Summary

• Storage professional with 6 years of practical experience in SAN Administration.
• Strong background in Open Replicator Migrations, Fibre Channel, SCSI technologies, RAID technologies.
• Experience in administrating, maintaining and troubleshooting of diverse array of equipment including EMC Symmetrix DMX3, DMX4, VMAX, VNX, and CLARiiON.
• Experience in Brocade Cisco Switches,IP Replicator, performance monitoring, EMC Control Center, Power path, Fast VP,Fast Cache
• Experience in storage provisioning, which includes LUN creation, mapping, and masking.
• Experience in multi vendor operating systems, which includes Linux, Windows.
• Experience in Multi-tier Enterprise storage systems design, installation, monitoring, performance analysis reporting.
• Strong in providing SAN security using Zoning, Masking Mapping.
• Experience with SAN snapshots backups with different RAID level types on RAID1/5/6/10
• Excellent experience with Fabric Manager, Device Manager, Solutions Enabler SYMCLI, SMC, Connectrix Manager.
• Network troubleshooting, Server and Storage troubleshooting experience
• Provision storage that includes array selections, fibre channel connections, zoning, LUN presentation from disk arrays to various hosts, HBA configurations, software installations and troubleshooting.
• Experience in installing and configuring EMC Power path for load balancing, path management and path failover
• Experience in managing CLARiiON storage arrays using Navisphere Manager 6.x/5.x, Navi Analyzer, NaviCLI
• Worked in Large enterprise environment of data over 1PTB
• Experience in managing Unified VNX storage arrays using Unisphere v1.1
• Extensive experience on Installing and configuring O/S software, configuring Disk Arrays, Storage Management, Disk Management.
• CCNA certified to Install, Configure, Operate, and Troubleshoot medium-size route and switched networks, including implementation and verification of connections to remote sites in a WAN
• Excellent analytical problem solving, communication, knowledge transfer and interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals at all levels.

Technical Skills

• Storage Technologies Fiber Channel, Switch/Array Virtualization, SCSI, FCIP, iFCP, iSCSI, RAID
• Storage Devices Brocade Silkworm series, Cisco switches, CLARiiON, Symmetrix and Disk Arrays.
• Storage Protocols DHCP, Telnet, SSH, FTP, HTTP, DNS, NIS, CIFS, LDAP, SMTP, SNMP, NFS, FC, iSCSI.
• SAN Management Tools EMC Navisphere Manager 6.x/5.x, Unisphere v1.1, SMC, EMC Control Center 6.1/6.0,
• EMC Connectrix Manager 9.7.3/8.0, EMC Power path 5.x/4.x, Performance Manager, SYMCLI
• Hardware EMC VNX 5500, 5700 , VMAX, Symmetrix DMX-3, DMX-4 CLARiiON CX700/600, CX3-80
• Networking Ethernet, Fast-Ethernet, VLAN
• Routing Protocols RIP, RIPv2, TCP/IP, UDP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, ICMP and BGP
• Microsoft Office Tools MS Office, Excel, Visio Power point
• Operating Systems Windows 2003/2008/7/95/98/XP/Vista, MAC OS
• Languages Java, C, C

Professional Experience

Confidential

SAN Storage and Systems Engineer

• Collaborate and Communicate with IT staff, Computer system vendors, and client user organizations to assure quality computer programs
• Constant monitoring of System Performance using different monitoring tools.
• Responsible for ensuring server backups/restores are scheduled, performed and secured for assigned systems
• Server System Administration duties to include Architecture, Installation/Upgrades of Hardware and Operating System. Corresponding Configuration Management and Change Control documentation.
• Responsible for configuring the EMC tools like Open Migrator. Involved in preparing Pre-Migration and Post-Migration documents, which are essential for host-based migration using, tool EMC Open Migrator Open Replicator.
• Storage provisioning on VMAX using Unisphere for VMAX.
• Ensure continued Connectivity of servers to SAN storage array. Installation and configuration of power path on Windows Servers for path failover and Load balancing.
• Creating open replicator sync's for the hosts we are migrating and Physical setup of NON epic environment connection to fabric, Setup the sync process for open replicator from the DMX to the VMAX
• Planning implementation of major change efforts.Interacts with senior executives both internal and external for all aspects of implementation of new services and capabilities.
• Contacting app owners and verify dates for upcoming migrations. This also includes contacting regional coordinators and getting feedback on timeframes and windows and units can expect or schedule downtime. Setting up change tickets and informing CAB of activity. Contacting the FDC for support for this activity. Contacting Service desk for supporting us in case of application issues.
• Creating open replicator sync's for the hosts we are migrating

Confidential

SAN Storage Engineer

• Develops complex solutions to business problems or customer engagements through in-depth analysis, coordination and negotiation with key decision makers Uses experience, innovation and judgment to make decisions that may be based on partial information, able to install and configure dual HBA
• Extensive experience and troubleshooting issues for maintenance and performance of storage and server area
• Expertise in using and implementing the storage protocols like NAS, NFS, CIFS, ISCSI, SCSI and NDMP.
• Ensure continued Connectivity of servers to SAN storage array. Installation and configuration of power path on Windows Servers for path failover and Load balancing.
• Install, configure and implement EMC software and components including new releases and applicable patch releases. Preparing Run books. Interacts with senior executives both internal and external for all aspects of implementation of new services and capabilities.
• Structures and implements changes within the context of established strategy
• Plans implementation of major change efforts
• Worked on Isilon Systems for clustered storage systems and software for file-based data.
• Used Isilon IQ clustered storage systems for speed access to critical data, while dramatically reducing the cost and complexity of storing, managing and sharing it-giving enterprises the power to transform data into information and information into breakthroughs.
• Interacts with senior executives both internal and external for all aspects of implementation of new services and capabilities.Completes advanced analysis yielding leading-edge solutions to client problems
• Implements technologically advanced solutions to otherwise unsolvable storage problems
• Provides discretionary judgment and specialized knowledge in interpretation and application of storage solutions

Environment

Symmetrix VMAX,DMX, Clariion.

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Models : VNX 5500 File ,5700 Block/File
• Day to day ops, LDAP configuration/permissions in a multi-protocol environment on the file side of VNX.
• IP replicator
• Fast Cache, Fast VP.
• Performance monitoring, setting up SNMP traps
• Best Practices:
• - VNX Files NAS ,VNX Block
• - Rainfinity CTA
• o Vacumm
• o Backup of DB
• Turnovers : VNX Files NAS , VNX Block , Rainfinity CTA
• SNMP Traps
• Configure systems VNX File, VNX Block,Rainfinity to send information and alerts to Netcool.
• Existing equipment and new equipment
• Performance:Areas to watch and monitors,Areas to alerts, Port Utilization

Procedures Documenting

• Document Procedures for new equipment that includes steps for creating and preparing pools, daily steps, disk adds, LUN allocations, zoning for new servers, additional ports, exports, netgroups
• For existing equipment
• Replication for NAS,Adding filesystems on NAS for replication,Creating Archive Jobs and best practices for Rainfinity,Zoning on VNX.

Environment

VNX 5500,5700, Unisphere, HDS, Windows 2003/2008 servers.

Confidential

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Fiber channel switches by creating zones and fabric configurations. Configured zoning on Brocade Switches
• Troubleshoot and diagnose storage related issues.
• Documentation of new environments Visio Diagrams , SAN infrastructure at an enterprise level, Capacity Planning, bin file layouts, and light technical writing.
• Storage provisioning on SYMCLI, SMC.
• Firmware up gradation planning and implementation on Brocade Switches.
• Installed Emulex HBA drivers, NaviAgent and EMC Powerpath 5.1 on hosts.
• Worked on Navisphere Analyzer to resolve several issues related to the CLARiiON environment.
• Monitored the Symmetrix Storage systems using the EMC Control center.
• Taking SP collects for Clariion on unisphere.
• Used ProSphere to help storage teams improve operational efficiency, enhance service levels, and optimize the use of their storage assets in growing, virtualized enterprise environments.
• Plan, coordinate and upgrade the firmware on storage arrays and SAN switches, perform zoning updates on SAN switches and also troubleshoot and resolve complex issues that are related to the storage infrastructure like switch/ host based discovery, connectivity issues, zoning
• Generating reports of every frame and documenting it.
• Analyzing Symmetrix I/O and throughput performance using Performance manager.
• Documented Every frame and Brocade switches in Confidential
• Documented VMAX,DMX,Clariion,Celera storage arrays.
• Creating Initiator groups,port groups,storage groups,masking views using SymCLI.
• Experienced in Implementation of a consistent data replication solution for UNIX servers from CX500 to CX500 using EMC MirrorView and powered up secondary host during maintenance.
• Worked on Unisphere.

Environment:

EMC DMX 2, DMX 3, DMX 4, Celerra, VMAX, Clariion , Emc Control Center , EMC Performance Manager, Symmetrix Management Console, Brocade Switches ,SYMCLI,Navisphere Manager,Unisphere,SMC,Windows 2003/2008 servers.

Confidential

Senior Storage Quality Engineer / SAN administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administering the storage arrays and fabric switches in SAN environment
• Responsible for the HBA to the Arrays connectivity, HBA configurations, switch management tasks and storage allocation
• Recovery point
• Involved in the capacity planning, estimation of Storage allocations, installation and Configuration of Raid groups, storage groups and disk mirroring
• Host volume allocation, presentation and configuration.
• Created and Configured RAID Groups, Storage Groups, Binding Luns, Resizing, Unbinding Luns through
• Navisphere Manager.
• Document all procedures and create VISIO diagrams.
• Troubleshoot and diagnose storage related issues
• Installed and configured the EMC Control Center ECC and SMC to monitor and manage hosts, EMC Clariion and Symmetrix, Brocade and Cisco switches
• Managing the Storage sub systems using EMC Control Center, SYMCLI and CISCO Fabric Manager
• Up gradation of EMC Control Center software from V5.2 to V6.1.
• Firmware up gradation planning and implementation on CISCO Core Directors and Edge Switches.
• Analyzing Symmetrix I/O and throughput performance using Performance manager.
• Installing, configuring and monitoring of storage sub systems Clariion CX 500/700 and working out on all issues relating to cabling and connectivity in SAN.
• Creating and implementing Disk groups, Device groups, and Composite groups using SymCLI.

Environment

EMC DMX 2, DMX 3, DMX 4, Clariion, VMAX, Emc Control Center , EMC Performance Manager, Storage scope, Symmetrix Management Console, Cisco switches 9140, 9216 , Cisco Core Directors- 9509, Fabric Manager, Symmetrix Open Replicator,Windows 2003/2008 servers.

Confidential

SAN Administrator

• Experience in Administration of EMC VNX/VMAX SAN storage
• Experience in administration of Cisco SAN switches
• Supported the following platforms CX3-80, CX3-40, VNX,VMAX.
• Supported Brocade DCX4 and Cisco MDS9509 fiber channels switches
• Implementation of EMC Celerra with CIFS, NFS and Multiprotocol FS.
• Installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000 server, Professional, Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers.
• Administered and maintained EMC Symmetrix DMX 3, DMX 4 series, V-Max and EMC CLARiiON 700, CX3-80, CX4.
• Administered the storage and server in production environments. Created MetaLUN's by expanding base LUN's using striping and concatenation
• Involved in configuring Symmetrix device groups for Time Finder BCV operations using SYMCLI
• Administration of Fiber channel switches by creating zones and fabric configurations. Configured zoning on FC Switches Cisco using the Fabric Manager, Device Manager
• Installing and troubleshooting Qlogic and Emulex HBA's to provide SAN access for Host integration.
• Configured EMC Control Center for end to end Administration and Management of SAN environment.
• Supported a large scale Data Center projects including server installation, hardware maintenance, and break/fix activities
• Creating and implementing Disk groups, Device groups, and Composite groups using SYMCLI.
• Installation, configuration, and deployment of a variety of hosts in the following environments Windows, Linux.
• Implemented and evaluated a Network Appliance NAS Network Attached Storage device.

Environment:

EMC CLARiiON 700, CX3-80, CX-4, Symmetrix DMX-3, DMX-4, VMware vSphere 4, Navisphere 6.X, NaviCLI, ECC, Symcli, powerpath, BCV, SRDF, Zoning, TimeFinder, Brocade 5100, Cisco 9505, 9513 and Cisco MDS 9100 series switches, Fabric Manager, Device Manager, EMC control center, Emulex, Qlogic HBA

Confidential

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Administered and maintained EMC Symmetrix DMX-2000, DMX-3000, CLARiiON 600.
• Assigning storage to hosts, by configuring storage groups, adding LUNs and hosts to the storage groups in the CLARiiON environment using Navisphere Suite.
• Storage provisioning to hosts by mapping devices, and performing LUN masking in the Symmetrix/DMX environment using SymCli and ECC.
• Installed EMC Control Center software on Servers and configured them with Master agents and host agents as well storage agent for Symmetrix.
• Monitoring and generating reports using ECC 6.X.
• Created and managed raid groups, storage groups, Meta volumes, LUN binding along with performance management and monitoring. CLARiiON .
• Involved in Setup of NAS device, EMC Celerra NS
• Responsible for routine health-check of the SAN/NAS including configuration, documentation, maintenance
• Monitoring performance and capacity of the SAN NAS environment
• Configured, deployed and maintained several storage arrays and Fabric switches in SAN environment
• Involved in the capacity planning, estimation of Storage allocations, installation and Configuration of Raid groups, storage groups and disk mirroring.
• Configured various HBAs on Production servers using QLogic, Emulex, and JNI HBA cards.
• Configured and administered Fiber Channel Switches like Brocade and Cisco.
• Creating, adding and deleting aliases, zones, and activating zonesets on CISCO switches
• Installed PowerPath software, configured and administrated on UNIX Windows Servers

Environment:

EMC Symmetrix DMX-2000, DMX-3000, CLARiiON 400,NFS, Emulex HBAs, Qlogic HBAs, Brocade and Cisco switches, QLogic 9600/9202,PowerPath.