Summary

A professionally qualified, versatile person with good knowledge and skills in various fields of System/Storage environment, holding over 7 Years of IT Industry experience which include Storage area networks SAN , Backup and Disaster recovery. Proven experience in using Inform Management Console IMC , SYMCLI, SMC, Unisphere Manager, Navisphere Manager and NavisecCLI.

Professional Summary:

• Experience in administering and maintaining HP 3PAR storage arrays F/T/V class, P4000, P6300, P9000, EVA 6X00, 8X00, EMC Symmetrix DMX-2, DMX-3, DMX-4, V-MAX, V-MAXe, Clariion CX-3, CX4 and VNX storage arrays.
• Experience in managing storage arrays using Inform Management Console IMC and CLI for HP 3PAR Arrays, Command View for EVA arrays, SymCLI, SMC and ECC for Symmetrix, NavisecCLI, Navisphere Manager, Unisphere Manager for Clariion and VNX arrays.
• Deployed, configured and maintained SAN Directors and Switches using Fabric Manager/Device Manager, CISCO CLI for CISCO, Webtools, DCFM, Brocade CLI for Brocade.
• As a Storage Admin got hands on experience in storage allocation, mapping, masking, creating meta's and device group creations and zoning.
• Experience in Storage provisioning on HP 3PAR storage array.
• Well experienced in implementing Virtual Provisioning for effective utilization of storage by the host on an as per needed basis.
• Well experienced in PEER motion migration methodology.
• Experience in using MPX200 for migration of storage.

• Well experienced in data migration using Array based tools such as Open Replicator, SRDF A/S, SanCopy and Host based PPME, Open Migrator.
• Knowledge in performing Double-take completely online migration method.
• Good knowledge and hands on experience in implementing the Disaster Recovery solution using SRDF/S and SRDF/A for DMX/V-MAX, MirrorView for Clariion.
• Involved in creating and managing data backups using Remote copy for disaster recovery for HP 3PAR arrays.
• Implemented non disruptive array based migration of data from DMX to VMAX using FLM which was done using SMC and SYMCLI.
• Implemented Data Migration using Peer Motion from F/S/T class to V400/V800.
• Experienced in implementing FAST-DP and FAST-VP in VMAX, VMAXe and FAST in VNX and Clariion arrays running with FLARE 30 and also configuring Fast Cache on VNX and CX4.
• Good experience in performance monitoring using SPA in VMAX and VMAXe arrays.
• Installed and configured Emulex/Qlogic Fiber channel HBA's, Microsoft iSCSI initiators.
• Experienced in installation, configuring and managing EMC PowerPath for path failover, load balancing, path management and automatic I/O failure detection.
• Good working knowledge on SAN management to support all kinds of operating systems - AIX, HP-UX, SUN Solaris, Linux, Windows 2003 and Windows 2008.
• Having knowledge in troubleshooting the issues and the incident management.
• Very good at preparing the documents and share the knowledge within the group to make the environment run smooth.
• Very proactive in monitoring and collecting the system/SAN health reports and in taking appropriate actions.
• Good communication skills to work with all the people involved in the project Application users, System Administrators, DBA and PM .

Technical Skills

High End Disk Systems:

• HP 3PAR F/T/V class, P4000, P6300, EVA 8X00, 6X00 .
• Symmetrix V-MAX, V-MAXe, DMX-4, DMX-3, DMX-2, CLARiiON CX-3, CX-4, VNX5500/5700

Switches:

• Brocade DCX/48K/5300/5100/4900/4100
• MDS Cisco 9513/9509/9506/9140/9120

SAN/Storage Management:

• HP 3PAR IMC 4.2.1,CLI 2.3.1/3.1.1 , HP 3PAR System Reporter 2.9 , MPX manager, SYMCLI 7.x/6.x, SMC 7.x/6.x, ECC 6.x, Unisphere Manager, Navisphere Manager, NAVISECCLI, BrocadeCLI, WebTools, CiscoCLI, Fabric/Device Manager, PowerPath, MPIO for EVA, MPIO for HP 3PAR, TimeFinder BCV/Clone/Snap, Replication Manager 5.x, SRDF, Open Replicator, Recoverpoint, SnapView Clone/Snapshot, SanCopy, MirrorView, Open Migrator.

Operating systems:

• AIX 5.3/6.1, Solaris 8/9/10, Redhat Linux ES4/ES5, SUSE Linux, HP 11/11i and Windows 2k/2k3/2k8, VMware ESX Server 4.x.

Volume Manager:

• AIX/HP/Linux Logical Volume Manager, SUN Volume Manger.

Experience:

Confidential

Environment:

Responsibilities:

• Working as storage migration technical lead of the migration team responsible for migrating around 250 servers from EVA to HP 3PAR storage array.
• Experience with storage migration from EVA 8X00, 6X00 to HP 3PAR storage arrays using MPX200 Router.
• Storage provisioning on to Windows and Linux servers from P9000 storage.
• Initializing and configuring the disk groups on EVA for provisioning.
• Migrating storage on servers from arrays on one fabric to a different fabric using MPX200.
• Provisioning storage from EVA arrays using Command View by creating Hosts and Vdisks.
• Provisioning storage from HP 3PAR using IMC 4.3.0 by creating VV's, Hosts and exporting VLUNs to the Hosts.
• Planning the servers for data migration in the entire environment and running HPCC report to get an overview of all the hosts on EVAs in the environment.
• Responsible for migrating Windows 2003/2008 standalone server and cluster, Linux suse from EVA to HP 3PAR.
• Implementing Dynamic Optimization to improve the performance of VLUNs provisioned on HP 3PAR by moving the LUN from one CPG to another.
• Preparing Runbook for migration and checking for any server related issues to get it ready for migration.
• Upgrading and installing the MPIO for both EVA and 3PAR on Windows 2003 server and changing multipath.conf on Linux suse to discover the 3PAR storage.
• Upgrading HBA driver on Windows 2003/2008 servers to latest version compatible to 3PAR.
• Scheduling the servers for migration by coordinating with the business owners.
• Worked as team lead and was responsible for coordinating with the client, Project manager and the migration team.
• Upgrading 3PAR and EVA Null driver on windows server after the completion of data migration.
• Zoning on Brocade switches for data migration activity.
• Troubleshooting migration and performance related issues on both EVA and HP 3PAR.
• Reclaiming the unused storage from EVA and HP 3PAR.
• Removing the unused Hosts from EVA array after the migration is performed.
• Managing the workload and schedule of 5 member migration team.
• We as a team during the course of the project were responsible in decommissioning 29 EVA storage arrays and consolidating the storage on 4 HP 3PAR storage arrays.
• Prepared documentation and checklist for MPX200 migrations from EVA to HP 3PAR using both online and offline method.
• Prepared documentation and checklist for storage provisioning from VMAX to Windows 2003/ 2008 and Linux servers.
• Developing scripts for windows and linux servers to obtain storage and services details on the server.
• Creating and configuring disks group on new EVA to prepare it for storage provisioning.
• Doing cluster resource failover and failback of windows cluster.
• Checking the compatibility of HBA driver, Firmware and Bios for HP 3PAR storage arrays and verifying the HBA SAN component after the remediation is complete.

Confidential

Environment:

Responsibilities:

• Experience with storage provisioning on Symmetrix VMAX, VMAXe, DMX-4, DMX-3 using SYMCLI 7.x, SMC 7.x and VNX 5700/7500 using Unisphere Manager.
• Implementing Zoning on Cisco and Brocade switches for storage provisioning and migration purpose.
• Allocated storage using Auto Provisioning in VMAX by creating storage group, initiator group, port group and creating masking views to Windows, Solaris 9/10, Linux and HP-UX , AIX servers.
• Part of storage refresh team which is responsible in migration and storage decommission.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning from VMAX and VMAXe arrays to hosts using SymCLI.
• Processing EMC Grabs and generating SAN summary reports and performing remediation on the Hosts based on the HEAT report.
• Planning and determining SAN storage migration technology for both Host based and Array based migration.
• Implemented Data Migration using Open Replicator Hot and Cold operations and migrated many hosts from DMX to VMAX Array.
• Implemented many host based migration using PPME, Open Migrator and Host Mirroring.
• Performed Open replicator and SRDF on servers on both production and DR site.
• Performed SRDF Synchronous and Asynchronous operations for disaster recovery.
• Managed fabrics using tools Brocade CLI, WebTools, Cisco CLI and Fabric Manager.
• Implementing FAST VP to improve performance in tiered environment and reduce the cost.
• Troubleshooting various issues pertaining SAN migration and storage provisioning.
• Performing Pre-migration setup and preparing a Runbook for different migration technology.
• Performed SRDF based migration for various hosts in the environment.
• Performed Timefinder Clone operation for local replication on VMAX storage array.
• Performed Storage reclamations once the migration is completed by removing the old storage and old zones to the hosts.
• Involved in troubleshooting various issues involving production servers and ensuring optimum performance for the hosts.
• Involved in troubleshooting post migration issues involving dual paths and new storage visibility.
• Reclaimed the storage after the migration is performed and removing all the zoning to make it ready for decommissioning process.
• As a team was responsible for decommissioning 10 DMX and 2 VMAX storage arrays.
• Configured and installed ECC 6.1 infrastructure.
• Upgraded various versions of PowerPath upgrade from 4.x to 5.5 and Veritas upgrades on different servers in the environment.
• Determining the use of FA port based on the FA port utilization report and improving the performance.

Confidential

Environment:

Responsibilities:

• Experience with HP 3PAR storage F/V class, P4000 using Inform Management Console IMC and CLI.
• Experience with storage provisioning on Symmetrix VMAX, VMAXe, DMX-4, DMX-3 using SYMCLI 7.x, SMC 7.x, CLARiiON CX4-960, CX4-480, CX3-80, storage arrays using Navisphere 6.x, NavisecCLI and VNX 5700/7500 using Unisphere Manager.
• Worked on Creating Virtual Volumes, Common Provisioned Groups CPG , creating Hosts, exporting VLUNS to Host, creating VVSET and hostset on HP 3PAR storage array.
• Implementing Dynamic Optimization by moving data between CPG's using both IMC and CLI.
• Implementing Adaptive optimization to improve the performance by moving the data at sub-LUN level and creating system reports using System Reporter 2.9 and implementing various policies for Adaptive Optimization.
• Implemented online Data migration from P4000 to HP 3 PAR storage array using MPX200.
• Implemented Data Migration using HP 3PAR peer motion from F class to V400/V800.
• Implemented Dynamic Optimization and troubleshoot issues related to performance on SQL database server.
• Performed HP3 PAR patches and OS upgrades.
• Experience in working on system reporter and installation of system reporter.
• Involved in creating and managing data backups using Remote copy for disaster recovery.
• Allocated storage using Auto Provisioning in VMAX by creating storage group, initiator group, port group and creating masking views using SymCLI 7.x to Windows, Solaris, Linux and HP-UX , AIX and VMWARE servers.
• Implemented Virtual Provisioning from VMAX and VMAXe arrays to hosts by creating Data devices, Thin devices, Thin Pool, binding Thin devices to the pool, using SymCLI.
• Managed fabrics using tools Brocade CLI, WebTools, Cisco CLI and Fabric Manager.
• Implemented FAST VP for virtually provisioned environments which automates the identification of thin device extents for the purposes of reallocating application data across different performance tiers within in a array.
• Implemented Business Continuity solutions for production data using Time Finder Clone on V-Max and DMX arrays.
• Implemented Disaster Recovery solutions using SRDF/S and SRDF/A.
• Extensive experience in server and desktop virtualization and consolidation.
• Implemented SRDF/A for production systems including creation of dynamic RA groups, RDF devices, enabling SRDF/A for the group of devices. Addition and removal of devices from the device group when needed by disabling SRDF/A and re-enabled the session.
• Performed server remediation prior to migration by collecting grab reports from servers and based on report generated by Host Environment Analysis Tool HEAT .
• Migrated terabytes of data from several DMX/CX arrays to V-MAX using Open Replicator, Open Migrator and PowerPath Migration Enabler.
• Experience in PowerPath Migration Enabler host copy that supports multiple migration scenarios standard to standard, virtual provisioned devices and encrypted devices.
• Allocated and Provisioned storage from VMAX, DMX-4, DMX-3 arrays to Windows, Solaris, HP-UX and AIX servers.
• Worked in multi environment which has various hosts like WINDOWS, LINUX and VMware and have extensive practical experience in performing disk alignment.
• Strong experience in implementing SnapView Snapshot, SnapView Clones at block level.
• Creation of Device FC Aliases, zones, zone sets and activating the zonesets using fabric manager.
• Troubleshooting various SAN not seen by host issues related to zoning, path failures, disk failures etc.
• Prepared proper Documentation for all the SAN Switches and Storage Systems, prior to the data migration by discussing with the storage team.
• Administered SAN environment comprising of Brocade 48K Directors, Cisco MDS 9513, 9509 and 9506 connected to VMAX, DMX-4, DMX-3, DMX2000, DMX 3000, Clariion CX3-40/80, CX4-480/960, VNX5500/5700/7500.
• Involved in creating zones using CISCO CLI and Fabric Manger on CISCO Switches.

Confidential

Environment:

Responsibilities:

• Experience in using Auto provisioning technology of VMAX for storage allocation to various hosts.
• Allocated Storage using ECC, SymCLI, Navisphere Manager and NaviSecCLI for Open Systems from Symmetrix DMX3000 / DMX-4 and Clariion CX3-40.
• Used Virtual Provisioning technology of VMAX for better utilization of storage on the array.
• Provided the copies of production data for testing and decision making patch testing and new upgrades by configuring BCV and clone using TimeFinder Business Continuity.
• Implemented SRDF/A for Disaster Recovery Solutions from DMX-4 to VMAX at remote site, including creation of dynamic RA groups, dynamic RDF pairs and device groups.
• Implemented and tested Disaster Recovery using MirrorView/S between CX4-480 and CX4-480 at remote site.
• Migrated data from DMX2000/DMX3000 to DMX-4 related to some of the servers, windows Clusters using Open Replicator symrcopy with little interfering of host applications and business operations.
• Migrated data from CX3-40 to Symmetrix array VMAX using Open Replicator.
• Involved in configuration and installation of ECC 6.0 infrastructure along with agents, Planned and Implemented various Agent upgrades, upgraded all agents including the Master Agents .
• Installed and configured PowerPath for AIX / Solaris /HP and Windows Operating Systems to provide the fault tolerant and good performance by load balance.
• Also have knowledge related to LVM operation, i.e. creating volume groups, logical volumes, imports and exports during open migration sessions. Grouped physical disks into logical volumes dynamically sized and resized volumes to fit in the application.
• Management of NS 40G/80G NAS Celerra systems using Celerra Manager and Celerra CLI.
• Configures control station and data movers for NS 40G/80G.
• Configured FSN and various network parameters for celerra.
• Did replication between two Celerra virtual storage appliances using EMC Celerra manager.
• Allocated storage from DMX-3 to Celerra NS40G/80G.
• Generated local point in time copies using Celerra SnapSure in NS 40G.
• Day to day jobs include storage allocation, zoning, mapping and masking including troubleshooting, monitoring and reporting on the SAN environment.
• Configured and managed fabrics using Brocade CLI, WebTools, Cisco CLI, Fabric Manager and ECC.
• Installed and configured Cisco MDS 9513 and was involved in the fabric migration from Brocade 48k switches to CISCO 9513.
• As part of the Fabric Migration, collected all the Switch reports to verify the Zones, Domain IDs, IP address etc.
• Troubleshooting routine critical issues including server throughput, port availability, zone requirements, PowerPath issues, host issues host is unable to see storage .
• Maintaining the ECC infrastructure, troubleshooting errors and alerts, Configuring DCPs and alerts for management of the entire SAN infrastructure and also dealt with performance issues.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• As an implementation specialist and part of the data migration team, responsible to stage the initial environment including the creation of Meta devices, converting the device personalities and setting different attributes based on the requirement.
• Created the Device groups and populated the devices STDs, BCV/R1 and exported those groups to the remote side to use in case of a disaster.
• Implemented a disaster recovery solution between two data centres, separated geographically situated 1500 miles apart using SRDF/AR without impacting the production performance.
• Setup the Delta Mark as per the EMC best practice guide lines to collect the data changes occurring during the busy hours.
• Performed different kinds of migration methods Array based Open Replicator and Host based Open Migrator based on the application/system availability and moved the data from DMX2000 and DMX3000 to DMX-3.
• Based on the EMC requirement, updated the drivers HBA etc /patches Operating System on all systems involved in the data migration.
• Provided all the required information to qualify the hosts based host analysis on the EMC support matrix loading grab utilities, collect the required data and upload them to EMC
• As a member of data migration team, actively involved in the design of the migration methods based on the user requirement application availability etc .
• Allocated Storage using ECC, SymCLI for open systems storage environment from Symmetrix DMX3000, DMX-3.
• Created RAID Groups, bind LUNs, and created Storage Groups using Navisphere Manager on CX3 -80 and CX -700 arrays and provisioned storage to Unix, AIX servers.
• Prepared the Migration procedures in consulting with the systems administrators, Database administrators, application developers/users and business owners.
• Responsible to setup the Zones between the hosts, DMX3000/2000 and new DMX-3 Symmetrix using Brocade webtools and Cisco Fabric Manager.
• Implemented and managed the Backup and Recovery environment utilizing TimeFinder/BCV and TimeFinder/Clone.
• Prepared the configuration and troubleshooting guides to maintain/run the environment smoothly and transferred the knowledge to the customer personal responsible to maintain the environment.
• Implemented SAN expansion by joining the new switch to the existing fabric or merging two fabrics with minimal or no disturbance to the production.
• PowerPath software installation, configuration and administration on UNIX and Windows servers.
• Troubleshooting day to day performance issues and resolving them using Performance Manager, identified unused Storage Scope reporting and actively resolved the capacity allocation issues.