SUMMARY:

• Over ELEVEN years of experience as Systems Administrator that includes installation, configuration, O/S upgrade and maintenance of IBM AIX & Red Hat Linux O/S.
• Over FOUR years of experience in IBM/EMC Storage setup and management.
• Expert in Administration and 24/7 support of IBM Power Series p8/p7/p6/p5 including p780/p770/ p750/p570/p550 Servers.
• Experience in AIX v8/7.1/6.1/5.x system planning, customer support, RCA and resolutions.
• Experience in NIM server/client installation and setup.
• Experience in creation of LPAR/DLPAR, micro - partitioning and installation of AIX from NIM server and managing partitions using Confidential .
• Installed and configured VIOs, LPARs, DLPARs, N-PIV, HACMP 5.3/6.1, GPFS 3.1.
• Experience in performance monitoring of AIX servers through tools like vmstat, netstat, iostat, nmon and topas.
• Created OS backups on DVDs and NIM server
• Installed, configured and managed JFS2/JFS on AIX 8/7.1/6.1/5.1/5.0, for p8/p7/p6/p5 systems.
• Managing networking solutions like TCP/IP, NFS and DNS.
• Experience in Websphere, DB2, LDAP, MQ, Network Dispatcher, Tivoli Identity Manager.
• Managed and customized resource-groups and application sever to make cluster more stable and highly available in PowerHA (HACMP).
• Created mirror at O/S level for rootvg.
• Setup AIXPert for security hardening on system
• Setup filesystem for Oracle database environment
• Extensively used LVM, created VGs, LVs, filesystems and disk mirroring.
• Setup user roles and their access to system.
• Experienced and familiar with tools like SMITTY.
• Experience working on ticketing system such as Maximo, Remady, Managenow, Tivoli Service Request Manager, newScale.
• Expert in working with Lotus Notes emails, Sametime, WIKI, TWIKI, Blue-Pages, Link, Skype.
• Experience in troubleshooting Tivoli Storage Manager client backup to certain extent.
• Documenting necessary changes and configuration of systems and keep it current.
• Setup IMM for x3650/3850 and x-240 of PureFlex systems for LINUX install.
• Created RAID levels for Linux OS install.
• Setup Network for PXE install on x240 as well as p460 nodes
• Boot Red Hat Linux in Rescue mode to resolve FS and Grub.conf issue
• Installed VM Hosts and VM clients for Red Hat Linux
• Setup custom file Systems as needed on Red Hat Linux
• Edited network-scripts to resolve Ethernet interface, Gateway and Subnet mask issue.
• Extended / Reduced Logical Volumes and FS on Red Hat Linux
• Provision storage on VMAX, VNX
• Migrating from McData switches to Brocade
• Data migration from 3par and hitachi to VMAX Storage array
• Provision storage on VMAX, VNX
• Implementing Business continuance and disaster recovery in tandem with FAST/FASTVP using SRDF,TIMEFINDER or Recover Point
• Setup IBM V7000, DS 5700/3200 Storage Systems and assigned storage for Hosts.
• Installed and upgraded Storage Manager
• Successfully completed firmware and microcode upgrade of storage.
• Created Storage Pools, Volumes, Hosts and mapped with wwpn ports
• Expanded Storage Volumes for Hosts when required
• Successfully replaced Storage Volume Controllers when required
• Unmapped Hosts from storage without disruption and downtime
• Scheduled and monitored regular Storage Backup
• Replaced storage hardware parts when needed
• Setup and configured PureFlex that includes FSM, CMM, Storage & Network switches, p460-power nodes & x240

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Operating Systems: AIX v 8.1/7.1/6.1/5. x, RHEL 6.4/6.3/6.2, Windows Enterprise 2012, 2008 R2 Confidential: 8.1/7.7/7.3/6.1/5.2 HACMP:6.1/5.3LDAP:5.2GPFS:3.2.1

Networking: NFS, NIM, VIOs, NPIV, TCP/IP, DNS

Ethernet Switch: Juniper EX4500, Intel QLE8142, B24y, B48y, B16R, NAS (N3600, N3700)

SAN Switch: QLogic, Brocade / / IBM SAN Storage

Storage: EMC Navisphere Management Suite, EMC Control Center, SymmetrixManagement Console, symcli, SAN Manager, Connectrix ManagerTimeFinder, SRDF & PowerPath, PureFlex, DS 5700, DS 3524, V7000

Databases: Websphere v7/6, Oracle v11, DB2 v9/8, MQHA, Webseal, LDAP v5.1/4.6, TSM

Hardware: IBM p7/p6/p5/p4 series models - 730/740/780/595/570/550/520/690

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential, Clarksville, VA

Sr. System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and configured PureFlex system
• Setup CMM, FSM and V7K that is inside PureFlex
• Installed and configured ESXI Server on x440 double wide node
• Installed and configured VIO Server on p460 double wide node
• Installed and configured 4093R 10Gb network switch
• Reallocated storage luns from XIV and ds8300 to the hosts
• Performance management of AIX OS using (vmstat, iostat, sar)
• Upgraded AIX OS with TL level as required
• Setup AIXPert for security hardening on system
• Setup filesystem for Oracle database environment
• Created Suse 10 backup using NFS mount to control server
• Upgrade systems to Suse 11 using network/DVD install
• Installed software like ssh, Java, Apache, PowerHA on Suse as well as AIX servers
• Installed Big Brother monitoring and Sophos Antivirus software
• Installed and configured Windows, Suse and AIX OS from DVD or network
• Identified large files on servers that were bottle neck and moved out of servers
• Suggested modifications for HMCs
• Configured HP DL380p Gen8 Server for iLO 4 as well as Static Network setup
• Installed Suse11 with sp3 on HP DL380p Gen8 Server and bonded network

Confidential, Newark, NJ

System Admin / SAN Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Involved in choosing best practices for storage systems like implementing data protection type of logical volumes.
• Planning and implementation of Hardware refresh, Servers, storage, switches
• Configured Zoning on Cisco switches through Device Manager and Fabric Manager.
• AIX server migration scheduling and resetting new storage LUNS
• Red Hat server migration scheduling and resetting new storage LUNS
• Provision storage on VMAX, VNX
• Designing various application roll outs on DMX/VMAX/VNX
• Used migration technologies like Open Replicator.
• Requested CRQs for Server Grabs, Migration schedules.
• Capacity planning on the storage using various reports from ECC, Unisphere for VMAX
• Data migration from older CX, DMX, DS8000 to VMAX storage array using Open replicator, Host based LVM mirroring, veritas volume manager (VVM).
• Data migration from 3par and hitachi to VMAX Storage array
• Documenting migration of McData switches to Brocade

Confidential, Poughkeepsie, NY

AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Participate in requirements gathering sessions with business sponsors, end-users, and other IT support team members to ensure business objectives are properly met.
• Develop, maintain, and distribute infrastructure documentation and design
• Setup and configured Flex system (Pureflex) that includes FSM, CMM, p460-power nodes & x240
• Created full system Backup of FSM on local drive as well as to remote server
• Successfully reimage FSM from 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 level
• Setup CMM from factory default to custom setup
• Setup network switch IPs
• Setup fiber channel switch IPs
• Discovered all components from FSM
• Updated Compute nodes, CMM and FSM to current code level
• Created lpars on p nodes
• Setup KVM and virtual servers on x nodes
• Setup windows server on x nodes
• Setup IMM for x3650/3850 and x-240 of PureFlex systems for LINUX install.
• Created RAID levels for Linux OS install.
• Setup Network for PXE install on x240 as well as p460 nodes
• Boot Red Hat Linux in Rescue mode to resolve FS and Grub.conf issue
• Installed VM Hosts and VM clients for Red Hat Linux
• Setup custom file Systems as needed on Red Hat Linux
• Edited network-scripts to resolve Ethernet interface, Gateway and Subnet mask issue.
• Extended / Reduced Logical Volumes and FS on Red Hat Linux
• Lead SME for EMC storage technical team.
• Capacity planning on the storage using various reports from ECC, Unisphere for VMAX
• Managing Cisco, Brocade and Mcdata switches, zoning, fabric management, code upgrades, ISL rebalance, performance monitoring.
• Migrating from McData switches to Brocade
• Data migration from older CX, DMX, DS8000 to VMAX storage array using Open replicator, Host based LVM mirroring, veritas volume manager (VVM).
• Worked on IBM V7000, DS 5700/3200 Storage Systems in setting up host mappings, firmware upgrade
• Created Storage Pools, Volumes, Hosts
• Setup Hosts and mapped with wwpn ports
• Created users as per request
• Successfully replaced controller as they were failing to synchronize
• Replaced drive/s and fixed the errors
• Unmapped hosts from storage without disruption and downtime
• Involved in Confidential firmware upgrade, base level upgrade, setting up network for fsp, management and admin IPs
• Added/Removed Managed System on Confidential
• Setup fsp, admin and management network on Confidential
• Gracefully deleted lpars from server frame in Confidential
• Created system plan as required
• Replaced PCI card of managed system from Confidential
• Upgraded firmware levels and drivers for Confidential
• Troubleshoot any hardware failures while checking on system or walking on the floor in datacenter
• Added / Removed managed system as needed
• Created VIOs and VIO client from Confidential
• Installed and upgraded AIX PreGa 8/7 OS from DVDs
• Installed and upgraded PreGa 8/7 managed systems as required
• Installed and upgraded PreGa 8/7 Confidential as required
• Installed AIX 7.1 OS from DVDs or NIM
• Worked around through IMMs when admin nodes were in accessible or for managing admin nodes
• Evaluate and apply operating system patches, firmware/driver updates, downloading from IBM fix central to maintain system stability/supportability
• Assist application team members with software installs, scheduled maintenance, and “go-live" activities
• Was involved in preparing ClearQuest request to help resolve defects
• Setup hosts, mappings with fcs or sas adapters through fiber channel connections
• Worked on Switches like Juniper, created Alias, Zones, Zone set and Zone config, activate/deactivate zone set
• Involved in running DIAG for hot swap of disk, processor/memory upgrade or swap of slots cards of hardware

Confidential, East Rutherford, NJ

AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Perform daily provisioning configuration changes using SYMCLI & Confidential, allocate storage to specific servers/applications mostly comprising of UNIX, VMware ESX and Wintel machines.
• Plan & implement SAN fabric switch upgrades, migrations from Mcdata and Brocade to, Cisco MDS
• Involved in choosing best practices for storage systems like implementing data protection type of logical volumes.
• Configured Zoning on Cisco switches through Device Manager and Fabric Manager.
• Plan & implement SAN fabric switch upgrades, migrations from Mcdata and Brocade to, Cisco MDS
• Used SPA to investigate and analyze performance issues on VMAX.
• Performed migrations using open replicator and open migrator and Host based LVM mirroring or VXVM.
• Worked on Storage LUNs and setup VGs & filesystems
• Involved in changing, deleting, adding, renaming filesystems for GPFS cluster.
• Followed NewScale for new AIX Builds.
• Worked with Remedy tool.
• Setup Volume Groups, Logical Volumes and JFS2.
• Installed CTSA, HIDS, BigFix on LPARs.
• Involved in installation and configuration of PowerHA.
• Mounted NFS, SCP and work around on SecureCrt for moving files and directories.
• Worked with HMCs from command line and GUI to setup and tune lpars.
• Added/Removed Managed System on Confidential
• Setup admin and management network on Confidential
• Created system plan as required
• Upgraded Confidential firmware levels and drivers
• Involved in application health check on the system.
• Involved in TL update on AIX O/S.

Confidential, Boulder, CO

AIX System Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Essentially responsible for maintaining the entire Confidential internal and external directory infrastructure.
• Worked with SAN Administrator for activity like upgrading PowerPath, assigning LUNs from EMC Symmetric to AIX Systems
• Designing various application roll outs on VMAX/VNX/DMX
• Creating VGs & filesystems on top of those disks.
• Worked with Storage admin to remove assigned storage for OS once system is scheduled for decommissioning
• Fully involved in WI, TAMwww, TAMWWW, ED, UD Accounts.
• Involved in planning, installation and configuration of server build for external/internal accounts and daily maintenance of the AIX O/S.
• Installation, configuration and maintenance of AIX O/S with server virtualization and micropartitioning.
• Setup custom file Systems as needed on Red Hat Linux
• Edited network-scripts to resolve Ethernet interface, Gateway and Subnet mask issue.
• Extended / Reduced Logical Volumes and FS on Red Hat Linux
• Managed users in Linux environment.
• Created directories and files in Linux version 5.4 O/S.
• Installed RHEL 6.3 OS on xboxes and set up logical volume manager
• Installed Windows 2007 OS on xbox and mirrored on two physical disks
• Set permission and ownership of user directories/files as per requirement on Linux.
• Responsible for the installation and configuration of NIM master server and clients.
• Disk subsystem configuration, file systems and logical volume planning and configuration
• Installation, upgrade and maintenance of AIX 6.1/5.3 on p670/p690/p720/p770. Apply security fixes, APARs and upgraded maintenance level.
• Provided daily support for middleware which include Websphere, DB2, LDAP, MQ, Network Dispatcher, Tivoli Identity Manager.
• Installed AIX LPAR 6.1 backup and OS images from NIM Server.
• Involved in setting up NPIV, DLPAR (adding and removing) resources.
• Involved in upgrade of HACMP cluster from 5.1 to 6.1.
• Expert in OpenSSH, openSSL, SUDO installation and configuration.
• Familiar with Ticketing tools such as Managenow, Maximo, Tivoli Service Request Manager.
• Extensively worked on Backup, System Recovery, Security and Performance Tuning.
• Was involved in configuration of etc/hosts, etc/netsvc.conf, etc/resolv.conf. etc.
• Involved in operating system health check, httpd, DB2 and Websphere health checks for the various customer account.
• Successfully resolved maintenance, change and problem tickets.
• Experience in monitoring - Tivoli Monitoring, HP Openview (any monitoring solution customer may require).
• Experience in Performance data SRM (Server Resource Management).
• Involved in health checking- Tonic, TSCM, TAD4D, VSA or Standalone Fusion.
• Expert in System Admin tools - Parity or Cronus.