Technologies:

• HHHands-on detail oriented SAN Architect and Storage Admin. Been in Unix and SAN Infrastructure field for over 30 years. Roles and responsibilities also included as a Team Lead and Project Manager, and undertook planning and execution of several projects
• Recent and current Storage platforms include HP/XP24000 and EVA, HDS/USP and AMS2400, IBM/DS series e.g. DS8100, DS6800,DS5300, DS4300, EMC-Symmetrix/ DMX,VMAX, Clariion,, IBM/SVC, IBM/ProtecTier-VTL, EMC/DataDomain, EMC/RecoverPoint, NetApp/NAS-Filers.
• SAN Switches include director level Cisco/MDS-9513 and Brocade DCX, and other Fabric switches from Cisco, Brocade and McData. Cisco and Brocade Blade switches typical configuration as NPV devices
• Storage Management tools include XP/24000 Remote Web Console and Performance Advisor, HP/XP Continuous Access, HP/XP Auto LUN, HP/EVA Command View, HP Storage Essentials, EMC/CLI Solution Enabler, EMC Unisphere, EMC Navisphere and Navicli, IBM/DS Storage Manager and DSCLI, IBM/SMC and SMCLI, IBM/SVC Management Console, SVC/CLI and FlashCopy, IBM/SSPC and TPC, Cisco/Fabric Manager and CLI and Brocade/Fabric Manager and CLI, ProtecTier Manager, ptcli and vtlutil
• Backup and Restore management using IBM/TSM, EMC/NetWorker. and Symantec/Netbackup
• Enterprise Backup and Recovery infrastructure which includes VTLs and TSM/LANFree Backups and Restore configurations, SL8500/ACSLS, STK/L700, PowderHorn, ATL/P3000 and IBM/3584 tape libraries and IBM/3592 tape drives. Backup media T10000, 9840C, LTO, DLT/7000/8000, SDLT-320, and LTO4-encryption.
• Disaster recovery architecture with cross site datacenter replication and failover with minimal RPO and RTO
• Data migration strategies between different storage platforms, and Datacenter relocation planning and implementation
• Platform support Unix, Linux, Windows, VmWare running enterprise financial applications with MS/SQL and Oracle Databases
• Extensive experience in Unix shell scripting to monitor system performance, automate routine tasks and daily system reporting
• Proficient in MS back-office software packages e.g. Power-Point, MPP, Excel, Word, Visio etc.
• Participate in corporate meetings and vendor presentations of new technologies to meet Company's objectives, and TCO and ROI. Develop Project Plans and work-flow, and lead project execution.

Professional Experience

Confidential

Have been actively involved in configuring and managing daily operations of a large shop comprising diverse storage and backup technologies which include EMC/DMX and VMAX storage frames, HP/EVA and HP/XP arrays attached on SAN using multiple Cisco MDS9513 director switches. Also includes NetApp NAS. Thin provisioning and storage tiering. A large TSM shop with over 2000 clients for daily backups using several TSM servers. In addition to daily responsibilities for managing and meeting the daily operational needs, I undertook a major project of installing and configuring IBM/ProtecTier VTL comprising 4 2-node clusters at primary and DR site of the Company. Setup DS5300 backend storage arrays at 2 sites and configured remote-mirroring. Integrated with TSM using several VTL libraries. Implemented TSM migration to new TSM servers. Configured LANfree backups.

Confidential

Short term Storage Projects in shops deploying EMC/DMX, EMC/RecoverPoint and Cisco MDS switches

Confidential

• Design, implement and support multiple sites QA/Dev at Confidential and Production and COOP facilities at different locations. Primary responsibilities for SAN and Storage management. Architect high-availability and high-performance Storage design, create procedures and plans, hands-on implementation of the design, and daily operational support of Storage environments. Responsibilities also include Backup environment using Legato software. The application environment comprises SAP and Oracle database.
• Mostly IBM hardware shop deploying IBM pSeries AIX platforms including p5 and p6 architectures of p570 and p595, VIO-server/client technologies, BladeCenters, DS8100 and DS6800 Storage Arrays, SVC, TPC, and Brocade DCX Director switches
• Designed port-allocation and zoning, and implemented entire SAN infrastructure with redundant fabrics with Brocade 48000 and DCX Director Switches
• Configured and implemented DS8100 and DS6800 Storage Arrays using DSCLI tools, and allocated storage to server platforms. Also configured and implemented EMC/CX400 storage array using Navisphere/CLI and GUI
• Configured and implemented SVC with multiple Storage Arrays at the back-end. Deployed SVC/CLI tools
• Integrated SVC into running production environment using ImageMode migration
• Created optimal storage deployment across various LPAR and VIO-servers, and Wintel and Solaris platforms.
• Deployed SAN-boot up of AIX hosts using sddpcm multipathing driver
• Created several tools and scripts to automate administrative processes and web-posting of daily storage utilization and performance reports
• Managed day-to-day operational storage requirements of apps and databases, and interface with users
• Designed Backup infrastructure TAN comprising of IBM-3576 tape library and LTO-4 tape drives, deploying Legato backup software
• Create documentations and deliverables

Confidential

• Design and implement dual-data center comprising primary and backup facilities geographically separated for DR.
• Primary responsibilities include architect, configuration and implementation of SAN and high-availability Storage infrastructure.
• Designed and implemented SAN infrastructure comprising EMC/DMX3500 and IBM/DS4300 storage arrays, Cisco/MDS9513 and MDS9509 Director-switches, and IBM/SVC storage virtualization engine and IBM/TPC. Integrated several Qlogic and Cisco switch-modules embedded in IBM BladeCenters.
• Planned BinFile for EMC/DMX arrays optimal for front-end SVC
• Used EMC/Solution-Enabler suite of CLI tools to manage DMX storage array, and SVC/CLI tools for storage virtualization and provisioning
• Deployed EMC/RecoverPoint Kashya for dual-site data replication using 4-node RP-appliances cluster and using Cisco/SSM/SANTap and host-based RPDriver for I/O-writes splitter.
• Server environment included AIX and Solaris Unix Systems, and Wintel and VmWare platforms
• Worked on IBM/p595 and p570 platforms, and designed and created LPARs, setup NIM server, and installation and configuration of OS/AIX5.3. Configured SDD multi-pathing driver for SAN-attached servers
• Installed, configured and customized TPC to enable the clients routinely manage storage
• Setup Solaris2.9 on a few Sun/Sun-Fire880 and Sun-Fire440 platforms
• Managed data migration and redundant copy requirements using SVC/FlashCopy and PPRC/Metro-Mirroring.
• Assessed and analyzed site specific backup and recovery requirements to design backup infrastructure, and designed environment comprising STK/SL8500 with ACSLS, and mixed T10000 an 9840C tape drives.
• Managed backup and disaster recovery using TSM and TSM/DRM tools to create copy-pools for off-site storage

Confidential

• SAN Assessment and Consolidation Strategy :Carried out discovery of server and storage environment using agentless tool SnapShot by ISI and SAN Health-Check by Brocade. Environment included Unix HPUX, AIX, Solaris , Linux, W2K and Novell, and McData 6164 and 3232 switches, and several types of HBAs. Storage comprised EMC/Sym8830s, CX700, and IBM/DS4500 arrays. Using gathered data, compiled inventory and analyzed configuration data. Created 3-tier storage model, core/edge SAN topology with redundant fabric, recommended SRM tool to manage heterogeneous storage environment.
• AIX and Solaris System and Infrastructure Support :Plan resource requirements of a new work-center. Install, configure several IBM/pSeries servers running AIX 5.3 and 5.2, with 4 to 16 CPUs. Configured servers on SAN using IBM/DS4400, HP/EVA 6K, and HDS/9500V storage arrays, and McData6140 and 4500 switches. Develop scripts and set up processes and procedures to routinely manage these servers. Manage storage and filesystems using LVM tools, and use AIX tools and utilities for routine system administration and maintenance tasks. Deploy LPAR and DLPAR partitioning technologies to allocate system resources, and setup HMC and WebSM. Set up SUN hardware and installed Solaris-9 on several servers. Used VxVM-tools, and Veritas/VEA to configure and manage storage and filesyetms. Installed NetBackup server on Solaris and NetBackup clients on AIX hosts.
• EMC/DMX-3 Upgrade Assessment and Analysis : Assessed current SAN infrastructure deploying Sym8830s and McData switches with Solaris and Windows host environment. Carried out data gathering using ECC5.2 and StorageScope to identify storage allocation and utilization. Created storage reclamation and data migration methodologies. Used StorageScope/FLS and the shell scripts I developed to identify aged-data for archival. Created storage provisioning strategy and recommended tiered storage model. Documented and created deliverables for the client.
• Sizing of Storage and SAN Infrastructure and Backup/Recovery Assessment: Created tiered storage architecture, and sizing of EMC/CX700 using FC and SATA drives, and number of FC ports and HBAs required for redundant SAN fabric. Assessed Backup Requirements, and created Backup Strategy, Processes and Procedure, and Roles and Responsibilties. Reviewed current H/W comprising Quantum/PX720 Library with 16 LTO-2 SCSI tape drives connected to Cisco MDS/9509 FC-director switch using CrossRoad 10000 FC/SCSI Router. Recommended and integrated Sepaton VTL Appliance, and SAN with LAN-free backups using NetBackup 5.1 backup software.
• Storage Backup/Recovery Optimization Consolidation: Large installation with about 1PB storage, Multisite SAN with core-edge topology using Brocade Switches and Multiprotocol Routers, and HP/XP, EVA, EMC/CX700, and HDS/ TagmaStore-USP storage . Created an optimal B/R architecture. Evaluated VTL offerings from Diligent/VTF and EMC/CDL, and designed an integrated enterprise B/R plan. Deployed IBM/3592 tape drives on IBM/3584 tape library, and NetBackup software. Analyzed storage utilization, and created Storage Tiered Model based upon capacity requirement and business data criticality levels. Assessed several SRM tools e.g. VCCS, ECC, AppIQ and HSSM, and proposed a suitable solution.
• Data Center Rationalization : Assessment of SAN, Storage, and B/R architecture comprising IBM/Shark, McData-6064, IBM/3494 Tape Library and TSM backup software under SUN/Solaris and W2K host environment. Create processes and procedures to manage servers and storage using ITIL guidelines. Identify client specific requirements for Data Archival and data accessibility technologies to meet ILM and SOX Compliance

Confidential

Migrate SAN interconnects from EMC/Spider-Card on EMC/8830 Sym to Brocade switches. Set up Celerra NS-702G NAS Gateway using Sym/8830 as backend Storage and configure Datamovers for NFS/CIFS. Add EMC/Clariion-CX700, and migrate some data from Sym and IBM/Shark to Clariion to set up Disk-Staging for TSM, and to decommission Shark. The host environment included HP/UX, Solaris Unix and Linux servers. Created processes, procredures, and scripts for data migration and validation. Used EMC-Symcli, Symconfigure and ECC/5.2 tools. Setup Oracle backups using TimeFinder/BCVs.

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• Implemented multi-switch SAN with EMC storage frames and Brocade switches in a heterogeneous host environment
• including HP, SUN and Wintel platforms. Managed SAN using EMC/ECC, ESN FibreZone and VolumeLogix/symmask tools, and Brocade Fabric/OS. Managed EMC storage using EMC suite of symcli-commands, BCV/TimeFinder, SDR, SymConfigure and SymmConsole. Designed load-balancing and redundancy using pvlinks, EMC/PowerPath and Veritas DMP. Deployed storage management tools e.g. HP/LVM, OnLineJFS, SUN/Veritas-VxVm/VxFs, Solstice/DiskSuite, and various RAID binding utilities, and s/w Mirroring with redundant H/W paths. Developed scripts to routinely Web-report detailed storage configuration, utilization and performance. Created a suite of scripts using EMC/API and symstat to collect performance statistics and gnuplot filesystem I/O throughputs and cache utilization to identify bottle-necks and to analyze Load-balancing and for Capacity planning. Participated in design evaluations of Filers, Data Movers, NAS and iSCSI technologies for various Corporate sites.
• Designed an Enterprise-wide optimal Backup and Recovery topology, and implemented a centralized backup architecture using Legato Software. Clients included Unix and W2K/NT servers. The project involved replacing multiple tape libraries by a single STK/L700 tape-library with LTO tape drives, and migrate clients from other B/R software. Infrastructure included Crossroads /SN3400 FC router and Brocade-3800 switches. Set up multiple Remote and SAN StorageNodes. Created design specs and implemented migration plans. Configured and integrated all pieces of H/W and infrastructure. Designed, configured and implemented Legato backup groups, media pools, retention policy, backup schedules and policies with a special provision for Disaster Recovery. Created scripts and tools to automate media management/rotation, monitor backups and generate alerts for failures, and Web-posting of daily backup completion reports.
• Installed and configured system Diagnostic and Monitoring tools e.g. EMS, Predictive Service, and developed scripts to
• monitor H/W and System Faults. Implemented SNMP traps based on device and host-resource MIBS. Customized alert notifications. Setup OpenView/VPO agents and integrated into OpenView-NNM. Set up MeasureWare/sar to collect System Metrics and developed HTML-based scripts to regularly Web-report server Performance and Resource Utilization. Routinely analyze system events and engineer trouble-shooting. Identify System Patches and implement System Upgrades. Create scripts and procedures for Disaster Recovery and Ignite/UX make recovery tapes. Implement server build procedures using HP/Ignite- UX and SUN/Jumpstart. Customized public-domain script sysinfo to collect system configuration data and created html-based system reports for Web-posting. Configured HA cluster servers using HP-MC/SG. Clusters include 2-node architectures providing NIS/NFS/DNS services and a 3-node cluster configured for Oracle instances with fail-over application packages. Used Disaster Recovery facility of SunGard on a regular basis to test DRP procedures and processes for site recovery.
• Participate in multi-site and global SOPs developments to conform data center processes and procedures to the validated
• practices of the Pharmaceutical industry to meet FDA's audit standards. Identify security holes and engineer solutions. Harden servers and implement access controls on r-commands. Setup tcp-wrapper, ssh, sudo, and trusted computing base environment. Develop c-codes to create Random Passwords and periodically change root-passwords across all Unix servers. Develop scripts for HelpDesk to manage Corporate-wide NIS User Accounts. Use Vantive and Peregrine s/w packages for system Change Control Records and to service HelpDesk Problem Tickets, and HP/ServiceDesk s/w for Asset management. Use MS suite of Back-Office and Project Management applications.
• Program in C/ksh/perl/html/javascript/sql to develop scripts/programs/CGIs to automate several system administrative,
• monitoring and reporting tasks. Install, configure and customize Public Domain s/w packages e.g. apache/httpd, samba, sudo, tcp-wrapper, OpenSSH, puTTy, pam smb, rsync, md5, BigBrother, medusa, hypermail, procmail, keystone, MySQL etc. Set up Red Hat Linux sever and PCs with dual OS for home network, and install and configure Apache Web and MySQL Database servers, and file print services. Manage DMZ and Firewall. Mentor and assist Unix team members.