SUMMARY

• Over 7 years of experience in Designing and Maintenance of SAN and System Administration.
• Expertise in Multiple vendors Storage administration such as Confidential and Confidential .
• Certifications in Brocade, Brocade Certified Fabric Administrator.
• A technocrat wif extensive SAN management, administrative expertise wif VMAX, VNX, VPLEX, DMX 3000/2000/1000 , DMX - 3/4, Symmetrix 8830/8530, and Clariion CX700/600/500, CX 3/4, Isilon, Confidential USP 100/600, USP V/VM, AMS 2500/2300/2100 , HDS 9575/9585 Storage arrays.
• Management of VMAX, VNX, VPLEX, DMX arrays using Confidential Control center (ECC), Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI), Symmetrix Management Console, Unisphere and Clariion arrays using Navisphere and NAVICLI.
• Extensively experienced wif Performance manager, Storage scope, Replication Manager and Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI) for storage resource management (SRM), Navisphere Manager and Navisphere Analyzer.
• Automated SRM Monitoring and reporting on multivendor, tiered storage to improve asset utilization and performance using Performance Manager and Storage Scope.
• Worked on Watch4Net tool to generate Performance/capacity reports against VMAX and VNX.
• Expertise in Confidential USP 100/600, USP V, USP VM, Confidential AMS 2500/2300/ and HDS 9575/9585 Storage Arrays.
• Expertise in Confidential Storage software like Storage Navigator, High Command Device Manager and Multipathing software like HDLM.
• Expertise in Confidential Software’s like Dynamic Provisioning, Universal Volume Manager, Tuning Manager, Tiered Storage Manager.
• Expertise in Confidential remote replication software using True copy, Shadow Image and Universal Replicator.
• Expertise in generating Tuning Manager Reports and evaluate performance issues.
• Expertise in Isilon storage and used WebUI and CLI to manage Snapshots, SyncIQ and teh cluster.
• Expertise in Mcdata switches (10K, 6140, 4700, and 3232) and used EFCM to manage teh switches.
• Expertise in Brocade switches such as 24k, 48k, DCX Backbone and used Brocade CLI and DCFM, BNA and WebTools for managing teh switches.
• Expertise in Cisco MDS 9000 series and used Cisco CLI and Fabric manager to manage teh switches.
• Experience in designing and planning of Disaster Recovery solutions for teh 24*7 environments and implementations of solutions such as Confidential SRDF, Confidential Time finder, RecoverPoint and SnapView clones.
• Experience in Migrating data from Clariion and Confidential storage arrays to VMAX using Open Replicator Hot Pull and Cold Pull.
• Configuration of Dual Fabric SAN environment for Load Balancing and Failover using Confidential SDD(Subsystem Device Driver), Confidential (Power Path) and Sun Traffic Manager.
• Storage/system administrator experience in Solaris, Windows, Linux (RedHat, SUSE), Confidential AIX, HP-Unix platforms and intensive experience wif implementing and supporting SUN/ Confidential /Fujitsu servers and workstations.
• Experience wif multipathing software’s like PowerPath, VERITAS DMP, HDLM, SDD, Secure Path.
• Comprehensive noledge to optimize storage networking environments to address teh widest range of requirements including data accessibility, migration, and expansion.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Management Tools: Confidential Symmetrix Management Console, Confidential Control Center, Confidential Navisphere Manager, Performance Manager, Storage Scope, Connectrix Manager, EFCM, DCFM, Storage Navigator, Hi Command Device Manager, SAN screen, Watch4Net, Unisphere.

SAN Storage: VMAX, VNX, VPLEX, DMX 3000/2000/1000 , DMX-3/4, Symmetrix 8830/8530, Clariion CX 700/600/ 500, CX-3/4, Isilon, Confidential USP 100/600, USP V/VM, AMS 2500/2300/ .

Disaster Recovery/Migration: SRDF, SRDF/A, SRDF/AR, TimeFinder, SAN Copy, Snap shot, Snap …………………………………view, Open Replicator, RecoverPoint, True Copy, Shadow Copy. ………………………………

OS: Windows 2003/2000/NT, Solaris 8, 9, Confidential -AIX, Linux (RedHat, ………………………………….SUSE), HP-UX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Storage Advisor

Confidential, Plano, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed more TEMPthan 30PB of heterogeneous Storage environments.
• Administration of multi-tier SAN environment which includes Confidential VMAX, VNX, VPLEX, DMX and clarion arrays.
• Worked on Confidential VMAX using Unisphere, Symmetrix Management Console and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on creating Thin Pools, Thin devices, Data devices, Storage group, Initiator and Port groups.
• Planning and design of building thin pools, thin pool size, over subscription ratio’s and tdev size.
• Worked on adding TDAT’s to thin pools and balancing them to distribute data evenly.
• Expertise in migrating data from one thin pool to another thin pool online using Symmigrate.
• Worked in teh design and implementation of disaster recovery solution using Confidential SRDF/A, RecoverPoint, SnapView clones and TimeFinder Mirror/Clones.
• Implementation/design of actual DR tests in teh time of disaster on VMAX using SRDF/A, Timefinder clones. We replicated teh R1/production copy using SRDF/A and had a gold copy created at teh production site using Timefinder clones in precopy mode. During DR test we Split teh SRDF links after teh IO is paused against Production copy, activate teh clones and tan present teh R2 copy for teh DR server’s for testing.
• Implementation of DR solutions on VNX using Recoverpoint. During real DR test we create bookmark against teh host Consistency group and provide logged access and mask teh remote luns to teh DR hosts for testing.
• Worked on complete Symrecover setup which resumes replication whenever there is an SRDF failure.
• Worked on Installation/setup of Watch4Net tool to provide Performance and Capacity reports on every server residing on VMAX and VNX arrays.
• Automated SRM Monitoring and reporting on multivendor, tiered storage to improve asset utilization and performance using Performance Manager and Storage Scope.
• Performed Micro Code upgrades on VNX and VMAX arrays regularly for every quarter and applying of patches and code upgrades on Brocade switches.
• Worked on Brocade Director Switches’ such as 24K, 48K and DCX Backbones.
• Configuring Brocade DCX Backbones, 48k from scratch and Setting up of Virtual Fabrics and ports.
• Worked on Brocade Switch tools like DCFM, Web Tools and Brocade Command Line Interface
• Troubleshooted issues related to storage, performance and performed root cause analysis of storage issues and resolve to teh management satisfaction.
• Performed Oncall every month to support various account and gained good experience on Supporting Netapp, Compellent and Confidential arrays.
• Troubleshooting issues related to SRDF link failures, SP Reboots, Path failures, Storage not visible, link and transmission failures.
• Worked on issues like Invalid TX words, Invalid CRC, Interface down, Port-channel down in Cisco, Brocade and Mc-Data switches.
• Responsible for teh HBA to teh Arrays connectivity, Configuring HBAs, Zoning in switches and allocating storage from SAN to servers.

SAN Engineer

Confidential, Fort Worth, TX

Responsibilities:

• Managed more TEMPthan 25PB of heterogeneous Storage environments.
• Administration of multi-tier SAN environment which includes Confidential VMAX, DMX 3/4, DMX 1000/2000/3000 .
• Worked on Confidential DMX 3/4 and DMX2000/1000 using Confidential ECC and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on Confidential VMAX using Confidential Symmetrix Management Console and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on Auto Provisioning, Thin provisioning and FAST.
• Worked on creating Thin Pools, Thin devices, Data devices, Storage group, Initiator and Port groups.
• Worked in teh design and implementation of disaster recovery solution using Confidential SRDF/A, SRDF/AR and TimeFinder BCV’s/Clones.
• Used Confidential Open Replicator tool to migrate data from Confidential DMX1000/2000 to VMAX using COLD PULL and Hot PULL.
• Automated SRM Monitoring and reporting on multivendor, tiered storage to improve asset utilization and performance using Performance Manager and Storage Scope.
• Worked on Brocade Director switches such as 24K, 48K and DCX Backbones.
• Configuring Brocade DCX Backbones,48k from scratch and Setting up of Virtual Fabrics and ports.
• Worked on Brocade Switch tools like DCFM, Web Tools and Brocade Command Line Interface
• Experience working wif McData Switches ED-6064, ED-140M, 6140, ES-3232, 10k etc.
• Worked on EFCM Manager in dealing wif McData Switches.
• Experience wif SAN screen for monitoring storage arrays, fabrics and analyzing environment.
• Troubleshooted issues related to storage, performance and performed root cause analysis of storage issues and resolve to teh management satisfaction.
• Troubleshooting issues related to SRDF link failures, Path failures, Storage not visible, link and transmission failures.

Environment: Confidential VMAX, DMX 3/4/2000/1000 , Clarion CX-3/4/700, Cisco MDS 9506/9509/9513/9120/9216 , Mcdata Switches 10k, 6140, ES4700, ES3232, ED6064 Brocade 24K/48K/DCX Backbone.

SAN Administrator

Confidential, Orlando, FL

Responsibilities:

• Managed more TEMPthan 20PB of heterogeneous Storage environments.
• Administration of multi-tier SAN environment which includes Confidential DMX 3/4, DMX 1000/2000/3000 , V-Max, Clariion CX 3/4/600/700 and Isilon.
• Worked on Confidential DMX 3/4 and DMX2000/1000 using Confidential ECC and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on Confidential V-Max using Confidential Symmetrix Management Console and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on Auto Provisioning, Thin provisioning and FAST.
• Worked on creating Thin Pools, Thin devices, Data devices, Storage groups, Initiator and Port groups.
• Worked in teh design and implementation of disaster recovery solution using Confidential SRDF/AR and TimeFinder BCV’s.
• Automated SRM Monitoring and reporting on multivendor, tiered storage to improve asset utilization and performance using Performance Manager and Storage Scope.
• Migrating data from Clariion and Confidential storage arrays to VMAX using Open Replicator Hot Pull and Cold Pull.
• Administration of Isilon scale out NAS using WebUI and CLI.
• Implemented SyncIQ, Snapshots, File system and cluster management.
• Worked on Brocade Director switches such as 24K, 48K and DCX Backbones.
• Worked on Brocade Switch tools like DCFM and Brocade Command Line Interface
• Experience working wif McData Switches ED-6064, ED-140M, 6140, ES-3232, 10k etc.
• Worked on EFCM Manager in dealing wif McData Switches.
• Troubleshooted issues related to storage, performance and performed root cause analysis of storage issues and resolve to teh management satisfaction.
• Worked wif multipathing software (PowerPath, VERITAS DMP, HDLM, SDD, Secure Path).
• Responsible for teh HBA to teh Arrays connectivity, Configuring HBAs, Zoning in switches and allocating storage from SAN to servers.

Environment: Confidential VMAX, DMX 3/4/2000/1000 , Clarion CX-3/4/700, Isilon, Cisco MDS 9506/9509/9513/9120/9216 , Mcdata Switches 10k, 6140, ES4700, ES3232, ED6064 Brocade 24K/48K/DCX Backbone.

SAN Engineer

Confidential, Columbus, OH

Responsibilities:

• Managed more TEMPthan 47PB of heterogeneous Storage environments.
• Administration of multi-tier SAN environment which includes Confidential DMX 3/4, DMX 1000/2000/3000 , V-Max, Clariion CX 3/4/600/700.
• Worked on Confidential DMX 3/4 and DMX2000/1000 using Confidential ECC and Solutions Enabler.
• Worked on Confidential V-Max using Confidential Symmetrix Management Console.
• Worked on Confidential Clarion CX3/4/600/700 series using Navisphere Manager and Navicli.
• Implemented Confidential SNAP view, SAN Copy and Mirror view wif Replication manager.
• Worked in teh design and implementation of disaster recovery solution using Confidential SRDF.
• Used Confidential Open Replicator tool to migrate data from Confidential DMX1000 to HDS USP-V using COLD Push and Hot PUSH.
• Administration of Confidential TagmaStore USP 100/600, USP V and AMS line of products AMS 1000/2500 arrays, HDS 9575/9585/9980.
• Worked on Confidential Storage Arrays using Confidential Hi Command Device Manager and Storage Navigator.
• Experience in various Confidential Storage tools includes Dynamic Provisioning, Universal Volume Manager and Tiered Storage Manager, Tuning Manager.
• Expertise in Confidential remote replication software using True copy, Shadow Image and Universal Replicator.
• Generate Tuning Manager reports and troubleshoot teh issues raised over a period.
• Worked on Confidential Universal Replicator software in creating remote copies asynchronously for real time replication of data from one USP-V or USP-VM to one another.
• Worked on Universal Volume Manager to virtualize DMX behind USP-V storage array and completed migration using tools such as HTSM, Shadow Image and HUR tools.
• Worked on Replication tools such as True Copy and HUR to migrate data from USP storage Array to USP-V array
• Worked extensively in creating and splitting of paired volumes using raid manager.
• Experience in implementation of True copy, Shadow image, Universal Replicator using CCI.
• Worked wif Multipathing Software’s for various storages like Confidential Power path and Confidential Dynamic Link Manager.
• Worked on Brocade Director switches such as 24K, 48K and DCX Backbones.
• Worked on Brocade Switch tools like DCFM and Brocade Command Line Interface
• Experience working wif Cisco MDS Series Switches 9506, 9509, 9513, 9120, 9216 etc.
• Worked on Cisco Switch tools like Device Manager and Cisco Command Line Interface.
• Worked on issues like Invalid TX words, Invalid CRC, link failures, Interface down, Port-channel down, FCIP down in Cisco, Brocade and Mc-Data switches.
• Troubleshooted issues related to Clariion like SP Unreachable, Management server not running and Symmetrix issues like Disk failures, Director port failures, DAE failures.

Environment: Confidential DMX 3/4/2000/1000 , Clarion CX-3/4/700,VMAX, Confidential Tagma store USP 100/600,USPV, USPVM, HDS 9585, AMS 1000/2500 arrays, Cisco MDS 9506/9509/9513/9120/9216 , Mcdata Switches 10k, 6140, ES4700, ES3232, ED6064 Brocade 24K/48K/DCX Backbone.

SAN Administrator

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Administration and supporting a large storage environment comprising of DMX 3/2000, Symmetrix 8830,8730, CX 3-80/700, Cisco 9509/9513, Mcdata 1032, ED-64M, Brocade 2800
• Managed 1PB Storage environments.
• Storage provisioning (LUN creation, Masking, Mapping). Configured teh Fiber Channel components/features into a production SAN.
• Designing of Cabling and connectivity in SAN. Install and configure Host HBA and Drivers. Resolve teh issues related to all aspects of FC SAN.
• Managing Confidential DMX Storage arrays using Confidential Control Center 6.x and Solutions Enabler (SYMCLI) and Clariion storage arrays using Confidential Navisphere and NAVICLI.
• Implemented disaster recovery test procedures for DMX and successfully replicated teh storage to teh remote site using SRDF solutions.
• Managing Brocade and Mcdata switches using EFCM.
• Worked wif and resolved various issues relating to running both full and incremental SAN copy sessions.
• Performed host based migrations on AIX, Solaris, Linux and Windows.
• Worked on Inter Process Communication techniques like Pipes, Semaphores and signals.
• Worked on Fiber Channel over Internet Protocol (FCIP) and Fiber Channel Over Ethernet (FCOE).
• Worked on Interior and Exterior border gateway protocols
• Worked on Multiple client/server programming
• Expertise in Transmission Control protocol (TCP) a connection oriented, reliable and guaranteed delivery protocol and related protocols, also worked on User Datagram Protocol (UDP).
• Worked on SNMP and SMTP protocols.