Disk Shelfs in the Clustered filers in Production environment.
• SAS card and Disks replacements in the Clustered and non-clustered filers in Production environment
• Volume moves from one aggregate to another aggregate with non-destructive method
• Maintaining Snapshots configurations and Snapmirror schedules.
• Troubleshooting on Snap Manager for Exchange volumes.
• Converted Thick Provisioned volumes to Thin Provision Globally.
• Created Global DNS entries of all the IP’s in Storage which are missed.
• Port Matrix for all the NetApp Storage Arrays Globally.

Confidential WA

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Implemented, Configuring and Managing EMC Isilon Arrays.
• Performance management using EMC Isilon InsightIQ.
• Worked on multiple project related to Data center consolidation projects.
• Implementing, Managing, Administration of EMC storage - Symmetrix VMAX, VPLEX, VNX, NS20, DMX-4, DMX-3, and DMX-2, Isilon (S, X, NL), Clarion CX-4, CX-3, and CX700/600/500.
• Data management and Data replication with the help of EMC Isilon smartdedupe, EMC Isilon Vcenter, for replication with EMC Isilon SynqIQ.
• Experience on OneFS 7.1.x.x, 7.2.x.x, 8.0.x.x and depth understanding of Isilon S, X and NL series and hardware architecture Infi-band switch connectivity, node connectivity, I/O flow and Load balancing between nodes.
• Maintenance and Monitoring of NetApp storage by Configuring Aggregates, SVM, volume, Qtree and snapshots using Filer View and on command System manager.
• Volume creation and Management and Qtree creation and Management.
• Hands on experience in Space management and volume allocations.
• Created and configured CIFS Shares, NFS Mounts, Quotas, Groups and Permissions on NetApp NAS.
• Implementation of NAS solutions for the Group File sharing environment and application file sharing Experience on installation and upgrading of the Data Fabric Manager and Operations Manager to monitor and manage the filers.
• Experience in ONTAP Upgrade activities both Clustered filers and non-clustered filers in production environments.
• Administration & Management, Generating and Managing Daily backup reports
• Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree and snapshots using Filer View when required.
• Involved in the implementation of NetApp NAS technology and configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration.
• Involved in the implementation of NetApp SAN technology, created and configured LUNS.
• NetApp 7mode to C-mode Migrations by using 7mtt.
• Administration, Monitor, Maintain and Manage through Isilon Storage Managment Application Gui tool.
• Maintenance jobs on cluster including SyncIQ and SnapshotIQ.
• Meta creation, mapping, zoning, masking and Data Replication locally and remotely (BCV, SRDF).
• Implementing data migrations using Array based solution (SRDF, Open Replicator) and host based solution (Open Migration/LVM mirroring).
• Data center Migration support for USP, VSP, VMAX and 3PAR attached hosts.
• Storage attached hosts migration from 3PAR, HDS VSP to VMAX and VSP Migration support.
• Performed Disaster recovery planning and implementation via EMC Mirror View - Synchronous and Asynchronous techniques and Migrations using SANCOPY in Clariion.
• Design and implement local replication solutions within storage devices using EMC replication software such as Snap View–Snapshots and Clones for Clariion, Time finder BCV, Clones and Snaps for Symmetrix.
• Proven experience in using SYMCLI 6.x/7.x, SMC, Navisphere Manager 6.x and Secure CLI.
• Generating host remediation report using EMC Host Environment Analysis Tool (HEAT), EMC E-lab navigator and grab analysis reports.
• Setup Replication and Configure Connect EMC.
• Ticket Investigating and Troubleshooting Day to Day Administration.
• Designing and Managing Daily maintenance activities.
• Using Avamar for VMWARE Backup and Restore Performed complete documentation of all systems, including SAD, SOP and Quality gate documents.

Confidential

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree and snapshots using Filer View when required.
• Involved in the implementation of NetApp NAS technology and configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration.
• Involved in the implementation of NetApp SAN technology, created and configured LUNS.
• Used Data fabric manager (DFM), Filer view, Snap drive in monitoring, managing, reporting and provisioning storage to the users.
• Assisted in Upgrading filers with new Data ONTAP software.
• Administration of HP T400, T80, P10000 models and using HP StoreServ
• Installing 3PAR Inform Management Console, Inform management CLI and Host Explorer.
• Worked on Creating Virtual Volumes, Common Provisioned Groups (CPG), creating Hosts, exporting VVs to Host, to create Virtual LUNS.
• Created, Mapped and Masked Meta volumes using ECC to various servers for VMAX/DMX/Clariion CX 3 & CX 4 series arrays for storage provisioning.
• Design and implement local replication solutions within storage devices using EMC replication software such as Snap View–Snapshots and Clones for Clariion, Time finder BCV, Clones and Snaps for Symmetrix.
• Plan and implement DR solution over EMC Isilon SyncIQ and its policy’s for robust Disaster Recovery solution.
• Assist customer in carving up LUNs for block level access via iSCSI and FCP to Windows, UNIX and Linux hosts.
• Gained working knowledge on Recover Point and assisted the client on RPA based data migration from one data center to the other.
• Created Consistency Groups, configured journal volumes and created RecoverPoint session for RPA based data migration.
• Managing Active directory, DNS and DHCP services.
• Based on EMC recommendations, updated required patches (Operating System) and HBA drivers on all systems that are part of the data migration.
• Troubleshooting critical issues including threshold optimization, server throughput, ports availability, meeting zoning requirements, one-path down, host not seeing storage management problems.
• Created documents for operational management, troubleshooting the issues that occur in the SAN environment (both Storage and Switches).
• Self-motivated with natural leadership traits and good communication skills.

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• NAS Administration, NetApp filer installation, on tap upgrades, SnapMirror and quota, qtrees Administration.
• NET APPS filers FAS 3050, FAS 3070, FAS 2050 and FAS 940 Installation and support
• LUN mapping/creation on Netapp devices, F/C Switch Configuration management.
• Monitoring and Replication Strategies (Snapshot, SnapMirror).
• Worked with storage provisioning on V-MAX, DMX-3, DMX-4 using SYMCLI, SMC and VNX, Clariion CX4-960 storage arrays using Unisphere.
• Administration of SAN switches such as Mcdata and Brocade. IBM Shark and IBM Fast (DS4500) Installation and support.
• Maintenance of Avamar MCS, Addition of new storage nodes and Management of datasets, Managing retention policies
• Implementation of SAN based backups for the bigger application hosts.
• IBM Shark and IBM Fast (DS4500) Installation and support.
• Flash Copy, Snapshot and SnapMirror Installation and support
• Experience with Connectrix Manager and data Fabric manager, Zoning, LUN allocation, Storage allocation to storage groups.
• 24/7 Support and On-call Support.
• RCA preparation and meeting SLA for RCA submission.
• Managing Windows Server 2000/2003
• Maintaining the Domain controllers like Active directory DNS and DHCP servers.
• Creating and managing user accounts groups in Active Directory
• Managing Printers (Local, Network, Internet)
• Providing remote and physical support for the users on all issues.
• Installation and Configuration of Exchange Server
• Antivirus security and Junk Mail filtering
• Administration of Windows 2000 Servers.
• Managing Active directory, DNS and DHCP services
• Installation and configuration of all Multimedia software's.
• Technical support for windows Lab infrastructure.