SUMMARY

• Skilled work force with 8 years of experience in Storage, System and Network Administration
• Excellent Communication Skills and positive attitude in taking up the tasks assigned to meet the Client requirements.
• Exceptional Organizational ability, Strong technical and Domain Knowledge.
• Expertise Storage Administration in EMC, NETAPP Enterprise and Midrange Storage Arrays
• Proficient with SAN Integration, SAN Implementation, SAN/NASTroubleshooting and Disaster Recovery.
• Very good command on planning, design and implementation of Remote Replication Solutions such as SRDF/S,SRDF/A & TimeFinder(BCV/Clone/Snap) Local Replication Solution in Symmetrix Environments.
• Actively Participated in Tech Refresh Projects and performed Array based, Host Based storage migrations using Open Replicator, San Copy, SRDF - DM, Open Migrator and Powerpath Migrations Enabler.
• Specialist in Storage Migrations using VPLEX Data Mobility as a migration method.
• Good at End to End Administration of VPLEX VS2 Hardware.
• Provisioned Virtual Volumes from Vplex after performing Host Encapsulation on Vplex.
• Good at administration of Recover Point Appliances, Migrated and replicated TBs of Data to DR sites using Using RecoverPoint CRR.
• Configured Consitency Groups with appropriate Policies and replicated storage to a Remote site using Recover Point Cluster.
• Unyielding experience in Configuring, troubleshooting and maintenance of EMC Storage: VNX8000, VNX7600, VNX7500, VNX5700, VNX5400, VNX5300, VNX5100, VMax 40K/20K/10K, Symmetrix DMX (4/3/2) & CLARiiON CX 600, CX 700, CX3-10/20/40/80 and CX-4 series.
• Expertise in allocating storage from NetApp NAS FAS 3000 series, FAS 6000 series filers, managing volumes, Qtrees and Quotas.
• Worked on NetApp Filer build 7-Mode and Clustered OnTap(C-Mode).
• Proficiency in configuration of EMC VPLEX Gen1 and Gen2 engines for Virtualization and Storage migrations.
• Proficiency in setting up VPLEX Local, VPLEX Metro for synchronous replication in the Virtualized environment.
• Proficiency in managing of EMC storage arrays using Unisphere, NaviCLI, Symmetrix Management Console (SMC), SYMCLI and EMC Control Center (ECC).
• Proficiency in Brocade Backbone switches such as DCX-8510, DCX, and DCX-4s, 48000.
• Proficiency in Configuration and Management of Cisco MDS9000, MDS9500 series switches for the SAN environment.
• Proficiency in implementing multiple TIER level storage environment.
• Proficiency in EMC CLARiiON CX4-120, CX4-480, CX4-960 storage array management using UNISPHERE, NAVISPHERE and NaviCLI.
• Proficiency in using EMC ProSphere, Control Center, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer (SPA), SolarWinds Storage Manager to monitor and analyze performance across SAN.
• Expertise in using EMC Powerpath Systems to support the load balancing and failover features between the HBA’s on the system.
• Proficiency in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solutions that includes EMC VPLEX Local/Metro/Geo, SRDF, RecoverPoint (CDP, CRR, CLR).
• Expertise in configuration and implementation of SAN disk and tape storages on the Open systems environment such as UNIX, Linux, VMware and Windows Systems.
• Proficiency in comprehensive monitoring and management for NetApp storage using Operation Manager.
• Administration of the EMC tools like EMC SRDF, EMC RecoverPoint, EMC SAN Copy, EMC MirrorView, EMC SnapView and WorkLoad Analyzer (WLA).

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Windows 2012/2008/2003/ XP, Sun Solaris 9, Linux.

Virtualization: VMWare.

Storage Arrays: EMC Clariion CX4, CX3, VNX7500, 5700, 5500, 5300, DMAX-3, 4, VMAX40k, 20K, 10K, Netapp FAS 6080/6040/6280/6290 , FAS 3270/3170/3080 FAS 3140/3040/2040/2240.

Storage Tools: EMC Navisphere Manager, Unisphere Manager, ECC, SMC, SymCLI, SRDF,VPLEX, Time finder Mirror/Clone/Snap Mirrorview/Snapview, SancopyRecover Point. NetApp DATA ONTAP 7-Mode & Data ONTAP 8.2 C-DOTNetApp FilerView, SnapMirror, SnapVault, FlexClone, Flexvol.

Switches: Brocade DS, McData Fabrics & CiscoMDS

Fabric Management: Soft zoning, Hard zoning, FC SAN topologies, Inter switch links, Multi- pathing (Redundant Fabrics), Brocade Fabric Manager, Brocade CLI. CiscoCLI, Cisco Fabric/Device Manager.

Protocols: TCP/IP, NFS, CIFS, DNS, DHCP, SCSI, ISCSI, FCP, FCOE.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Aiken, SC

Sr STORAGE Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Built High-Availability Infrastructure across Two Storage Arrays (VMAX-VMAX, VNX-VNX) in geographically isolated datacenter.
• Administration of EMC VPLEX VS2 (Gen2) virtual storage array using Unisphere for VPLEX, VPLEXCLI.
• Configured VPLEX Director Cross Cluster Connects (Cross-Connect) to push VPLEX HA into an even greater level of availability and to achieve an entire VPLEX cluster failure at a single location would not cause an interruption to host I/O at either location (using either VMware FT or HA).
• Manage heterogeneous block storage such as EMC VMAX, VNX, and CLARiiON from a single interface with EMC Unisphere for VPLEX.
• Relocated the data between two storage arrays and transparently moved virtual machines by using EMC VPLEX Local / Metro.
• Administration of EMC VMAX 20k storage using Unisphere for VMAX, SMC and SYMCLI.
• Worked on Tech Refresh Projects and performed Array based, Host Based storage migrations using Open Replicator, San Copy, SRDF-DM, Open Migrator and Powerpath Migrations Enabler.
• Performed Storage Migrations using VPLEX Data Mobility as a migration method.
• Management of EMC VNX 7600/7500/5700/5500/5300/5100 Unified (Block/File) storage arrays using Unisphere for VNX and NAVICLI.
• Administration of EMC CLARiiON CX4-120, CX4-480, CX-4-960, Unisphere, Navisphere and NaviCLI.
• Configured and managed various NetApp FAS 2040, 2240, 3240, 3270, 6280 and 6290 systems with Data ONTAP cluster mode 8.2.
• Management of Brocade SAN DCX-4s directors, 6510, 5300, 300 environments with DCFM, Web Tool, CLI, Connectrix Manager.
• Management of Cisco MDS 9509, 9506, 9148 directors using Fabric Manager, Device Manager, CLI, Connectrix Manager.
• EMC VMAX - Virtual LUNS, Thick & Thin provisioning with FAST rules and policies.
• Migrating Storage from EMC CLARiiON CX-4 960 to EMC VNX7500.
• Migrating Storage from EMC CX-960 & VNX7500 to EMC Symmetrix V-Max.
• Configured Brocade LSAN zoning across Two Fabrics in geographically disperse datacenter.
• Layout EMC Recoverpoint (multiple CDP, CRR in Sync/Async mode) for production business critical and non-critical systems.
• Storage Migration of Hosts using PowerPath Migration Enabler, Open replicator for Symmetrix and San copy for CLARiiON storage.
• Configured EMC VSI (Virtual Storage Integrator) for VMware vSphere to simplify administration of the storage arrays (VPLEX, VMAX, VNX, CLARiiON).
• Worked on Prosphere and Solar Winds Storage Manger to Monitor and Analyze Storage services across Infrastructure to quickly analyze performance issues from host through SAN through storage to ensure consistent service levels.
• Rebalancing the pools on VMAX by implementing FAST policy.
• Created and carved storage on VNX (block level) and assigned it to windows and Linux host.
• Registered the initiators manually on VNX and presented storage.
• Replicated data using VPLEX by creating distributed volumes across primary data center and DR.
• Created storage views and claimed storage on VPLEX and assigned it to host.
• Upgraded the servers to support VPLEX.
• Decommissioned and reclaimed unused storage from VPLEX using VPLEXcli.
• Maintaining storage hardware and software, including storage subsystems.
• Configuration and implementation of SAN disk storage on the Open systems environments such as Linux, VMware and Windows Systems.
• UsedEMC Replication Manager for managing point-in-time replication technologies which included TimeFinder (clone/snap/mirror), SnapView, and SAN Copy. Installed and configured the EMC Control Center (ECC) and SMC to monitor and manage hosts, EMC Clariion and Symmetrix, Brocade and Cisco switches.
• Configured EMC Control Center for end to end Administration and Management of SAN environment. Involved in generating reports for storage allocation, usage and configuration details using EMC Storage Scope.
• Implementation of Complete Redundant Solutions through Clustered Storage using Netapp Filers.
• Responsible for DataONTAP7-modeoperation, including setting up vfilers, vfilers DR, SnapMirror, SnapVault, CLI, SnapManager, SnapDrive.
• Enable storage efficiency for FlexVol volume in both 7-mode & Clustered Data ONTAP.
• Create Data ONTAP 7-mode & Clustered Data ONTAP Snapshot copies using the CLI.
• Create Snapshot copies using OnCommand System Manager.
• Schedule Automatic Snapshot copies on a 7-mode & clustered Data ONTAP.
• Restore volumes from a Snapshot copy on Vservers using Onboard System Manager in Clustered Data ONTAP 8.2 storage system.
• Responsible for Clustered Data ONTAP operations, including creating vservers, volumes, qtrees.
• Extensive experience in SnapMirror, SnapVault, for replication and backup Support.
• Involved in creating NFS exports and CIFS shares on the filers and involved in configuration of
• NetApp FAS systems including Qtree, volume, aggregates and Snapshots.
• Backed up data for Disaster Recovery purposes using SnapVault Qtree replication.
• Created FlexClone Volumes and FlexClone LUNS and split them from Original volumes and LUNS in an aggregate to have their own space.
• Installation, configuration of NetApp multipathing software for path failover and load balancing.
• Recovered Lost Storage Data using SnapRestore, FlexClone and SnapMirror.
• Configured SnapMirror between the two filers and migrated the data from one filer to another.
• Created Volumes, Luns using Filerview and console.

Environment: EMC VMax 40K/20K/10K, VNX 7600/7500/5700/5400/5300/5100 , NetApp FAS 2040, 2240, 3240, 3270, 6280 and 6290,NetApp DATA ONTAP 7-Mode & Data ONTAP C-DOT, VPLEX VS2 (Gen2) Local/Metro, CLARiiON CX300, CX-3 and CX-4 series, ECC, Navisphere, Unisphere for VPLEX/VMAX/VNX, Navicli, Brocade Backbone DCX/4s, Cisco MDS9509, MDS9506, Windows, Linux, VMware 5.1, EMC RecoverPoint CDP / CRR, SAN Copy, MirrorView, EMC SRDF, SYMCLI, EMC SMC, Fast VP, Fast Cache, Cisco Fabric Manager, DCFM, Connectrix Manager, PowerPath / PPME / Viewer, VSI(Virtual Storage Integrator).FlexClone SnapMirror, SnapVault, NetApp multipathing software.

Confidential, Franklin Lakes, NJ

Sr.Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Configured and allocated storage on EMC Symmetrix VMAX 10K, DMX-4, VNX 5700, 5500, 5300, and Clariion CX4 arrays using SYMCLI, Unisphere for VNX and VMAX.
• Actively Participated in Tech Refresh Projects and performed Array based, Host Based storage migrations using Open Replicator Hot-Pull, San Copy, SRDF-DM, Open Migrator and Powerpath Migrations Enabler.
• Performed administration of Recover Point Appliances, Migrated and replicated TBs of Data to DR sites using Using RecoverPoint CRR.
• Configured Consitency Groups with appropriate Policies and replicated storage to a Remote site using Recover Point Cluster.
• Wroked on Recoverpoint-EX/SE and CL. Worked on Recoverpoint Replications using Symmetrix Splitter.
• Upgrading DATA ONTAP (Disruptive & Non - Disruptive Mode), Motherboard, BIOS, Disks and Shelves Firmware.
• Troubleshooting and Maintenance of NetApp Filers FAS-3000/2000 Series. Netapp Capacity Management.
• Working with vendors for getting quotes.
• Involved in migrations from NetApp to NetApp including planning, Installation and data migrations.
• Performed the SnapMirror - VSM and QSM and assisted customer in SyncMirror.
• Worked with the clients in creating the customized backup schedules specific to the clients
• Protection needs by implementing SnapMirror, Snapshot and backup using SnapRestore.
• Proficiency in maintaining Aggregates, Volumes, FlexVols and FlexClones, Qtrees and Quotas in NetApp FAS 3140/3240 using Filerview.
• Proficient in using the GUI 7MTT for the 7-mode to CDOT migration.
• NetApp 2000, 3000, 6000 Series and Latest Clustered OnTap 8.2 latest deployment.
• Participated in transition phase from 7mode to C-DOT.
• Planned for migration of FAS 3170, 3270, and 6080 running ONTAP 8.2.1 7 mode to 8.2 cluster mode
• Configured lab environment with install and configuration of 4 node 3240/6240 ONTAP 8.2 cluster mode
• Documented installation and configuration of ONTAP 8.2 cmode including vServers, LIF's, and peers
• Tested and documented NAS file migrations utilizing 7-Mode Transition Tool (7MTT) from 8.1.3 7 mode to 8.2 cluster mode.
• Provided support to troubleshoot the CIFS, NFS issues on NetApp Filers. Installed new NetApp and EMC and implemented best practices.
• Perform various methods of data migration from NetApp to EMC and EMC to NetApp and providing the customer with practical methods in transferring large amounts of data to remote locations.
• Daily tasks Included Managing and provisioning on NetApp Filers and VNX/VMAX/DMX/CLARiiON using Data ONTAP CLI, Filer View.
• Administered a SAN environment comprising of EMC VMAX/VNX/CX Arrays.
• Responsible for infrastructure tasks including provisioning storage, connectivity issues, upgrades, and day-to-day issues and audits.
• Manage EMC VMAX, CLARiiON CX 700, CX3-80, Symmetrix DMX 2000, DMX 3000, in heterogeneous environments, which includes windows and Unix systems.
• Monitor NetApp Systems; configure thresholds, capacity management, using Operations Manager (DFM) software.
• Utilized NetApp Storage Administration using System Manager, FilerView, Management Console, Operations Manager, SSH, RSH.
• Generating Historical Performance Reports for VNX 5500/5700/7500 storage arrays using Archive (NAR) Files in both Production and DR for troubleshooting purpose.
• Performed Filer Installations, Upgraded Data ONTAP and firmware on filers, FC Switches and also installed and upgraded Operations Manager and OnCommand, DFM plugins and other hardware upgrades.
• Provisioned block storage from VNX 5500/5700/7500 by registering hosts, Creating Storage Pools/Raid groups, Creating LUN, creating Storage Groups, and adding hosts to the storage group using Unisphere.
• Manage and analyze problems with EMC Symmetrix, DMX and VMAX disk arrays, SnapView, Mirror View and SAN Copy setups.
• Storage provisioning on Symmetrix by using EMC Control Center and SYMCLI.
• Migration of data from Symmetrix-Symmetrix and Symmetrix-CLARiiON by using Open Replicator.
• Implemented NetApp OnCommand Protection Manager backup system for critical clinical trial statistical data.
• Create RAID Groups, bind LUNs, create Storage Groups, Register Hosts, and assign LUNs and Install agents.

Environment: EMCSymmetrixVMAX,DMX-4,DMX-3,VNX 5500/5700/7500 , NetApp FAS6080/6040, FAS 3270/3170/3070 , FAS3240/3140, FAS2040/2020, Clariion CX4, Cisco MDS 9509, 9506 Directors and MDS 9124, 9134 Departmental switches, Brocade 48k Directors and 4100, 4900 departmental switches, SYMCLI, SMC, TimeFinder/Mirror, Clone Snaps, SRDF/S and SRDF/A, Mirrorview/S/A, NaviSecCLI, Navisphere manager 6.x, Snapview Snap/Clone, SAN Copy, Brocade CLI, Cisco CLI, Brocade Fabric Manager.

Confidential, San Francisco, CA

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administration of Heterogeneous Storage environments, which includes EMC Storage environment.
• Management of EMC VNX 5500/5300, Clariion CX4-480, CX4-960 storage arrays
• Administration of EMC V-Max storage SMC and SYMCLI
• Administration of EMC Clariion, VNX unified storage arrays using Unisphere and NAVICLI.
• Management of Brocade SAN DCX-4s directors, 6510 environments with DCFM, Web Tool, CLI.
• Layout EMC Recoverpoint (multiple CDP, CRR in Sync/Async mode) for production business critical and non-critical systems
• Creating the Journal Volumes for each Consistency Group, presenting the Source LUNs to RPA, creating the Target Devices and presented to the RPA, created Consistency Groups, Replication Sets on RPA and enabled the Data Replication.
• Migrating Storage from EMC Clariion CX-3 to EMC VNX 5500.
• Replicating Storage from VNX 5500 to VNX 5300 using MirrorView Sync/Async.
• Management of Cisco MDS 9148 directors using Fabric Manager, Device Manager, CLI, Connectrix Manager.
• Storage Migration of Hosts using PowerPath Migration Enabler (PPME), SRDF / Federated Live Migration (FLM) / Open Replicator for Symmetrix and San copy for Clariion storage
• Configuration and implementation of SAN disk storage on the Open systems environments such as Linux, VMware and Windows Systems

Environment: EMC VMax, VNX 5500/5300, Clariion CX-4 series, ECC, Navisphere, Unisphere, Navicli, Brocade Directors, Cisco MDS9148, MDS9506, Windows, Linux, VMware, EMC RecoverPoint CDP / CRR, VNX Splitter, EMC SRDF, SYMCLI, EMC SMC, Fast VP, Fast Cache, SAN Copy, MirrorView, Open Replicator, PPME, FLM, Cisco Fabric Manager.

Confidential, San Diego, CA

STORAGE ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Explored SAN and NAS vendors NETAPP, EMC during the evaluation phase. Managed existing NETAPP FAS3040/3170 Filers and involved with purchase of newer EMC CX4-480C Array with EMC RecoverPoint for Disaster recovery for migrating existing SQL and Oracle server onto Fiber channel Storage Area Network (SAN).
• Installed and Uninstalled NetApp DataFabric Manager on the different systems.
• Refreshed data using SnapMirror, SnapShot whenever needed.
• Installed iSCSI software and SnapDrive 3.0 software.
• Configured Network Appliance SnapVault software for regular backup data stored on NetApp or any other storage platform to Network Appliance enterprise storage and NearStore systems, providing a centralized disk-based backup solution for heterogeneous storage environments.
• Created LUNs and Volumes across a large pool of disks and one or more RAID groups using FlexVol.
• Performed automatic, incremental data replication between systems: synchronous or asynchronous using SnapMirror.
• Created Aggregates, Volumes (Traditional, FlexVol and FlexClone), Qtrees and Quotas in NetApp FAS 3040 and FAS 3020 using Filerview.
• Zoning in Brocade switch as per client requirement.
• Troubleshoot NFS, SAN and CIFS issues on NetApp filers and fine tune the filers for optimal performance.
• Monitor, replace, and reconfigure disk drives, FC HBAs (Host Bus Adapters), Compact Flash Card, tape drive/libraries.
• Experience in implementing Netapp NAS technology, including configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration.
• Created Aggregates, volumes (FlexVol), qtrees and Quotas on NetApp Filers. Involved in creating CIFS shares, NFS exports.
• Configuring data storage in NetApp FAS 3170 series filers that run Data ONTAP 7G using CLI and Filer View.
• Configure Snapshot schedule for volumes or aggregates on NetApp Filers.
• Provisioned storage to customers using both ISCSI and Fiberchannel provisioning.
• Configured VIFs and VLANS in Netapp Environment.
• Monitoring and forwarding Syslog messages on NetApp Filers.

Environment: EMC CX-480C, NETAPP FAS 3040/3140, DFM, SYMCLI, EMC Power Path, Veritas DMP, FlexVol, FlexClone SnapMirror, SnapVault, Filerview, EMC RecoverPoint, Brocade Switch.

Confidential

STORAGE ANALYST

Responsibilities:

• Managing storage including storage provisioning, performance tuning, adding volumes, assigning ports, data movement, maintenance of severs & troubleshooting problems in environment.
• Implemented, administered and maintained EMC CLARiiON CX 700/500 systems.
• Worked with EMC software tools like SymCLI, Control Centre, TimeFinder, SRDF, PowerPath and Navisphere Manager.
• Create RAID Groups, Bind LUNs, and Create Storage Groups using Navisphere Manager.
• Allocation and De-allocation of storage to Linux and Windows hosts from EMC CLARiiON CX 700/500 and DMX-3 arrays.
• Took the snapshots using the SnapView functionality of EMC CLARiiON.
• Played an active role in carrying out various data migrations involving EMC CLARiiON and DMX arrays using SANCopy and SRDF.
• Configuration and administration of EMC PowerPath software for redundant path failover and recovery.
• Installed TimeFinder and configured EMC DMX-3 disk groups for BCV operations.
• Configured and administered Fiber Channel Switches (Brocade and McData)
• Administration of NetApp filers in CIFS & NFS environment.
• Data Migration by using Snap Mirror between the NetApp filers.
• Configuring snap mirror, Snap vault relationship for the volumes whenever required.
• Created Aggregates, Volumes, Qtrees, CIFS, NFS, Quotas, and LUNs.
• Troubleshooting Zoning issues, routine critical issues including ports availability, meeting zoningrequirements, one-path down.

Environment: EMC DMX-3, EMC CLARiiON CX 700/500, NetApp FAS Series, SnapVault, SnapMirror, Brocade and McData switches, SymCLI, EMC Control Centre (ECC), TimeFinder, SRDF, SAN Copy, SnapView, Mirror View and Navisphere Manager, Windows 2k/2k3.

Confidential

STOARGE ENGINEER

Responsibilities:

• Allocation of storage to Clariion arrays CX400 and CX600.
• Created, expanded, destroyed raid groups using Navisphere Manager and monitored the status.
• Performed binding and unbinding LUNS. Created, expanded and dissolved meta LUNs using Navisphere.
• Created striped and concatenated Meta LUNs.
• Add Host groups, Raid Groups to the Clariion arrays.
• Created Storage Groups, registered host, added LUNs and connected hosts to storage group using Navicli.
• Configuring, troubleshooting and monitoring SAN technologies on EMC Connectrix.
• Used Web tools and Brocade CLI effectively to configure zones for all Brocade switch fabrics in a SAN environment.
• Experienced with Management software such as Control Center, Web tools and Power Path.
• Implementing and Administering NAS Solutions (CIFS, NFS) on Windows & UNIX.
• Provisioning of flexvols for NFS exports and CIFS shares.
• Troubleshooting NFS exports and CIFS shares permissions issues.
• Snapshot scheduling and space management on volumes.
• Implementation and administration of de-duplication (SIS).
• Quota implementation and administration.
• Configuration of user, group and tree quotas.
• Configuration and troubleshooting of multiprotocol access of qtrees.

Environment: EMC Clariion CX400, CX600, NetApp FAS 2040/2240, Brocade 4100, 4024, 2400, Brocade Web tools, EMC Connectrix, Power Path, Navisphere Manager.