SUMMARY

• Over 9+ years of experience in NetBackup System designing, Architecture, security, administration and troubleshooting.
• Extensive Experience in writing the Technical Documents for Disaster Recovery and Migration Projects
• Highly Experienced in configuring Data Domains DD880, DD890, DD 990 using Boost option integrated to NetBackup
• Worked as a Senior Level NetBackup Administrator and responsible for Backup infrastructure
• Extensive Experience in conducting the Disaster Recovery Exercises from Scratch
• Extensive experience in configuring NetBackup with releases starting from 5.1 to 7.7.3(5.1,6.5,7.1,7.5 & latest 7.7.3)
• Implemented Data Domain & HP StoreOnce OST devices to the NetBackup solution
• Extensive experience in configuring the Tape libraries (Physical, Virtual) for NetBackup
• Extensive experience in configuring NAS Filers using NDMP Method Backups for NetBackup
• Extensive Experience in configuring the NetBackup Master Servers, Media servers, SAN Media server, Pure Disk for Enterprise Backup Solution on Unix and Windows Operating systems
• Extensive experience in configuring the Advanced disk storage Units, Vaults for NetBackup
• Performed Many Upgrades (over 500+ Master & Media) & (Over 30000 Clients) from various levels of NetBackup to current NB releases even with latest release of 7.7.3
• Extensive experience in performing L3 Level Troubleshooting for NetBackup
• Highly experience in configuring the VMware Backups using Vstorage API
• Highly Involved in Backup Servers Performance Tunings
• Extensive experience in performance tuning for Backup infrastructure
• Hands on Experience with HP Data Protector configurations, Upgrades to Latest version’s DP 9.06
• Installed, Configured, Implemented NetBackup OPSCENTER and generated many reports for the Customer
• Highly Experience in Migrations from Older Versions of NetBackup to Latest Versions
• Extensive Experience in Using the BMR (Bare Metal Restores) with NetBackup for Total Recovery of the servers in the Event of Disasters
• Implemented the Cost Effective NetBackup solution for more than 1 PETABYTE Environment
• Highly Skilled in working on Multi - Tier Environments such As AIX, HP-UX, Sun Solaris, Linux And Windows
• Implemented the Backup solution from Scratch and Prepared the Operational RUN Documents for Offshore Teams
• Highly involved in Performance Tunings for NetBackup to Reduce the Tape Usage by following the Appropriate Guidelines from Symantec
• Create and maintain necessary documentation and procedures in support of the backup infrastructure.
• Effective communication skills, team building skills, ability to work effectively with minimal supervision and good analytical and problem solving skills.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Backup Tools: VERITAS/Symantec NetBackup 7.7.3,7.7, 7.6,7.5, 7.1,6.5,5.1 versions Data Domain, HP StoreOnce, (OST Devices)

NetBackup OPSCENTER: HP DATA PROTECTOR 6.x,8.x,9.x EMC Avamar, IBM & HP ESL G3, MSL LibrariesNAS & NDMP Filer Backups, SL 8500 Tape librariesVirtual Tape Libraries.

Operating Systems: MS-DOS 6.22, Windows95/97/98, Windows NT4.0, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Advance server, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Mac 10.x Windows 7/8/10/2008/2012, Linux, Solaris 10/9, Red Hat 7/6/5,, MS Exchange Server

Data Base: MS Access and SQL Server 2000, 2005

Concepts: DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Active directory

Internet: Internet Information Server 4.0, Internet Explorer6/7/8/9/10/11/12

Network Management: Web Server Management (IIS), Windows Server Management

Routers: Cisco 3600 Series, Cisco 2600 Series, Cisco 1700 Series

Switches: Cisco 2900 Series, Cisco 1900 Series, Hewlett Packard, D-Link.

Protocol: TCP/IP, RIP, OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, IPX,SPX, DHCP, DNS, PPP,PAGP, SMTP, SNMPLDP/TDP, WLAN, 802.11/802.11e, WEP

Packages: MS Office 2000/2003/2007/2010/2013/2016

Management Tools: MS Project, MS Visio, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Page Maker, Macromedia Dream Weaver, Microsoft Exchange Client 5.0

Enterprise Planning Tools: Cognos 8.4 BI & Report Net, Congo’s Connection, Report Studio, Query Studio, Analysis Studio, Event Studio, Framework Manager

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

L4 NetBackup Administration & support

Confidential, Hopewell, New Jersey.

Responsibilities:

• Extensive experience in upgrading 500+ Master /Media Servers, & 30,000+ Client Servers from various NB releases ranging from NB 5.1 to the latest NB 7.7.3 on all OS Platforms (UNIX /WINDOWS) and tested NB 8.0 Beta3 version as well
• Performed various Server Refreshes /Migrations and Catalog Recoveries
• Configured / Installed and maintained several OST devices such as Data Domain and StoreOnce
• Highly Experience in configuring the NetBackup Master and Media servers
• Configured VMWARE BACKUPS, HYPER V using VIP Policies with Tagging and Annotations
• Performed Configurations of NetBackup BARE METAL RESTORE (BMR) and successfully recovered many machines during DR exercises.
• Configured Data Domain to Data Domain replications to DR sites and performed many restores
• Upgraded Data Domain OS and HP StoreOnce OS to latest releases
• Configured RMAN Backups and MS SQL backups directly to OST Devices such as store once and data domain
• Performed and Coordinated Data Center moves from One Confidential to another Confidential
• Configured Accelerator Backups and Synthetic backups to meet customer requirements
• Worked with Vendors to replace Hardware in Tapes Libraries such as robotic arms, etc.
• Written many documentations for offshore teams in regards to NetBackup Upgrades & Server Refreshes
• Performed Several Qualification tests for every NB Version release with ALM tool before implementing in PRODUCTION
• Applied NB Security Vulnerability fix patch across all Masters/Medias & clients
• Installed, Configured HP Reporting Tool Data Protection Advisor (DPA) across the environment.
• Installed, Configured, Implemented NetBackup OPSCENTER and generated many reports for the Customer
• Configured Backups from On Premise Cloud environment for the customer
• Very strong understanding of Upgrade Process and difference in EMM Structure from previous NetBackup Version
• Extensive experience in configuring NAS Filers using NDMP Method Backups for NetBackup
• Created & Troubleshooted issues with Several SLP’s, Storage Units, Disk pools, Tape Drives
• Very strong knowledge in configuring unified logs and legacy logs
• Worked with Veritas Vendor on many support cases and even had Veritas /Symantec write Several TECHNOTES based on the issues we worked
• Worked on all OS Platforms (UNIX/WINDOWS)
• Configured Several Catalog Backups and Recovered Master Servers using Catalog backups and adjust Data Buffers to get the best performance on machines
• Expertise in setting up polices for Snapshot Backups and VMware Backups
• Configured the SQL Clusters and Oracle Data Bases for the NetBackup Backups
• Configured backups using HP Data Protector 6.x-9.x
• Troubleshooted HP DP Backup & Restore issues

Environment: NetBackup 7.7.3, 7.7.2,7.6.1.2, 7.5,6.x,5.x, VMware Backups, Ops Center, HP DPA, HP STOREONCE, DD880, DD890, DD990, SAN Media Agents, HP ESL & MSL Libraries, VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries), NAS, NetAPP Filers, UNIX, Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 R2

L4 NetBackup Administration & support

Confidential, Washington DC

Responsibilities:

• Extensive Experience in configuring NetBackup Master and Media servers in Windows /Unix OS with Netback up Versions 5.X/6.X/7.x
• Upgraded NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5.5 And Netback up 6.5.5 to NetBackup 7.01 on Unix and Windows Master servers
• Highly Experience in configuring the NetBackup Master and Media servers
• Configured NAS Filers for Backups using NDMP for NetBackup
• Performed Performance tuning on NetBackup Master and Media server
• Extensive experience in troubleshooting NetBackup L3 issues
• Extensive experience in configuring Cluster Backups
• Designed total Advanced disk Based and Replication solution for the Environment
• Extensive experience in Configuring VMware Backups using Vstorage API
• Extensive experience in setting up Vaults according to DR Requirements
• Expertise in setting up Duplications for Backups
• Configuration of 10 SAN Media Agents through Fiber Channel Based Backups
• Configured the Exchange 2010 Servers for NetBackup 7.x
• Extensive experience in conducting the DR Exercises
• Configured Master and Media server for total Backup environment
• Migrated All the Master And Media servers from 6.x to 7.x
• Configured Data Domain for De Duplication using OST
• Configured NetBackup servers for VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries) for Faster Backups and Restores
• Implemented Backup solution for More Than 500TB
• Configured Data Domains DD880 for Media servers for Effective Handling Backups
• Implemented the NetBackup Storage Life Cycle Policies (SLP) For Multiple Copies
• Implemented Pure Disk Backups for Critical Applications
• Configured the Cluster NetBackup Master Servers
• Configured Tape Libraries IBM3584, SUN STK, Quantum ADIC
• Configuring SQL and Oracle Servers for Backups using the NetBackup Agents and RMAN
• Implemented and Designed SLPS (Storage Life Cycle Policies) according to the Requirements
• Configured The NAS,NetAPP Filers for Backups and Restores

Environment: NetBackup 7.01, NetBackup 6.0 to 6.5.5, VMware Backups, NOM, VBR Ops, DD880, SAN Media Agents, IBM3584, SUN STK, Quantum ADIC, VTL (Virtual Tape Libraries), NAS, Neap Filers, UNIX, Windows Server 2003/2008 R2

NetBackup Administration & support

Confidential, Fairfax, Virginia

Responsibilities:

• Building the NetBackup Solution from scratch
• Installing NetBackup Client software’s on Windows and Unix Servers, configuring Backups for servers
• Upgrading NetBackup master and Media servers
• Performing Troubleshooting for failed backups
• Conducting DR test & Performing Restores as required
• Configuring Vaults & Migrated the Total NetBackup servers and clients from 5.X to 6.x
• Configuring Storage Units and Tape Libraries
• Configured the NAS Filers for Backups & Prepared the RUN Documents for Total Environment
• Maintained the Offshore Teams for support &Highly involved in problem solving and troubleshooting
• Performed Automated Scripts for Backup Reporting Failures
• Installed the NetBackup 5.x/6.x ON Unix and Windows Servers
• Configured Storage Devices, Robots and Volume Pools for Backups
• Proper allocation of volume pool and storage unit to backups and ensuring all the nightly backups get completed before business hours
• Configured the SAN Media servers for Oracle Data Bases consist the Data More than 2 TB
• Configured The cluster SQL Agents for NetBackup
• Configured Exchange 2003 Servers for Backups
• Prepared the Technical Documents for Conducting the DR and Migrations
• Provided the L3 Support for Backups
• Acted as a primary contact for Backup solutions
• Configured Backup solution for 200TB
• Performing scheduling and daily monitoring of Backup Tasks.
• Provided 24 * 7 On call Support and also the technical Support

Environment: NetBackup 5.x/6.x, UNIX, Windows Server 2003, NAS Filers, VTL, IBM 3584, SUN STK SL8500, HP ESL Libraries