SUMMARY:

• Overall 14 years of IT-experience that includes planning, implementation, administration, and system integration of large, mission-critical systems.
• 10 years of experience with VERITAS Netbackup7.5/7.1/6.5/5.5/4.5/3.4, Sun Solaris, VERITAS Volume Manager, Volume Replicator and Cluster, Implementation, Administration, Troubleshooting.
• 6 years of experience with EMC Data Domain, Avamar ,IBM-TSM, Networker,SAN, EMC CX/ DMAX / V-MAX
• Understanding and implementing of v2.0 and v3.0 ITIL Process.
• Setup, configuration, and management SAN switches Brocade and Cisco Switches .
• DECRU Hardware encryption Setup and configuration for NBU Media servers and Tape drives in SAN.
• VERITAS NetBackup7.5/6.5 Design, Implementation, Upgrade and Administration and also manage the NBU Services -OpsCenter, Security and Encryption, Vaulting etc Agents - Oracle, Ms-SQL/Ms-Exchange,
• NBU for VMWare, VTL, OST, NDMP, Snapshot /Off-Host Backups, Synthetic backups, De-Duplication, Database backup, Catalog backups, Netbackup Advanced Flexible Disk Option .
• Experience with NBU configuration strategy -Storage Life cycle policy SLP , Backup Policies, Backup scheduling, and media management, Tape library configuration in LAN/SAN, Backup jobs Notify scripts and logs.
• Experience with Netbackup Replication Director OST with NetApps OnCommand Server for snapshot and Replication setup and also configuring cataloging and restores with NFS and CIFS NetApp storage.
• Design, implementation and support Data Domain. Design, implementation and support VMware VCB / vStorage API backups with NetBackup6.5/7.1/7.5 and off-host backups with SSO configuration.
• Integrating and Support of EMC Replication Manager with NBU for Exchange and SQL backups.
• Configuration and management of IBM 3494 and IBM 3584, LTO, TLD, ACSLS, StorageTeck L500/700e/180 , Spectra T50e, DDVTL, STKVTL with VERITAS Netbackup Media Server and IBM-TSM Server.
• Adding and decommissioning media servers in NetBackup 6.5/7.5 and Upgrade NBU6.5 to NBU7.5.
• Expertise in installing, configuring / Administrating NBU for NDMP backup, restore and Troubleshooting.
• Experience with configuring Data Domain for Oracle RMAN, Migrating from DD565 to DD630 and DD690 to DD880/DD990, DD880 Storage Capacity Upgrade, Upgrade DDOS 4.6/4.8/4.9 to DDOS 5.1/5.2, DD Replication.
• TSM Server configuration with Tape library/Local Disk /Data Domain NFS/CIFS /VTL storage pools.
• Experience with TSM upgrade TSM 5.5 to TSM6.2 / Migration TSM5.5 to Data Domain 880. DDOS5.2 .
• TSM v5.5.5.2, Data Domain 890, EDL4100 Backup infrastructures and provided Best Practice recommendations for performance. Capacity and efficiency improvements for Tier1 Applications.
• Experience with TSM Data Protection for Oracle, MS-SQL, MS-Exchange, DB2, SAP setups and Trouble shooting.
• Experience with Avamar Server and clients - Windows 2000/ 2008, Linux / Solaris and Applications - DB2, Lotus Domino 6, 7, 8, MS-Exchange, MS.SQL, Oracle 10x, VMWare, NDMP and DDBoost setup and trouble shooting.
• Experience with Avamar System Components, Deduplication Backup process, and Fault tolerance RAID, RAIN, Checkpoints and Replications for data integrity, disaster recovery and preparing best practices for backup/restore.
• Experience with Avamar and EMC Data Domain integration, capacity planning and measuring performance factors.
• Worked on - VERITAS Cluster 3.5/4.1/5 NFS, Apache, Oracle, Agents and Trouble shooting.
• Experienced with EMC-CLARiiON - CX2/CX3/CX4, SNAP VIEW, MIRROR VIEW, and SAN COPY.
• EMC-Symmetrix DMX3/4. VMAX, Sym CLI, SMC, ECC, Time Finder Mirror, Clone, snap and CG and Symmetrix SRDF/S, SRDF/A and SRDF/Star and, RecoverPoint RP , Replication Manager.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Role: Sr.Storage Ops

Responsibilities:

• Integrated Data Domain with EMC Avamar6.0, Configured DDBoost, Replication and Maintain BCP for tier 1 Applications and manage Data Domain systems from Avamar management interface and troubleshooting.
• Installed, configured 12 data Domains systems DD660 /DD690 and Chassis Replacement DD670 /DD890 .
• Implemented Data Domain hardware refreshes nearly 6 servers DD660/670 to DD880/890 and tested Hardware and Data paths VTL, NFS/CIFS and Boost and attached new enclosure ES30 to each Data Domain.
• Applied Data Domain Code upgrade on nearly 28 Servers DD 4.8 to 4.9.1.3 and DD 4.9.1.3 to DD5.1.3.
• Installed and Configured 12 Data Domain Servers DD890/DD860 to replace 4 STK VTLs 3600 / 6 STK VTLs2600. Configured DDVTL/NFS DDOS5.2 for TSM6.2 AIX6.0 and CIFS for Windows 2008 servers.
• Working with DDOS 5.2/5.1/4.9 Systems, Cleaning, Replication Directory/ Collective , Snapshot, DD Boost with Netbackup/ Avamar/ Oracle RMAN and integrating DDVTL with IBM TSM/Netbackup and Troubleshooting.
• Configured TSM Storage pools / Copy pools / DDVTL and Data Domain Replication for DR. 20 PB sizes of Data.
• Designing and implementing TSM upgrade from TSM5.5to 6.2, TSM Client Migration from TSM 5.5 to TSM 6.2.
• Working with IBM TSM backup, recovery design, capacity planning, installation, configuration TSM clients - AIX/Solaris/Windows/Linux, TDP backups-DB2/MS-Exchange, Oracle/MS-SQL and 3494/ACSLS libraries.
• Provide NBU /TSM /Avamar daily/ weekly / monthly reports and Trouble shooting failed jobs and Tape drives.
• Integrated Netbackup with DD Boost and Configured Netbackup SLP for tier 1 Applications and DD Replication.
• Configured and Administered VERITAS Netbackup for Unix / Windows / VMWare/Hyper-V Backups, Vault, OpsCenter, Storage Lifecycle Policies, Synthetic backups, Off-host backups, OST and NBU Agents - Oracle, MS-SQL, Sybase, Sharepoint, MS-Exchange and SAN tape libraries ACSLS, ADIC, STK and Quantum.
• Working with BRS projects Design, Implementation, integration, migration, version upgrade, Administration and Troubleshooting of VERITAS Netbackup, EMC Data Domain, Avamar and IBM Tivoli Storage Manger TSM .
• Installed, configured Avamar systems in RAIN /non-RAIN for tier1 and tier3 Applications and Configured DR.
• Implementing Avamar backups for VMware, Linux, MS Exchange, MSSQL, Share Point ,Oracle and DB2
• Provided Avamar Tape out solutions, Best practices for Backup Applications /Databases /VMWare, NDMP.
• Configuring Avamar system Migration, Node replacement, Node Addition process and Check consistency.
• Upgrade Avamar 5.0 to Avamar 6.0, migrate Data store Gen3 to Gen4 and Configured Avamar replication for DR.
• Configured Avamar backup policy, scheduling, system monitoring, Node performance and capacity management.
• Avamar Servers Daily activities HFS Checks, Check point and Garbage collections and Troubleshoots.

Environment: Netbackup7.5, ACSL8.1, StorageTekL700e/IBM3494/ADIC/ DD140/660/670/880/990,Windows 2008, AIX6.2, Solaris10.0, RedHatLinux, Oracle10, MSSQL 2008, MSExcahnge 2008, NBU-OpsCenter, Sybase, MS-Sharepoint, TSM6.2/55, NetApps, Gen4/3,Avamar6.0/5.0, Data Domain5.2/5.1/4.9, EMCCX/VMAX and Cisco Switches.

Confidential

Role: Backup and Storage Architect.

Responsibilities:

• Upgrading Netbackup 6.5.x to 7.5.x on Netbackup clients and Agents for UNIX /Windows.
• Working with 4 Data centers and Upgrading nearly 2800 NBU clients and 1800 NBU Agents from 6.5 to 7.5 and Applying Systems patches and NBU MP4 patches.
• Working with BRS projects Design, Implementation and Administration of VERITAS Netbackup and Data Domain
• Upgrading Netbackup - 6.5.x to 7.5.x on Master and Media servers for UNIX and Windows.
• Working with 4 Data centers and having 4 Master 16 media Servers and 2800 Netbackup clients -UNIX, Windows and NetApps NDMP including Oracle, MS-SQL, MS-Exchange etc Agents. It is 24 Data Domain Servers DD140/670/880/990 OST.with NBU and 4 ACSL libraries - STK L700e libraries. Each NBU Domain is nearly 600GB Catalog image and total backup size is 40PB. Offsite backup is 10PB.
• Gather information- Hardware/ Software, SAN/LAN, NBU Catalog sizing, Capacity /Performance issues.
• Preparing HLD/LLD designs, Install NetBackup Server 7.x Device Mappings. Rollback plans.
• Upgrading ACSL server Solaris 8.0- 10.0 , ACSL Software 7.1 to 8.x. NBU with NetApps setup for catalog backups.
• Validate NBU license and Upgrading Netbackup6.5.x to 7.5.x 4 master servers 16 Media Servers and Migrate the Netbackup Image catalog into Netbackup 7.5.Upgrade Netbackup for VMWare6.5 VCB to Netbackup for VMWare7.5 VADP .
• Data Domain OS upgrades 4.9 to5.1 and integrating OST with Netbackup7.5 and configuring DDBoost/NFS/CIFS /Mtree/Snapshot/Replication and preparing post implementation tasks and then testing.
• Installing Replication Director and Configuring Netbackup and NetApps for Replication director. Preparing documents and product training and turn off the project.
• And upgrade NBU Agents from 6.5 to 7.5 Oracle, MS-SQL, MS-Windows etc. and testing each Application and file system backup and restore.
• Build two new Netbackup Master/Media Servers Windows 2008R2 and running with Netbackup7.5. And Installing 260 NBU clients - Windows /Linux/Unix. - Oracle-MSSQL.MS-Sharepoint and Exchange Servers.
• Install and Configure Spectrum Tape Library L50 for Windows 2008R2 servers Configure backup policies. Install and configure Netbackup 7.5 Ops Center for Windows.
• Planned, developed and implemented backup strategies - EMC NetWorker for environments ranging in size from a 60 to 300 client environments encompassing hundreds of terabytes of data.
• Networker8.0 Administration and integration with Avamar and Data Domain and troubleshooting

Environment:Netbackup7.5, ACSL8.1, StorageTeckL700e/SpectraT50e, Windows 2008R2, Solaris10.0.RedHatLinux, Oracle10, MSSQL 2008, MSExcahnge 2008, NBU-OpsCenter, Sybase, MS-SharePoint ,Avamar ,Networker, Data Domain 140/660/880/990,Brocade3600, Decru H/Encryption, Cisco Switches..

Confidential

Role: Sr. Backup and Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Working VERITAS Netbackup Migration project.
• Involving design and implementation of Netbackup7.5 including Netbackup oracle agent and also setup DR site for recovery operation.
• Trouble-shooting client-side issues in Netbackup environment and TSM environment.
• Troubleshooting of failed drives and stuck tapes.
• Install and patch NetBackup software Enterprise Client license and Server license on VMWare Backup Hosts and Install and test NetBackup VMIP policy/policies for VM backups
• Configure Netbackup De-duplication and configured backup data replication to remote DR sites.
• Administration and troubleshooting of VTL/Advanced Disk/Data Domain.
• Capacity Management Library /Utilization/Pools etc. and Catalog Management with DR.process.
• Installation and configuration of Database agents and Customization of RMAN scripts.
• Setup and Configured Netbackup BMR operations and Configured NOM for reports generation.
• Setup configured and management of Netbackup clients on Solaris, Linux /Windows.
• Installation, Configuration of Netbackup for NDMP services for Development users.
• Worked on VERITAS Netbackup for Backup and Restore, Media Management, Tape Drives Troubleshooting, Media Errors troubleshooting, Creating Polices and scheduling the policies.
• Worked on Data Domain NFS, CIFS, DD Boost, Disk Staging and DD Replication.
• Installed and configured storage units, SLP, Storage Pools-Data domain and for Netbackup.
• Design, Implement and Configure VMware Consolidated Backup with Symantec NetBackup. Support of Replication Manager integrated with NetBackup for Exchange backups and MS-SQL.
• Troubleshoot various Media problems in Data Domain, VTL, EMC CX3/4 and Tape library.
• Install and setup the TSM clients and TDP clients on TSM server 5.4
• Have worked on TSM, Policy and Domain Creation, Installation of TSM Code on Client.
• Migration of Storage Pools, Managing Scripts on TSM. Tape drive-troubleshooting IBM 3494.
• Configured Avamar Server and clients - Windows 2000/2008, Linux and Solaris and Applications - DB2, Lotus Domino7, 8, MS-Exchange2008, MS.SQL, Oracle10x, NDMP EMCCelerrawithDART5.5,5.6,NetApp Data ONTAP7.x .
• Best Practices for configuring an Avamar Backup environments - Server Capacity management, Backup / Restore, Client Caches/Scheduling,Data sets/Retention policies/Group Attributes/Replication - Standard Replication ,Full Copy.
• Daily maintenance of Avamar Server activities-HFS Checks, Checkpoints, Garbage collections
• Storage Administration in a storage environment of 5 PB consisting of VMAX, DMX-3/DMX-4, Clariion CX4-960, CX 3-80, Cisco MDS 9513 and Brocade DCX/48k Directors.
• Day to day responsibilities including Configuration and Allocation of storage from EMC VMAX and EMC Clariion storage arrays using SYMCLI/ECC/SMC and Navisphere Manager.

Environment:EMC VMAX, DMX-4/VMAX, CX4-960, CX3-80, RecoverPoint, Replication Manager Cisco MDS 9513, Brocade 48k, SRDF, Time Finder, Brocade Web Tools/CLI/Fabric Manager, Solaris 8/9/10, HP-UX, AIX, Windows 2000/ 2003,VMWare and Linux, Netapps ONTAP7.3, Netbackup 6.5 /7.5,VxVm and VCS5.1, StorageTech L180, IBM 3495,Ultrium, Avamar5.0,Gen3,Data Domain4.8/4.9/5.1, DD580, DD630 and DD690, DD880.

Confidential

Role: Sr. Backup and Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Veritas Netbackup for Backup and Restore, Media Management, Tape Drives Troubleshooting, Media Errors Error Code troubleshooting, Creating Polices and Scheduling the policies
• Worked on Veritas Netbackup creating polices NDMP for NetApps.
• Generated Reports Capacity planning, Post compression, Pre compression for Deduplication on Data domain. And Configured VTL in Data Domain and scheduled backups from clients.
• Installed and configured storage units, Storage life cycle policy, Pools, Tapes and Retention period Data domain and for Netbackup
• Worked on TSM, Policy and Domain Creation, Installation of TSM Code on Client.
• Migration of Storage Pools, Managing Scripts on TSM. Tape drive troubleshooting.
• Worked on EMC Networker Module for Microsoft Application Installation and setup configurations - Microsoft share point server, MS-SQL Server and MS-Exchange and EMC Networker Troubleshooting Information Module.
• Worked on Oracle Database Recovery, Table space recovery. Point in time Recovery with Networker Module for Database and Applications.
• Networker7.5 integration with Applications for Backup and Recovery VMWare, Avamar5.0 and Data Domain5.1.
• Extensively worked on Veritas Volume Manager, Volume Replicator and Veritas Cluster.
• Managed various EMC storage arrays - EMC Clariion, DMX and VMAX arrays connected to several Windows, Linux, Solaris AIX Servers also works with RecoverPoint
• Storage Array migration from EMC CX3-80 to CX4-960 using SAN Copy , Snapshots, Mirror View and sending copy to backup Application by using Replication Manager
• Addressees all SAN related host connectivity issues for various operating systems including SUN Solaris, AIX, Linux, and Windows.

Environment: EMC VMAX, DMX-4/DMX-3, CX4-960, CX3-80Solaris 8/9/10, HP-UX, AIX, Windows VMWare, and Linux, Veritas Netbackup 6.5/7.1,Avamar5.0, TSM5.5/6.0,.EMC Networker7.6, Data Domain4.8/4.9, NetApps, VxVm and VCS.

Confidential

Role: Sr.Backup Engineer.

Responsibilities:

• Provided 24x7 support to customer systems hosted in GDC.
• Responsibilities include maintaining all Solaris operating systems 8, 9 and 10 , Sun hardware, system security, EMC and Brocade SAN systems, VERITAS HA Software and a disaster recovery site for emergency fail-over of all client applications.
• Reporting on system availability, performance and security compliance
• Day to day administration of Storage devices using command line.
• Involved Netbackup Migration work from Netbackup5.5 to Netbackup6.5including clients and Agents.
• Administration of Netbackup Media Server with Shared storage option and also involved De-commissioning Media Servers as for client request.
• Daily involved to check the backup status and troubleshooting the media and Tape drive.
• Installed Netbackup clients and configure the Netbackup agents as for Client request.
• Configured Netbackup Vaulting service for offsite tap handling.
• Configure catalog backup and maintain duplicate images for Disaster recovery operations.
• Installation / configuration of NBU Database agents and Customization of RMAN scripts
• Daily SAN management - fabrics zones and Raid Groups, bind LUNs, and mask LUNS to hosts.
• Install and configuration of TSM Server and TSM Windows and UNIX clients.
• Disaster Recovery Manager Functions within TSM, provides a way to manage off-site tapes and creates DRM report and monitor DRM on TSM server in the event of a disaster
• Disaster Recovery Planning processes and procedures.
• Periodical Health Checks for TSM servers used for daily session activities and resolve all issues. And Monitor TSM database, recovery log and storage pools.

Environment: IBM-TSM5.4, VeritasNetbackup5.5/6.5,Solaris8/9/10,HP-UX, AIX5.1, Windows, and Linux, Netapps ONTAP7.3, Brocade3600, EMC CX3/DMX3, VxVm4.x/5.0,VVCS5.0

Confidential

Role: Backup Engineer

Responsibilities

• Have done Netbackup upgrading projects from VERITAS Netbackup5.1MP3 to Netbackup6.0 on UNIX and Windows Platforms with all Netbackup Agents such as Oracle, Ms.Sql, and Ms.Exchange along with Netbackup Vault service and SSO.
• Have done VERITAS storage foundation4.0 - VCS/VVR /GCS projects of two node/Four nodes cluster services with oracle applications on UNIX and Windows. I prepared workload policies and customized startup/shutdown scripts for Oracle applications.
• Have attended various calls such as VERITAS Netbackup, Vault, and Bare Metal Restore from the customer sites. I escalated the calls to my TSP teams and I open a call to VERITAS People. I guided to the customers to restore the Netbackup agents such as Ms.SQL, MS.Exchange and Oracle on Windows and Unix Platforms.
• Attended the High Availability calls such as Storage foundation4.0, Clusters and Volume replicatore and escalated to TSP teams and VERITAS People. I installed the patch up gradation on cluster services and Volume manager along with Boot encapsulated disk.

Environment: VeritasNetbackup4.5/5.5/6.0,Solaris8/9/10,HP-UX, AIX5.1, Windows, and Linux, Veritas Cluster 3.5, VVR3.5, ONTAP7. Oracle, MS,.Exchange MSSQL, and VERITAS Volume Manager .

Confidential

Role: Sr. Systems Engineer

Responsibilities

• Participating in the recovery of Application environment where required.
• Audit Application Back up Polices and Environments to ensure integrity of back up and recovery activities.
• Analyze and resolve or escalated Problems.
• Maintain Managed Storage Solutions.
• Daily duties of Company Data Center, Maintain back up solutions.
• Solaris System Administration and Trouble shooting.
• VERITAS Volume manager Installation and Administration.
• Implanting VERITAS Cluster and Volume replication for applications such as Oracle, Ms.SQL and Exchange.
• Attending customers Sun/VERITAS Calls such as Diagnosing and Resolving or Escalating.

Environment: Solaris8/9/10, AIX5.1, Windows, and Linux, Veritas Cluster 3.5, VVR3.5, ONTAP7. Backup Exec, Oracle, MS,.Exchange MSSQL, and VERITAS Volume Manager .

Confidential

Role: UNIX and Backup Administrator.

Responsible for providing technical support for in-house / external projects, in the following areas: Installation, Jumpstart and Interactive Configuration and Administration of Solaris 8.0 on Ultra5/E-250, E450/E3500 Systems.

• Offshore support of Solaris and VERITAS Products.
• Attending customers Sun/VERITAS Calls such as Diagnosing and Resolving or Escalating.
• Implementing, Maintaining and Trouble shooting VERITAS Volume Manager.
• Implementing High Availability services using VERITAS clusters and SUN clusters for various services like NFS, APACHE, MAIL, iPlanet and etc.
• VERITAS Netbackup3.6 Policy configuration and Trouble shooting.

Confidential

Position: Sr.Technical Officer

Responsibilities: Installation and Configuration of Mail Server SendMail8.1.9 , DNS, DHCP, Web Server IISv4.0 and Performance and Troubleshooting Systems and Networks.

Environment: IBM-Netinfinity5000servers, Compaq Servers and, Workstations Ericson NAS, CISCO3640Router, 1900catalistSwitches, cat6Cabling, CiscoSwitches and Hubs. Sun Solaris, Linux, Windows NT, NetWare, and SQL server.