SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in administrating and troubleshooting enterprise storage networks including Hitachi and HP storage technologies.
• Experience in administration of critical SAN environment.
• SAN Switch administration using CLI, Brocade Web tools and Cisco Fabric manager and Cisco Device Manager.
• Experience with creating VSAN using GUI and CLI.
• Troubleshooting Brocade 48000 director, DCX - 8510 class fiber channel switches, Cisco director fiber channel switches, HP and Hitachi arrays.
• Expertise in Hitachi storage arrays such as VSP, G1000, HUS VM, USP series, AMS 2000 Series, HUS Series.
• Expertise in HP storage arrays such as HP P9500, XP 24000, XP12000 and XP 1024.
• Experience in managing Net app 6240 filer.
• Expertise in Cisco switches including MDS 9500 and 9100 series, and Brocade DCX & 48000.
• Experience in Installing and upgrading HCS Software 8.1/7.x/6.x versions.
• Experience in Configuring performance reports, alarms in HTNM.
• Experience in Configuring and Troubleshooting Hitachi command director.
• Expertise on Hitachi Universal Volume Manager (UVM) and virtualized HDS & Non-HDS arrays.
• Performed Data Migrations from EMC Clarion to Hitachi USP V using virtualization and HTSM.
• Experience in Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning, HDT on VSP, USP V, USP VM, HUS150/130 and AMS 2500/2300.
• Experience with Hitachi Device Manager, Storage navigator, SN2, SN and SNM2.
• Involved in daily tasks like Storage provisioning and SAN monitoring.
• Extensively worked on Hitachi Migration tools like TSM, Mobility tool as part of technology refreshes.
• Expertise on Hitachi Replication technologies like Hitachi Universal replicator, True Copy and Shadow Image, thin image.
• Experience in Replication technologies like Business Copy and Continuous Access.
• Excellent customer management/resolution, problem solving and debugging skills with good verbal/written communications and presentation skills.
• Problem solving, task prioritization, communication and organization skills.
• Excellent team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Array: Hitachi VSP, G1000, Hitachi USP VM, Hitachi USP V, Hitachi USP 1100, Hitachi 9980, 9970v HUS 150, HUSVM, Hitachi AMS 2500, AMS 2300, AMS 1000, AMS 500 & AMS 2100. HP P9500, XP24000, HP XP12000, HP XP1024. Net app: FAS 6240.

SAN Switches: Cisco MDS 9513, 9509, 9506, 9124, 9148 and Brocade, 8510, 48000, 5100, 5300.

Storage Management Software: Hitachi Command Suite 8, Hitachi Storage Navigator 2, Hitachi Storage Navigator, Storage navigator Modular 2, Hitachi Dynamic Tiering, Hitachi Universal Volume Manager, Hitachi Universal Replicator(HUR), Hitachi Tiered storage manager (HTSM), True Copy, Shadow Image, Hitachi Dynamic Link Manager, Business Copy, Brocade CLI, Brocade Fabric Manager, Brocade web tools, Cisco CLI, Cisco Fabric Manager, Cisco Device Manager.

Protocols: TCP/IP, UDP, LAN, WAN and Fiber Channel(FCP, FC-AL).

Platforms: Windows 2k/2k3/2k8/XP, Sun Solaris 8/9/10, HP-UX 10.x/11.x, UNIX, VMware

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed and administered Hitachi VSP, G1000, HUS-VM storage frames.
• Managed and administered HUS150, AMS 2500 frames.
• Configured and managed Brocade 8510, 48K, 6500, 5000 series.
• Managed Environment fabric using Brocade Network Advisor.
• Performed storage provisioning on Hitachi G1000, VSP and HUS VM using Storage navigator 2.
• Performed storage provisioning on AMS and HUS150 using Storage navigator Modular2.
• Configured and Managed Hitachi Dynamic Tiered Pools and DP Pools.
• Migrated data between heterogeneous storage arrays using UVM, TSM tools.
• Virtualized AMS 2500, USPv, VMAX/DMX to Hitachi VSP Using Universal Volume Manager.
• Configured and administered Hitachi Universal replicator, setup horcm files, copy groups, Brocade 7800 FCIP, CIENA setup, Replication bandwidth analysis.
• Experience in taking backup copies using shadow Image, Thin Image setup using scripts.
• Configured CCI server and HORCM Instances for Asynchronous, Synchronous and Local Replication.
• Experience in Configuring performance reports, Alarms and alerts in HTNM.
• Experience in Installing and Troubleshooting HCMD.
• Working Knowledge of VMware, Unix, Window, Linux platforms.
• Experience in working change control for Production and Non production maintenance.
• Involved in documentation of the Storage information and fabric connections in the Environment.

Environment: Hitachi VSP, G1000, HUS-VM, HUS150, AMS 2500, USP, USPV, TSM, HTNM, HCMD, HDP, HDT, Hitachi universal replicator, Shadow- image, Truecopy, UVM, Tiered storage Manager, Brocade 8510/48K/5000.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Design Storage Architecture and setup complete SAN environment.
• Managed and administered configuration of Hitachi VSP, USPv, HUSvm arrays using Storage Navigator.
• Managed and administered configuration of Hitachi AMS 2300,2500, HUS series using Storage Navigator 2.
• Managed and administered configuration of Hitachi AMS 1000 & AMS 500 using Storage Navigator Modular.
• Administration and configuration of Cisco MDS 9513 and Cisco MDS 9509 using Cisco Fabric Manager.
• Migrated data between different DP pools, heterogeneous storage arrays using UVM, TSM tools
• Created LUSE & assigned LDEVS through Storage Navigator.
• Created RAID groups, Storage groups on AMS 1000 and AMS 500 arrays.
• Install & Configure Shadow Image for Local replication.
• Install & Configure HUR, True Copy for Remote replication.
• Install and configure Cisco San Switches at both Primary & DR site.
• Configuring, troubleshooting & performing Zoning on Cisco Switches using Cisco Fabric Manager.
• Setting up the SAN environment for development & testing needs.
• Troubleshooting the problems remotely.
• Provision storage to Windows, Unix and AIX servers.
• Following change control procedures for disk assignment, space allocation, LUN expansion.

Environment: AMS 2300/ AMS 1000/ AMS 500, USP 1100, USPV, HDP, HDT, Hitachi universal replicator, Shadow- image, Truecopy, Tiered storage Manager, Cisco MDS 9513/ MDS 9509.

Confidential, Ann Arbor, MI

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Managed and administrated Hitachi USP V, USPvm, USP models.
• Managed and administrated Hitachi AMS 2100 & AMS 2300, 2500 models.
• Managed and administrated HP XP24000 and XP12000 Arrays.
• Managed Cisco switch, created VSAN, added members to zones, added zones to zone set and activated zone set using command line interface.
• Configure Dynamic Provisioning on Hitachi USP arrays.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi /HP external storage for externalizing and migrating EMC storage to Hitachi storage array.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi USP arrays through Storage Navigator.
• Storage Provisioning on Hitachi AMS arrays through Storage Navigator 2.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Hi Command device manger.
• Configured data migration using external storage.
• Installation and configuration of Hitachi Shadow Image, COW .
• Installation and configuration of HUR, Hitachi True Copy (sync).
• Configuration of the CCI server for the HORCM files.
• Experience with handling of the production support ticketing.
• Created and updated the storage Documentation. Problem analysis and Capacity planning. Monitor the storage environment. Set up the alerts and create the logs. Set up the user accounts on storage devices.
• Installation of Fiber adapters, installation of Fiber switches, Zoning.
• Health monitoring of SAN components. Collect the data for trending. Create daily logs, perform capacity planning.

Environment: Hitachi USPv, USP, USPVM, AMS 2100/ AMS 2300, HP XP12000/ XP24000, Shadow- image, HUR, Truecopy, Cisco switches.

Confidential

System Support Executive

Responsibilities:

• Administrated and Configured the storage environment comprising of Hitachi USP, HP XP12000 & XP1024 storage arrays using HP Command View XP.
• Administration and Configuration of Brocade 48000 using Brocade Web Tools.
• Performed daily tasks which included creating Luns, LUSE and assigning them to windows, Linux, HP-UX hosts.
• Established SAN Security using Zoning & Masking.
• Installation & Configuration of Business Copy for Local replication.
• Installation & Configuration for the Continuous Access of Remote replication.
• Configured, troubleshoot & performed Zoning on Brocade Switches using Web Tools.
• Configuration and management of performance of the storage using HP performance advisor.
• Documented SAN/Storage Environment including Fiber Channel Port documentation.
• Configured Business copy and continuous access on XP 1024 array.
• Monitored Events & translated them to a readable format.
• Working Knowledge of HP XP Performance Advisor .
• Created reports using HP XP Documentation Tool.
• Setting up the SAN environment for development & testing needs.

Environment: HP XP12000/ XP1024, Brocade 48000 Shadow- image, Truecopy.