SUMMARY

• Technical specialist with more than 7 years of experience in configuration, administration, troubleshooting, monitoring, reporting and supporting the SAN infrastructure using SAN Management solutions.
• Experienced working with EMC Symmetrix VMAX 10/20/40k, DMX2000, DMX - 3, DMX-4, VNX 5300, 5700, 5800, CLARiiON CX-480/960 CLARiiON CX3-80/500700, RecoverPoint and VPLEX
• Experience in administering and maintaining 7-mode NetApp FAS2040, FAS2240, FAS3140, FAS3020, FAS3040, FAS3210, FAS3240, FAS3270, FAS6080, FAS6210, FAS6280 and V-Series Filer
• Extensive knowledge in replication techniques which include mirror view, time finder and SRDF
• Implemented NetApp Snapsuite solutions like Snapshots, SnapMirror, SnapVault, SnapRestore for backup, migration and disaster recovery
• Experience in implementing migration of data using SAN Copy, Open Replicator, Open Migrator and PPME
• Experience with different data management and monitoring tools such as Operations manager, provisioning manager, protection manager and Oncommand Core/Host, Solution Enabler SYMCLI, NAVICLI, Unisphere for VMAX, Unisphere for VPLEX, Celera Manager, Navisphere Manager, ECC,SMC, NetApp CLI, Ontap Manager, OnCommand system manager, Cisco CLI, Device Manager, Fabric Manager, Brocade CLI and Webtools
• Performed Data ONTAP 7.0 Data protection online backup and recovery
• Experience in storage provisioning which includes Lun creation, mapping, masking and zoning
• Experienced in migrating data from Symmetrix DMX to VMAX and CLARiiON to VMAX using both Hot-pull/push and cold push/pull technology. Also migrated data from CLARiiON to VNX using SanCopy
• Experience with auto-provisioning in VMAX and virtual provisioning in DMX-4, VMAX storage array systems using SYMCLI, Symmetrix Management Console (UNISPHERE FOR VMAX)
• Expertise in storage provisioning, monitoring, reporting of EMC Symmetrix (including VMAX) and CLARiiON using ECC/IONIX, UNISPHERE FOR VMAX and Unisphere
• Allocation with Auto-provisioning by creating views, initiator groups, port groups and storage groups on VPLEX
• Performed encapsulation on VPLEX for existing storage arrays and migrated data to new arrays through device mobility.
• Utilize EMC RecoverPoint for consistency group setups, replications, failover/ failback settings, DR simulations and snapshot checks.
• Experience in implementing and managing Fiber Channel Host Bus Adapters such as EMULEX, QLOGIC and also updated drivers, firmware’s and BIOS on them
• Expertise in installing and configuring fiber channel switches and directors- Brocade, Mcdata, Cisco MDS and Connetrix
• Administered, Monitor and troubleshooted SAN Brocade, and Cisco switches. Upgrade firmware on the switches and performed migration from old switch to new switch
• Solid knowledge on all levels of RAID configuration and management
• Experience in Administration of Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like CIFS and NFS in NetApp SAN/NAS environment
• Experience in installing and configuring EMC Power path for load balancing, path management and path failover
• Documented and architecture Snap mirror and Snapshot of NetApp
• Trained and shared knowledge about newly installed NetApp
• Hands-on experience in configuring FASTVP in V-MAX with Enginuity 5876
• Install, Configure, Operate, and Troubleshoot medium-size route and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN
• IP Address Planning, OSPF Routing and Link Load Balancing. Supported 24X7 Production environments and supported on call duties
• Experienced in Drafting the Data Center Audit reports and Performance reports
• Experienced in configuring and managing PowerPath, MPIO solution for path failover, load balancing, path management and automatic I/O failure detections.
• Experience in Storage migration for VMs using VMware Storage vMotion

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware: Symmetrix VMAX-20k,40k, DMX-3/4, DMX 2000, Clariion CX4-960/480, CX3-80/40, CX 700/500, Celerra NS480/960, VNX5100/5300, VNX 5500, 7500, VPLEX.NetApp FAS 6080/6040, FAS 3270/3170/3070, FAS 3240/3140, FAS 2040/2020, FAS 270

Management Software: EMC Connectrix Manager, DCFM, SymCLI, DATA, Unisphere, EMC Control Center, Navisphere Manager, NaviCLI, Storage, on command system manager, filerview, cisco device manager, Brocade web tools.

Storage Technologies: SAN, NAS, CAS, DAS, TCP\IP, FCP, iSCSI, NFS & CIFS protocols

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, IL

Sr.Storage Admin/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administered EMC CLARiiON CX480/960, DMX 4, VMAX 20K, VNX 5500, VPLEX and NetApp FAS 3000/3100 to provisioned storage to physical and virtual hosts such as Windows 2000/2003/MSCS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux and Solaris
• Configured and allocated storage on EMC VMAX 40k, 20K, 10K, DMX-4 / DMX-3, DMX 1000, DMX 2000, VNX 7500,5700,5500,5300, CX3-80/CX VMAX, DMX, VNX and Clariion using SYMCLI, Navisphere and Unisphere
• Troubleshooted, Manage, and analyze problems with EMC Clariion, VNX Storage arrays and VMAX arrays and resolve the issues following EMC best practices
• Performed installation of Solutions Enabler v7.1.1 and Unisphere for VMAX with Performance analyzer on several UNIX and Windows management servers
• Performed Auto-provisioning for VMAX by creating, initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and masking views using UNISPHERE FOR VMAX and Solution Enabler SYMCLI.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning with Thin Pools providing oversubscription for applications with similar performance requirements from VMAX to hosts
• Presented virtual volumes by created storage views for different server on VPLEX using Unisphere for VPLEX.
• Moved data between different devices or between different extents, while maintaining I/O access to the data using VPLEX
• Installed and configured the Unisphere Agent/CLI, PowerPath on UNIX and Windows Servers
• Experience on Implementing Filelevel VNX and configured the RAID Groups and LUNs using Unisphere for VNX
• Worked extensively in integration of EMCVNXNAS Control Station, Data MoverStorage Array into the USER / AD environment
• Experience on configuring the quotas, user mapping, snapshot and remote copy (DR facilities) of EMC Celera / VNX file level
• Responsible for Network Attached Storage (NAS) Infrastructure. Installation, maintenance, firmware and ONTAP OS upgrade, & technical support for volumes & disk space management. Technical support includes setting up new volumes with raid groups & creating qtrees, system monitoring for disk failures, snap mirroring of onsite/remote volumes & snapshot management
• Creating and administering aggregates, volumes, qtrees, FlexVols, FlexClones, Snapshots, and Space Guarantee etc.
• Create, configure, and manage CIFS & NFS shares, quotas, groups, and permissions.
• Configuring SnapMirror, SnapReserve, allocating & deallocating shares to UNIX and Windows Clients from NetApp storage systems.
• Perform various methods of data migration from NetApp to EMC and EMC to NetApp and providing the customer with practical methods in transferring large amounts of data to remote locations.
• Upgraded ONTAP from 7.3 to 8.0 on 200 NetApp systems
• Configured and Administered Open System SnapVault and SnapRestore for backup and restore operation in NetApp NAS Environment.
• Installed new NetApp and EMC and implemented best practices.
• Perform various methods of data migration from NetApp to EMC and EMC to NetApp and providing the customer with practical methods in transferring large amounts of data to remote locations.
• Install, configure, and troubleshoot Brocade 5000 and 4900 and Cisco MDS 9000 series fiber channel switches, along with Qlogic and Emulex HBAs
• Manage Brocade and Cicso switches using Fabric Manager and Webtools
• Provided 24/7 on call support for all the Storage systems
• Participate in Disaster Recovery (DR) Drills, Help to maintain and Streamline DR procedures
• Provide recommendations on capacity planning, performance enhancement, standardization, backup over SAN, best practices, and data retention to customers
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance for junior SAN field engineers.

Confidential, Nashua, NH

Storage Admin/Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Server migration to EMC SAN, add more storage to current infrastructure. Migration from CLARiiON CX4 to VNX 5700
• Configured and managed EMC VNX, VMAX
• Configured Virtual provisioned by creating Initiator groups, Port groups, Storage groups and Masking views to allocate storage in a VMAX environment using Solution Enabler SymCLI
• Configured FAST, Virtual Pools and performed Auto provisioning
• Implemented Unified storage with VNX created Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Pools, Created RAID protection, assigned Thin LUNs and Traditional LUNs to Pools
• Configured FAST Cache and FAST VP in VNX Environment
• Configured Snap view Snapshots, Snap view Clones and MirrorView S/A in VNX Series.
• Created Open Replicator Sessions using UNISPHERE FOR VMAX to perform migration from Clariion CX4 to VMAX
• Performed and implemented SRDF from DMX to V-MAX by creation of dynamic RA groups, dynamic RDF pairs and device groups and adding to crontab scheduler for incremental replication.
• Involved in configuring various VNX business continuity solutions
• Generating Historical Performance Reports for VNX 5500/5700/7500 storage arrays using Archive (NAR) Files in both Production and DR for troubleshooting purpose
• Generating Capacity planning reports for VNX 5500 storage array for monitoring the growth of each Server for Budget planning
• Provisioned block storage from VNX 5500/5700/7500 by registering hosts, Creating Storage Pools/Raid groups, Creating LUN, creating Storage Groups, and adding hosts to the storage group using Unisphere
• Created and Configured RAID Groups, Storage Groups, Binding Lun, Naming, Resizing.
• Provisioned and Decommissioned storage from NetApp FAS and EMC Celerra.
• Installed new NetApp and EMC and implemented best practices.
• Creating and administering aggregates, volumes, qtrees, FlexVols, FlexClones, Snapshots, Space Guarantee using NetApp cli and system manager
• Installation and Administration of NetApp Storage, Creation of Aggregates, volumes and mapping of LUNs to Windows & UNIX hosts.
• Configure Snapshot schedule for volumes or aggregates on NetApp Filers.
• Configured VIFs and VLANS in Netapp Environment.
• Monitoring and forwarding Syslog messages on NetApp Filers.
• Backup and restore data from Tape Libraries using ndmpcopy, dump, restore in NetApp NAS Environment.
• Perform various methods of data migration from NetApp to EMC and EMC to NetApp and providing the customer with practical methods in transferring large amounts of data to remote locations.
• Upgraded ONTAP from 7.3 to 8.0 on 200 NetApp systems during various weekend GZ.

Confidential, New York, NY

SAN Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Day-to-day provisioning of the storage from the VNX and VMAX to the VPLEX for the migrations and as well from CX-700 and DMX-3/4 depending on the migrations.
• Provisioned thin devices from VMAX using Virtual/Auto provisioning to multi host environments using SymCLI
• Configured Zonesets on Cisco switches.
• Extensively used Open Replicator to migrate storage from CLARiiON and DMX to VNX/VMAX and completely decommissioned the source storage arrays. For Open replicator, created cold pull sessions to migrate devices by scripting the whole process for efficiency.
• Worked with setting up the connectivity between the source and target frames for the Open Replicator connectivity and tested various hot/cold pull sessions.
• Also used PPME for host-based migrations.
• Successfully upgraded EMC ECC 5.2 to ECC 6.1 and documented the procedure for client.
• Successfully configured and documented the EMC Replication Manger with EMC RecoverPoint to create application consistent bookmarks. Also used replication manager for local clones and BCV backups.
• Configured RecoverPoint for data protection and disaster recovery with multiple recovery points to restore applications instantly to specific point in time.
• Administration of NetApp filers which includes creating quotas and sharing them to CIFS and NFS clients.
• Implemented FAST VP by creating Storage Groups and FAST VP policies.
• Involved in performing the tasks like increasing the size of aggregates, volumes, LUN resize and increasing the quota limits.
• Configured local snapshots using Snap Vault and Snap Manager and geographic replication using SnapMirror.
• Designed Run book for the migration and SRDF from DMX 3 / Symmetrix 1000/3000 to DMX 4 /VMAX.
• Configured quotas and quota limit as requested by the user.
• Troubleshooted various problems encountered in the migration with PowerPath, HBA drivers on multiple OS flavors.
• Collected grabs and worked with E-Lab to generate remediation reports for the servers for the migration.
• Add disk as needed to existing storage systems and configuring to filers.
• Exposure on configuring iSCSI LUNS, assigning to Solaris/Linux hosts and administration.
• Maintained reports on disk utilization, availability and growth patterns.
• Designed Run books for Storage allocation and administrations of EMC and NetApp arrays.

Confidential, Reston, VA

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Experience in implementing Netapp NAS technology, including configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration
• Created Aggregates, Volumes (Traditional, FlexVol and Flex Clone), Qtrees and Quotas in NetApp FAS 3040 and FAS 3020 using Filerview
• Troubleshoot NFS, SAN and CIFS issues on NetApp filers and fine tune the filers for optimal performance
• Monitor, replace, and reconfigure disk drives, FC HBAs (Host Bus Adapters), Compact Flash Card, tape drive/libraries
• Created technical documentation for NetApp OS upgrades and extensive design diagrams for NetApp Infrastructure
• Installation and Configuration of Raid groups, storage groups and disk mirroring
• Managed the support of NetApp infrastructure working with the NetApp vendor engineers on NetApp ONTAP OS Upgrades, incidents, and hardware issues
• Implemented business continuity plan through automated failover using snapmirror technology and NetApp clustered hardware
• Perform monitor and generate reports using ECC and extract file lever reports using storage scope
• Actively participate in the planning and implementation of storage and backup solutions
• Configuration of Open Replicator for 50TB data migration between Symmetrix DMX4 and Symmetrix VMAX1 using the EMC Solutions Enabler SYMCLI
• Configuring Powerpath and Access Logix for dynamic load balancing, making system redundant of power failures and Masking the LUNS for providing security to the SAN
• Assign storage from Clariion CX3/CX4 using Navisphere Manager
• Level 1 and Level 2 support tasks included performing daily system health checkouts, HW/OS installs/upgrades
• Analyzed and Troubleshoot host connectivity problems with the storage arrays
• Used VMware ESX 3.0 to partition physical servers in multiple virtual machines for sharing of physical resources
• Configured storage units for NDMP backups
• Configured and installed various QLogic, Emulex model HBA cards, providing server SAN access
• Involved in Installation and Configuration of NAS device EMC Celerra NS501G, NS700
• Configured Celerra Replicator on Celerra Systems for Local and Remote replication
• Periodic audit of storage sub systems, Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning and monitor Backup storage utilization and performance
• Backup and restore data from Tape Libraries using ndmpcopy, dump, restore in Netapp NAS Environment.
• Trained in managing/monitoring Cisco MDS 9000 Series Multilayer SAN switches

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured, Managed and Monitored top tier and middle tier storage that comprised of Symmetrix DMX 3, 2000/1000, CLARiiON CX3-20/600/700, McDATA ED140M/ ED64M2 using ECC, Cisco CLI, Fabric/Device manager and Connectrix manager.
• Provisioned storage from DMX to different host using Solution enabler SymCLI
• Implemented DR setup between the DMX using SRDF and in the process formed RA groups, device groups, added devices to device groups, created pairs of source & target devices and tested for applications.
• Creating and developing technical documentation
• Designing documentation on how to install and use SMAS (SPA, SMC, and SE)
• ImplementingSAN health checks and provides efficient solutions according to EMC best practices
• Configuring FAST VP, Tuning application according to High I/O
• Design pool RAID for new VNX array and help Migrate data from CX to VNX
• LUN Migration from Clariion CX3, to DMX4 Using Open Replicator and Sancopy
• Managing the trouble ticket queue, and responsible for monitoring, troubleshooting, cabling and resolving routine issues like one-path-down, hosts not seeing storage, HBA failures, zoning/masking/storage allocation & performance issues etc
• Implementing performance tuning of storage arrays
• Managing VNX using Unisphere
• Building queries to generate reports to help capacity and planning
• Analyzing enterprise storage architecture to provide recommendations around Data Tiering
• Implementing and troubleshooting Data replication technology SRDF and Time finder
• Providing technical consultancy to achieve top performance for Database, Exchange and Backup
• Identifying and analyzing array performance using Navisphere Analyzer
• Configuring QoS in Clariion to achieve high performance on Database exchange and backup
• Working on EMC tools to generate reports on monthly basis to help with capacity and planning

Confidential

System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for configuration and administration of Linux servers by installing, creating and managing file systems, partitioning & mounting file systems, performing user administration, controlling system process, performing package administration & patch installations and file system backup's & restores.
• Created RAID Groups, Bind LUNs; created Storage Groups, Register Hosts for assigning Host to Storage Group and added LUNs.
• Configured and Maintained the San environment using Brocade 4700 and created zones and added to zone sets.
• Installed, configured, monitored and managed Power Path environment for automated path management and load-balancing and updated the persistent bindings.
• Extensively used Veritas volume manager to deport and import volume groups (disk groups) whenever there was any data migration, performed administration of file systems and troubleshot file access and disk problems using volume manager.
• Planned, designed and configured SAN for backup infrastructure with Veritas NetBackup solutions.
• Implemented and managed backup procedures and reviewed daily backup logs to verify the completion of the backup jobs and also performed the scheduling of backups for all valuable network resources in the environment.
• Backup environment includes Solaris, Windows, Oracle database, SQL server and other legacy backup systems.