Skills Summary:

• Extensive 7 years in the field of Storage Area Networks SAN .
• Expertise in designing SAN infrastructure Environment.
• Expertise in Windows Server 2003.2008 and 2012 expertise in Active Directy.
• Expertise in Multiple vendors Storage administration such as EMC, IBM, Hitachi and HP.
• Expertise in implementing tiered storage environment
• Proficient in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solution such as EMC SRDF, Hitachi continuous Access, IBM Metro Mirroring and Global Mirroring
• Proficient in designing and configuration of business copy solutions using EMC TimeFinder, IBM Flash copy and HP Business copy.
• Proficient in EMC Symmetrix storage arrays such as VMAX, DMX4,DMX3, DMX1000,DMX2000 and DMX3000
• Proficient in Hitachi storage arrays such as Tagmastore and VPS, USP, USPV, UPSVM etc.
• Management of Symmetrix arrays using EMC Control center ECC, Symmetrix Management Console SMC and Solutions Enabler SYMCLI
• Proficient in IBM Storage Array management for IBM XIV, DS8000,DS4800, DS6000, ESS F20, ESS 800 etc
• Proficient in IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Server
• Proficient in HP Storage array management for HP XP12000, XP1024 and EVA8000 and EVA5000 using HP StorageWorks Command View.
• Proficient in IBM System SAN Volume Controller Console version and SVC CLI.
• Proficient in Configuration and implementation of SAN disk storage on the Open systems environment such as AIX, SUN, HP - Unix, Linux, VMware and Windows Systems.
• Storage Provisioning LUN Creation, LUN Masking, LUN mapping, SDR
• NAS experience includes managing NetApps FAS3240, NetApp Filers
• Proficient in Implementation of ILM Information Life cycle environment for the SAN environment
• Proficient in EMC VNX and Clariion storage array management using UNISPHERE and NAVICLI.
• Experience in planning and execution of storage migration.
• Worked on Projects to perform Data Migration using EMC SRDF and Open Replicator
• Proficient in Mcdata switches SAN environment using EFCM manager and EMC Connectrix manager
• Proficient in Brocade switches such as DCX 48K etc
• Proficient in managing Cisco director switches such as MDS 9509 and 9513
• Proficient in providing Installation/Qualification and Standard operating procedures for the SAN environment
• Proficient in San Resource Management Tool Netapp Oncommand Insight.
• Unix systems administration such as IBM AIX, SUN OS, Linux and HP-Unix.
• Proficient in File Sharing such as NTFS, NAS, CIFS, SMB.
• Proficient in configuration of Backups/Recovery in SAN environment.
• Proficient in configuration of Multipath SAN solutions for load balancing using EMC Powerpath, IBM SDD and HP Secure path/Auto path.

EXPERIENCE:

SR. SAN ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Worked in Planning, Design and Implementation of SAN storage environment using EMC Symmetrix VMAX40K, 20K, DMX-4, DMX3, VNX, Clarion CX-4-480, CX-3-40.
• Support Multi-Tier Storage Environment with 1 PB of usable Data
• Effectively Managing EMC Symmetrix Storage arrays using EMC Control Center ECC, Symmetrix Management Console SMC, Unisphere for VMAX and Solutions Enabler SYMCLI . Administration of VNX and Clarion storage arrays using EMC Unisphere, Navisphere and NaviCLI.
• Adminstration IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Server
• Implemented SAN virtualization project using IBM SVC.
• Rolled out IBM XIV Gen-3.
• Perform Storage Allocation activities such as Zoning, Fiber Patching and LUN assignment based on business requirement using Tired Storage
• Implemented Thin provisioning using EMC FAST-VP.
• Managing Host Zoning and checking Port Connectivity for Cisco switches using Cisco Fabric Manager
• Configured VSAN's and Inter VSAN Routing IVR on Cisco Swtches
• Implementation of NAS solutions for the Group File sharing environment and application file sharing environment using Netapp FAS-3240, FAS-2240.
• Implementation of Real time Site-to-Site Disaster Recovery solution on EMC Symmetrix Arrays from production to DR sites using EMC SRDF/A solution
• Worked on data center migration project using EMC SRDF, Open Replicator and SANCopy.
• Providing Performance Analysis using Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, VNX PMR Tool and NaviAnalyzer
• Install and configure Multi-Pathing MPIO software like EMC PowerPath and IBM SDD.
• Provided Storage Administration support for IBM AIX, Redhat Enterprise Linux, VMware systems and Windows.
• Written and maintained SOP Standard Operating Procedures and IQ Installation qualification documentation for Auditing
• Performed Capacity planning based on the Business Requirement to provide Cost Effective solutions and also performed Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Worked on Problem Ticket management as well Change Ticket Management.

Confidential

Sr. Storage Administrator/Backup and Recovery

• Administration of 1 PB Heterogeneous Storage environments which includes EMC, HP and IBM Storage environment.
• Administration of EMC VMAX DMX3, DMX1000, CX-3-80, CX-700 Storage arrays.
• Administration of HP XP24k, XP12k, HP EVA storage arrays
• Administration of IBM ESS and IBM DS4000, DS8000 Storage Arrays
• Expertise in EMC ECC, SMC and EMC Navisphere, Unisphere
• Managed EMC Storage arrays using EMC SYMCLI and NAVICLI
• Implemented TimeFinder/Clone for full disk replication
• Implementation of PowerPath Migration Enabler PPME for non disruptive migration.
• Implemented and migrated 2000 servers under Tech Refresh for DMX to VMAX using Open Replicator.
• Implemented EMC TimeFinder mirror for the 24 7 business critical application for Backups.
• Administration of EMC SRDF for remote replication
• Administration of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Server for backup and recovery.
• Implemented IBM Flash copy for the 24 7 Business critical applications for Backups.
• Implemented EMC SNAP view
• Planned and configured EMC Powerpath, IBM SDD and Veritas DMP for the load balancing.
• Worked on Migration of IBM ESS to XP12000 storage arrays using TDMF tool.
• Worked on SANscreen, NetApp On Command Insight as evaluation SRM tool.
• Administration of Veritas NetBackup.
• Worked on Mcdata SAN environment which includes switches such as 6140, 4700, 4500 and 3232.
• Upgraded EFCM manager from 7.1 to 9.1.
• Participated in the Disaster Recovery testing.
• Expertise in HP command view for the administration of HP storage arrays.
• Provided Unix administration support for AIX, SUN OS, LINUX and HP Unix environment also VMware and Windows environment.

Environment:

• EMC Symmetrix VMAX, DMX 3, DMX 1000, CX3-80, CX-700
• EMC SRDF, TimeFinder Open replicator
• EMC SymCLI, NaviCLI
• IBM ESS /800, 2107 DS8000/DS6000/DS4800
• HP XP 24000/12000/ XP1024, EVA 5000
• McData Intrepid 6140, ES3232, ES4700 and ES4500
• McData EFCM Manager
• Cisco 9513, DCNM SAN Client, Device manager
• EMC ECC, SMC, Solutions Enabler

Confidential

Storage Administrator

• EMC, Hitachi and IBM Storage arrays configuration and management
• Administration of EMC DMX1000, DMX2000, EMC Clarion storage arrays and IBM ESS storage arrays
• Administration of Hitachi storage arrays such as Tagmastore and VPS, USP, USPV, UPSVM etc.
• Expertise in EMC Control center and Solutions Enabler
• Administration of Hitachi Storage arrays using Storage Navigator and Hitachi Hicommand
• Implementation of EMC TimeFinder solution for the backups and for the disaster recovery solution.
• Writing Installation/Qualification documents and Standard Operating procedures for the SAN Environment
• Implementation of Dual fabric and load balancing solution using EMC powerpath, veritas DMP and Hitachi HDLM.
• Provide Unix administration support.
• Worked on Problem Ticket management as well Change Ticket Management.
• Provide optimal solution for SAN and implement multi tier SAN environment
• Coordinate and work with third party vendors and service providers for resolution of problems and trouble tickets
• Worked on Mcdata switches SAN environment.
• Monitor, configure, maintain MS Windows Servers, Exchange Active Directory resources including Print Servers, Security, Users administration, DHCP, DNS, TCP/IP, VLAN, Routers, Switches, Load Balancers, Firewalls, SAN

Environment:

• EMC Symmetrix DMX3000, DMX2000, DMX 1000, CX700, CX600,
• EMC TimeFinder, PowerPath, Solution Enabler
• Hitachi Tagmastor and VSP, USP, USPV, USPVM
• IBM ESS
• McData and Brocade Switches
• IBM AIX 4.3.3 and 5.x, Red Hat Linux, HP-UNIX, Sun OS
• Windows 2003, 2008

Confidential

Storage Administrator

• Supported about 1000 UNIX and Wintel servers in US and almost 5 times including foreign teams.
• Worked on Problem Ticket management as well Change Ticket Management.
• Provided day to day activities for SAN and UNIX systems environment.
• Administration of UNIX systems such as IBM AIX, SUN Solaris with file sharing CIST/SMB.
• Implementation of TimeFinder solutions and configuration of Split Mirror backups for the 24x7 applications such as SAP and PeopleSoft.
• Administration of IBM DS8000 storage arrays using DSCLI.
• Administration of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Server for the backup and recovery
• Administration of IBM storage arrays such as DS8000, ESS F20/800 and DS4800 etc.
• Administration of Hitachi USP storage arrays using Storage navigator and Hitachi HiCommand.
• Administration of EMC DMX 1000/2000 and DMX-3 and Clariion Storage arrays such as CX-3-80, CX-3-40, CX600, CX700 etc using Solutions Enabler SYMCLI , EMC Control Center, NaviCli and Navisphere.
• Administration of about 1000 TBytes of storage environment with extensive NetBackup and replications.
• Extensive experience in design and implementation of third mirror backup solutions using EMC TimeFinder, BCV mirror and IBM FlashCopy solutions.
• Experienced in VTL Tape Library integration with NetBackup over fiber.

Environment:

• EMC DMX-3, DMX-2000/1000, CX-3-80, CX-3-40, CX600, CX700,
• EMC Solution Enabler
• EMC Navisphere and NaviCLI
• Hitachi USP, DS8000/DS4000, McData and Brocade switches.
• Hitachi HiCommand

Confidential

SAN / UNIX administrator

• Maintained all the window servers hosted in the international domain according to the regulations of PCI to facilitate automation and documentation.
• Determined new encryption methods that include the new PCI requirements, preventing the encryption of the present operating system.
• Upgraded the Active Directory system to the Windows 2008 to in corporate design. Studied various documents and applied new technologies to the existing system.
• Windwos 2003 Server Adminstration specially File permission and File sharing.
• Provide optimal solution for SAN and implement multi tier SAN environment
• Administration of Multi vendor SAN switches which includes MCdata and Brocade
• Provided Unix administration support for AIX, SUN OS, LINUX and HP Unix environment
• Writing Installation/Qualification documents and Standard Operating procedures for the SAN Environment
• Installation and configuration of EMC ECC and EMC Solutions Enabler
• Managed close to 300TB of SAN
• Adminstratation of IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Backup Server
• EMC and IBM Storage arrays configuration and management
• Designed the measurements for auditing and quality assurance.

Environment: EMC Symmetrix, EMC Symmetrix 3830 and DMX 1000, IBM Shark, IBM AIX, SUN OS and HP UNIX