SUMMARY

• 7 years of Strong experience in Storage (SAN/NAS/Converged Storages) and Backup Analysis, Planning, Solutions, Implementations, Maintenance and Administration.
• Experience in implementing, administering and maintaining NetApp FAS 8000/2500, 6200/6000, FAS3200/3000 & FAS2000 series.
• Experience in EMC, Dell, Hitachi, HP, Violin, Pure and Nimble storages
• Experience in Administration of Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like FC, iSCSI, CIFS and NFS
• Conducted data analytics for all SAN and NAS platforms.
• Implemented remote migrations using True Copy and Hitachi Universal replicator.
• Suggested improvements for NetApp storage systems for data availability.
• Participated in understanding of implementation and productivity.
• Good experience in Performance and capacity management
• Experience on Cisco and Brocade switch Zoning Changes.
• Infrastructure Build: Implemented Primary & DR environment by Storage & Backup Technologies.
• Operation Management: Managed Datacenter Consist of HP Blade, EMC, HDS & NetApp Storage, Symantec, IBM Storage and Backup technologies, Brocade and Cisco Devices.
• Perform Analysis, Planning, Designing and Implementation of Storage & Backup Solutions.
• DataCenter Transformation, DataCenter Green field project implementation, Consolidation, DataCenter Migration and Cloud Implementations.
• Good experience in ITIL Process and 24x7 support environments
• Extensively experienced with teh performance tuning and planning for consolidation of storage.
• Good analytical and problem solving skills. Ability to quickly adapt to new environments and learn new Technologies.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage: NetApp FAS series - 270, 940, 2000 / 3000/ 3200 / 6000 / 6200/ 8000 Series. HP Storage - 3 PAR- T/S/X series, XP24k. Hitachi Storage - VSP, AMS and HNAS, Flash Storage - Pure Storage, Violin 3000 and 6000 and Nimble CS 300/500/700EMC Storage -VMAX, Vplex, DMX-3, DMX-4, Clariion CX-600/CX-700/CX3-80, XtremIO, Isilon, Centera and Vblock. IBM Storage - DS4800, DS4700, DS5100, N5000, N7000 and IBM XIV Series. Fabric Switches and Directors - Mcdata, Brocade and Cisco

Tools: NetApp Storage Software - Oncommand System Manager, Config Advisor, OCUM, Oncommand Insight, LatX, Synergy, IMT, SPM, Perfstat, Smart Solve, Filer View, SanScreen, DFM, Command Line interface, Snap protect, Snap Manager/DriveEMC Storage software - Unisphere, Control Center, Connectrix Manager, PowerPath, SYMCLI, Navisphere MGT, Timefinder, SRDF, Replication Mgr, Isilon Manager, XtreamIO systems Manager. IBM Storage Software - DS Storage Manager Client, Storage virtual client, XIV Management tool Hitachi - Device manager and Hitachi Unified Manager HP - XP CV, EVA CV.Switches Software - Fabric Manager, Device Manager, Connectrix Manager, DCFM Flash Storages - Violin Symphony, Nimble setup manager/Infosight

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

ITIL Ticketing Tools: BMC Remedy and Service Now, Backup technologies - Veritas Net Backup, HP Data protector, EMC AVAMAR, Commvault, Networker and CA Arc Serve

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Deploy, Manage, Maintain and administering all NetApp Data ONTAP 7-mode Ontap versions
• Configuring and administering of Snap Drive, Snap Protect, Snap Manager tools for Exchange, Hyper-V, SQL, Oracle and Share point databases
• Maintenance and Monitoring of NetApp storage by Configuring Aggregates, volume, Qtree and snapshots using Filer View and Oncommand System manager.
• Created and configured CIFS Shares, NFS Mounts, Quotas, Groups and Permissions on NetApp NAS.
• Responsible for data migration in NetApp NAS environment for 7-mode to cDot.
• Responsible to plan, execute and meet teh Release data for teh migration.
• Maintain detailed inventory of teh volumes/applications to be migrated depending on teh use by business.
• Coordinating with Remediation team on pre-check list for data migration and post-check tasks to ensure teh migration went smooth and business is continued with minimal downtime (if required).
• Assigning task to offshore team for monitoring and troubleshooting data migration and knowledge transfer to offshore team to bring them up to daily sync.
• Configuring backup for new environment based on business requirement using snapvault.
• Restoring backup/snapshots of volume or qtree when required.
• Troubleshooting about teh performance issue on NetApp filers.
• Ensuring teh meet teh new guidelines of windows ACL’s to file shares based on customer requirement.
• Discovering inventory for classis systems on what volumes are actually being used and suggesting client to maintain teh type of disk based on criticality of application.
• Migrating teh data from 7-mode to c-mode using Storage X 7.7/7.6
• Managing policies and maintain schedules for teh proper incremental sync for teh data copy using StorageX.
• Expertise hands-on experience on data migration using native windows (robocopy) and unix (rsync) tools.
• Comparing old data and new data using Beyond Compare ensuring client all teh data is migrated.
• Installing and configuring Beyond Compare for Linux to compare source and target mounts.
• Cleaning up teh archive data on FAS disks to free up teh space and moving it to tapes for long term retention.
• Cross platform migration from mixed to NTFS and unix to NTFS using advanced options in robocopy and rsync.
• Mapping unix to windows users and vice-versa or cross-platform accessing using ‘user mapping’ in NetApp.
• Migration in rsync on RHEL 6.3 and Solaris 10 and comparing old and new data using linux commands.
• Mapping UID to SID for teh users who wants to access both windows File share and Unix mounts for data management.
• Offline old volume and change teh mount points to new volume and communicating to business users about teh same.
• Troubleshooting on Windows Active directory/Security if users are facing any access issue after teh data is migrated.
• Experience on installation and upgrading of teh Data Fabric Manager and Operations Manager to monitor and manage teh filers.
• Experience in ONTAP Upgrade activities both HA filers and non-clustered filers in production environments.
• Configuration/upgrading/Hardware cabling and advance features such as SnapMirror, Snapvault, FlexClone, Thin Provisioning, volmove, vol copy, dedup, zoning etc.
• Configuring and administering of Snap Drive, Snap Protect, Snap Manager tools for Exchange, Hyper-V, SQL, Oracle and Share point databases
• Analyze teh performance metrics for various features and Beta ONTAP versions of NetApp.
• SAN Administration of a complex multi peta byte storage environment consists of EMC Symmetrix VMAX/DMX4, Clariion, Isilon, XtremIO arrays and VNX storage arrays including file system configuration in AIX, Solaris and Linux servers/clusters
• Managing & maintaining EMC storages (V-MAX, DMX-3 & VNX-5300) using Solution Enabler SYM CLI, EMC Control Center, Symmetrix Management console and Unisphere.
• Implemented SRDF/A on V-Max/DMX for disaster recovery setup between local and remote datacenters
• Implementing, Managing, Administration of EMC storage - Symmetrix VMAX, VPLEX, VNX, NS20, DMX-4, DMX-3, and DMX-2, CLARiiON CX-4, CX-3, and CX 700/600/500.
• Provisioned storage from VPLEX, VNX, V-MAX, DMX-4/3, and CLARiiON to various Operating Systems and used Auto Provisioning to assign storage from V-MAX array.
• 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).
• Performed Disaster recovery planning and implementation via EMC Mirror View - Synchronous and Asynchronous techniques and Migrations using SANCOPY in CLARiiON.
• Implemented Disaster Recovery solutions using SRDF/S/A/AR for production systems and tested disaster recovery readiness.
• EMC VIPR SRM implementation for monitoring, reporting and analyzing storage and corresponding components across teh data center.
• Worked on Migrations using Open replicator, SAN copy, IP replicator .
• Delivery of Vblock 100 (3x) & 300 (24x) compute and storage infrastructure.
• Logical configuration design review of Vblock Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
• Presentation to business units and executives demonstrating VCE Vblock virtualization, UIM provisioning and VDI technologies
• IBM SCV configuration. SAN administration, trouble shooting and storage allocation. Cisco zoning and migration of servers.
• SAN / iSCSI architectural recommendations, daily SAN administration via IBM SVC / DS8300 and IBM XIV.
• SVC, XIV and DS8300 firmware upgrades.
• Administer and Managing IBM SVC, DS8300, IBM XIV, STORAGE TEK 7000, STORAGETEK SL3000, IBM P SERIES

Confidential

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Employ exceptional management and technical skills in administering 6 PB of storage covering NetApp, Pure, Hitachi, HP, EMC and IBM storage arrays across Data Centers.
• Analyze and manage Storage Area Network using Brocade and McData director class SAN switches across teh Eleven Data Centers.
• Parallel DR Test Activities.
• Responsible for overall command and control of storage and backup related projects and production issues.
• Responsible for administration of storage hardware and implementation of new equipment.
• Responsible for coordination of upgrades to equipment. Perform steady state storage administration.
• NETAPP filers FAS 3070,6070 and FAS 6080 Installation and support.
• LUN mapping/creation on NetApp devices, F/C Switch Configuration management.
• Creating, Monitoring and Replication Strategies (Snapshot, SnapMirror).
• Practical hands-on systems administration, expert in Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
• IBM XIV storage management using GUI tool.
• IBM SVC configuration. SAN administration, trouble shooting and storage allocation. Cisco zoning and migration of servers.
• SAN / iSCSI architectural recommendations, daily SAN administration via IBM SVC / DS8300 and IBM XIV.
• SVC, XIV and DS8300 firmware upgrades.
• Administer and Managing IBM SVC, DS8300, IBM XIV, STORAGE TEK 7000, STORAGETEK SL3000, IBM P SERIES
• Created storage architecture and implemented NetApp engineering tasks.
• Supported project management activities and designed SAN storage solutions.
• Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring Aggregates, Volumes, Qtree and snapshots using Filer View when required.
• Involved in teh implementation of NetApp NAS technology and configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration.
• Involved in teh 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 teh users.
• Assisted in Upgrading filers with new Data ONTAP software.
• Conducted data analytics for all SAN and NAS platforms.
• Suggested improvements for NetApp storage systems for data availability.
• Participated in understanding of implementation and productivity.
• Designed and developed multiprotocol solutions to support Linux environment.
• Provided excellent solutions for I/O based database applications.
• Administered vendor management and conflict resolution practices.
• Creating and managing teh Storage pools and Volume pools in XIV Storage.
• Manage SAN & NAS capacity and performance using appropriate reporting & monitoring tools
• EMC storage administrator designed configured and allocated storage on EMC Symmetrix/DMX/Clariion.
• Administration of Hitachi AMS 2500, USP-V, VSP and HUS storage arrays by using Hitachi command suite7, Storage Navigator, Storage Navigator Modular2, Solution Enabler (SYMCLI) and SMC.
• Managing Hitachi Dynamic provisioning pools
• Virtualizations of AMS 1000, AMS 2500 and USP storage frames behind teh USPV and VSP using Universal Volume Manager

Confidential

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Employ exceptional management and technical skills in administering 6 PB of storage covering NetApp, Hitachi, HP, EMC and IBM storage arrays across Eleven Data Centers.
• Analyze and manage 2200 port Storage Area Network using Brocade, Cisco, and McData director class SAN switches across teh Eleven Data Centers.
• Parallel DR Test Activities.
• Responsible for overall command and control of storage and backup related projects and production issues.
• Responsible for administration of storage hardware and implementation of new equipment.
• Responsible for coordination of upgrades to equipment. Perform steady state storage administration.
• NETAPP filers FAS 3070,6070 and FAS 6080 Installation and support.
• LUN mapping/creation on NetApp devices, F/C Switch Configuration management.
• Creating, Monitoring and Replication Strategies (Snapshot, SnapMirror).
• Practical hands-on systems administration, expert in Hitachi Data Systems, Hitachi Command Suite, Hitachi Tuning Manager and Hitachi Dynamic Provisioning
• IBM XIV storage management using GUI tool.
• Creating and managing teh Storage pools and Volume pools in XIV Storage.
• Manage SAN & NAS capacity and performance using appropriate reporting & monitoring tools
• EMC storage administrator designed configured and allocated storage on EMC Symmetrix/DMX/Clariion.
• Administration of Hitachi AMS 2500, USP-V, VSP and HUS storage arrays by using Hitachi command suite7, Storage Navigator, Storage Navigator Modular2, Solution Enabler (SYMCLI) and SMC.
• Managing Hitachi Dynamic provisioning pools
• Virtualizations of AMS 1000, AMS 2500 and USP storage frames behind teh USPV and VSP using Universal Volume Manager
• Symmetrix Storage provisioning: Create teh Meta luns from teh available hypers, Map teh LUNs to FA ports, Check for available address list in teh FA ports and Mask teh LUNs to teh host.
• My day-to-day responsibilities include managing, maintaining, monitoring and troubleshooting various issues related to High availability SAN and NAS environment.
• Physical installation, Configuration and maintenance of Cisco/Brocade SAN Switches with fiber cabling from EMC Frames through teh various servers connected to SAN.
• NAS Administration, NetApp filer installation, on tap upgrades, SnapMirror and quota, qtrees Administration.
• Data center Migration support for NetApp, IBM attached hosts.
• Administer and configure a virtual storage environment dat utilizes IBM SVC with more TEMPthan 200 hosts using approximately 500 TB of storage on highly redundant SVC clusters
• Remote configuration and maintenance of EMC McData SAN Switches including Domain configuration, zoning etc.
• RCA preparation and meeting SLA for RCA submission.