Summary

• Storage Area Network
• NAS, DAS
• Administration of NetApp Arrays FAS 3000 series, FAS 3200 series, 6000 series.
• Familiar with all versions of ONTAP 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 8.1
• Performing day to day administration like SnapView, snapshot maintenance, qtree creation, snap drive, snap lock, sync mirror, duplication.
• Configuring and Administrating NetApp disk arrays through CLI and Filer view.
• Creating Aggregates, Fileset, Qtree, snapshots.
• Management of NAS through NFS and CIFS.
• Configuring ZONES on Brocade switch to provide security in Storage Area Network.
• Management of Advanced LUNs.
• Managing and configuring EMC disk frames.
• Administrating enterprise level backup systems
• HDS-USPV/M, Tagmastore Thunder / Lightning 9000V Series and AMS1000/2000 Series
• EMC Symmetrix V-Max, DMX3/4, CLARiiON CX3/4, CX3-80 Storage Arrays
• HP XP 24K, 12K, EVA 3000
• IBM - IBM XIV, DS8K Series
• Configure layered applications for business continuity and disaster recovery using EMC Mirror view, SAN Copy and Snap view
• Configure and troubleshoot fabric switches zoning using McData, Brocade switches.
• Storage management using EMC NaviSphere Manager.
• Storage and Host integration using Windows, Linux, Solaris.
• Multipathing software like EMC Power path Managing HDS VSP, USPV/VM, and Implementation of AMS2000 series storage systems in multiple Datacenters.
• Hands on experience in implementing Hitachi Universal Replicator in USPV/VM and VSP storages across the Datacenters for Open and z/OS systems.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting UNIX host and Storage based Snapshot and Shadow Image In-system replications.
• Hands on experience in implementing Hitachi Universal Replicator in USPV/VM and VSP storages across the Datacenters for Open and z/OS systems.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting Unix host and Storage based Snapshot and Shadow Image In-system replications.
• Experience creation of Parity Groups from HDS Service Processor.
• Experience using maintenance mode of SVP in VSP, USPV/VM storages.
• Configuration of HDLM in hosts and monitoring using HGLM software.
• Network setup and troubleshooting TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, subnets, NIS and NFS for UNIX, Linux and Windows and Mac based systems.
• Support for UNIX HP-UX and Solaris, Linux Red Hat distribution NetWare 4.x, MS-DOS and VMS operating systems.
• RAID technology hardware and software.
• Apple Macintosh OS X 10.6.3 Snow Leopard
• IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Centre
• Troubleshooting and analyzing technical skills

Professional Experience

Confidential

SAN Admin

Responsibilities:

• Manage 400 TB SAN in Heterogeneous environment which includes EMC VMAX, DMX and CX series IBM FastT storage and IBM ESS and DS series 4000, 6000 8000
• SAN Administration of a complex multi peta byte storage environment consists of EMC Symmetrix VMAX/DMX4, Clariion arrays and IBM XIV storage arrays including file system configuration in AIX, Solaris and Linux servers/clusters
• Storage allocation to new build and existing UNIX, Windows servers/clusters and VMWare ESX environment using auto provisioning on V-max using SYMCLI/SMC.
• Tasks include creation of tdevs, binding tdevs to thin pools, creation of initiator/storage/port groups and creating masking view and enabling bit settings to initiators.
• Provisioning storage to UNIX, Windows and ESX servers from DMX4/DMX3 arrays using SYMCLI/SMC
• VNX/VMAX, Cisco, Recover Point and VNX Block DMX
• Configuration and management of Cisco Fabric environment. Tasks include creation of device alias, zones, adding zones to zone set and activating zone set.
• Implemented thin provisioning from VMAX to UNIX AIX, Solaris and Linux and Windows2003/2008 clusters servers, and VMware ESX Servers.
• Created data devs, thin pools, tdevs, Meta volumes using SMC and Symcli.
• NAS Netapps Filers quota Management, Near store Administration, NFS exports, Data migration Administration
• Configuration and management of VNX arrays using Unisphere Manager. Assigned storage to unix and windows servers and configuration of NFS exports and CIFS shares using Unisphere manager
• Implemented SRDF/A on V-Max/DMX for disaster recovery setup between local and remote datacenters
• Migration of Data to XIV, VMX
• DS8K Allocation, De-allocation and Reclaim of Luns
• SVC Allocation, De- Allocation and reclaim of Luns

Confidential

SAN Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Performed day-to-day operational support of the SAN environment. This will include storage provisioning LUN creation, Masking, Mapping problem diagnostics/resolution
• Used Symcli, NaviSphere Manager and ECC for storage Provisioning
• Configured the Fibre Channel components/features into a production SAN
• Designed cable and connectivity plans between all SAN components
• Designed SAN configuration inventory and installation documentation
• Designed and insured effectiveness of SAN operational processes interactions with other functional areas like systems and networks
• Experience in installing, configuring and monitoring EMCSymmetrix-DX3000 Clarion CX500/700 storages
• All issues regarding Cabling and connectivity in SAN
• Install and configure Host HBA and Drivers
• Used NaviSphere Manager to create Raid Groups, Storage Groups, Meta LUNs and LUNs
• Implemented FCIP solutions with MDS switches 9216i and 9509 switches and successfully migrated fabric from McData to Brocade switches
• Hands on experience with multi-platform LAN/WAN environments, as well as various SAN configurations
• Resolve the issues related to all aspects of FC SAN
• Provided Support and administer assistance within the SAN environments
• NAS Operations involving Common Internet Files System CIFS and Network File System NFS
• Storage Area Network SAN Operations involving Fibre Channel Protocol FCP and Internet Small Computer Systems Interface iSCSI
• Data ONTAP Administration that involves good understanding of native snapshots, snap mirror replication, WAFL, Filer View
• Collect the data for trending and Create daily logs, perform capacity planning and monitor Backup storage and utilization performance
• Integration of SAN management tools into operation
• Updated SAN configuration inventory and installation documentation
• Actively participate in the on-call rotation for product support
• Assist in the financial justification of product upgrades
• Technical review of the hardware, software, mitigating risk and the deployment process
• Address and resolve third level problems related to the storage and backup/restore

Confidential

SAN Admin

Responsibilities:

• Managing HDS VSP, USPV/VM, and Implementation of AMS2000 series storage systems in multiple Datacenters.
• Hands on experience in implementing Hitachi Universal Replicator in USPV/VM and VSP storages across the Datacenters for Open and z/OS systems.
• Experience in configuring and troubleshooting Unix host and Storage based Snapshot and Shadow Image In-system replications.
• Experience creation of Parity Groups from HDS Service Processor.
• Experience using maintenance mode of SVP in VSP, USPV/VM storages.
• Configuration of HDLM in hosts and monitoring using HGLM software.
• Hands on experience in configuration and maintenance of Dynamic Provision volumes.
• A hand on experience in installation of Alert tools such as Hi-Track for proactive identification and resolution of issues occurs in the SAN environment.
• Experience in installation and upgradation of storage management tools and patching
• LUN publishing, expansion and shredding across Datacenters
• Experience in Hitachi Tuning manager for identifying the underlying the issues in SAN.
• Fabric Migration, Merging of various fabrics, Zoning, Modifying configuration, FW upgrades
• Hands on experience in identifying fabric issues, SAN connectivity and provides resolution
• Implementing and Administering VMware ESXi.
• Managing VMware ESX, Virtual machine installation through virtual infrastructure client
• Virtual machine cloning and Snapshot
• Conversion of Physical-to-Virtual P2V , and Virtual-to-Virtual V2V
• Proposed DR plan which is currently under review for implementation.
• Stabilized the process for VSP storages, which is the core product of HDS. This required ensuring customer deliverables on time, enhancing training requirements and streamlining processes to avoid escalations involving customer impact.