Storage Administrator Resume Profile
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Objective:
To obtain a full time employment that matches my academic and professional skills in IT, Telecom, and Business Management fields.
Summary
- Developed and validated reports and tools for leadership allowing them to monitor the health of businesses
- Developed and maintain technical configuration documentations
- Proficient with MS Office, Adobe Creative Suite, Photoshop
- Experience with customer relationship management tools SAP, Salesforce, CRM
- Configures and implements software applications as needed to enable overall program controls system solutions
- Excellent communication skills across a multi-functional and multi-organizational user base
- Strong organizational and project management skills
- Strong technical troubleshooting and analysis skills.
- Knowledge of Windows 7, MS Outlook, VMware, Visual Studio, SQL Stored Procedures, VB.NET, MS Project, MS PowerPoint, DataStage, MS Excel, T-SQL, VB Visual Basic , Dreamweaver, MS SQL Server 2008
- Configuring, Administration and Troubleshooting of VMAX systems which includes but not limited to Thin-Provisioning and Automated Storage Tiering.
- Experience in administrating, maintaining and troubleshooting EMC Symmetrix V-Max, DMX4, DMX3 and VNX, Clariion CX-3/CX-4 series.
- Configuring, Administration and Troubleshooting of VMAX systems which includes but not limited to Thin-Provisioning and Automated Storage Tiering
- Strong experience with management tools includes EMC Control Center ECC, SymCLI, Performance Manager, CLARiiON, NaviSphere Manager/Analyzer/NavisecCLI, and Event Manager
- Strong experience in SAN data migration solutions that include EMC Open Replicator, Replication manager, Recover point and CLARiiON Sancopy
- Experience with NetApp Operations Manager turning NetApp On Command product line
- Knowledgeable in NetApp Data Storage performance turning.
- Strong experience in backup management and disaster recovery administration using EMC TimeFinder family Snaps, Clones and BCVs , Remote replication techniques SRDF, Mirror view and SAN Copy
- Experience with Data Ontap along with knowledge on Disk fabric
- Hands on experience with various Brocade enterprise directors 12k and 48k and departmental switches 3900, 4100 and 4900 .
- Experience with Cisco enterprise directors like Cisco MDS 9513/9509/9506 and 9120/9140 departmental switches.
- Hands on experience on the data migration tools, both array based SRDF and Open Replicator and host based/non-array based Unix native tools, Open Migrator, PPME and Robocopy
- Experienced SAN Management for Sun Solaris/HPUX/AIX/Windows operating systems.
- Knowledgeable in troubleshooting day to day SAN/Storage and host related issues
Database Skills
- Knowledge of Windows Server, including Active Directory and server configurations.
- Knowledge in implementing operational automation using scripts.
- Administering MySQL Servers
Skills
- Storage Management Software:
- EMC Solutions Enabler SymCLI, EMC Control Center, EMC NaviSphere Manager EMC Symmetrix Management Console
- Fabric Management Tools: VERITAS SAN point 3.6, Xsan, Brocade DCFM10.X, and McData EFCM 9.7, CISCO Fabric Manager 5.0, EMC Connectrix manager and Web Tools
- Storage Management Tools: Hitachi Storage Navigator, Hitachi HiCommand Device Manager 6.X, Hitachi Tuning Manager 6.X, , EMC ECC/SYMCLI, EMC NaviSphere Manager/NAVICLI, IBM Storage manager/DSCLI, XIV Management Console/XCLI, HP Storage Works Command View 9.1, HP Storage Works XP Remote Web Console
Professional Experience
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 Fiber 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 EMC Symmetrix-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
- Performed NetApp Operations Manager turning NetApp On Command product line
- 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 Fiber 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
Storage Administrator
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 up gradation 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.
- Performed day-to-day operational support of the SAN environment. This will include storage provisioning LUN creation, Masking, Mapping problem diagnostics/resolution on IBM XIV.
Confidential
SAN Admin
Responsibilities:
- Strong technical knowledge of IBM SVC, IBM DS8K/V7000, EMC SYMM/DMX and HP EVA storage and rocade Fiber Channel switching technologies.
- Experience with implementing Process, Procedures, and Standardization Governance.
- Virtualization technologies of VMware.
- Experience with IBM Tivoli Storage Manager.
- Experience with Quantum or major vendor ATL and VTL products.
- Practical, hands-on skills related to IT including proactive monitoring, capacity management, storage, backup and recovery, disaster planning, server and end user support.
- Configure and administer Storage Area Network SAN and associated components including Fiber Channel switch administration
- Maintain storage aspects of new server integrations, storage allocation, and change management
- Setup procedures to consolidate storage of data from different platforms i.e. Windows, UNIX, and Linux
- Troubleshoot and fix storage issues
- Perform routine equipment checks and preventative maintenance
- Provide formal and informal storage administration training
- Storage analysis, capacity planning, and performance planning of storage components
- Ensures the integrity of client and internal information in database, financial, and CRM systems
- Manages external and internal queries in a professional, client-orientated manner
- Checks the data integrity of purchase orders and invoices
- Collects data from various sources to develop reports to assess the timeliness, effectiveness, and accuracy of business operational results.