SUMMARY

• Over 8+ years of IT Industry experience including 7 Years extensive experience on multi - tier Enterprise Storage Systems Design, Installation, Migration, Management, Monitoring, Performance Analysis & Reporting.
• Expertise in NetApp - Storage Systems (7 Mode, cDOT, Cluster).
• Extensive experience with design, configuration and administration of EMC Symmetrix VNX, VMAX/DMX CLARiiON, Netapp, Celerra, VNX and ISILON.
• Good Understanding on NFS/CIFS/SMB protocols. Expert on netapp and EMC NAS.
• EMC Isilon (OneFS), SmartConnect, SyncIQ, SnapshotIQ, SmartPools, SmartQuotas and InsightIQ
• NAS expertise - configuration, CIFS & NFS, SnapManager products, Snapshots, SnapMirror, OSSV, Protection Manager, OnCommand Software and De-duplication).
• Expertise in performance monitoring and performance tuning.
• Worked extensively on a wide range of EMC Suite of products including Power Path,
• Solutions Enabler SYMCLI, Time Finder, SRDF/S/A, Open Replicator, Mirror View, EMC Control Center, Navisphere, Unisphere, Smart Connect and Celerra Manager.
• Experienced in migrating data from Celerra to VNX using Celerra V2 replicator/Robocopy for CIFS and NFS data migration from array to array non-disruptively.
• Excellent experience in performing database migration to new storage arrays based on PowerPath Migration Enabler with both Host copy and Open Replicator.
• Experienced in migrating data from Symmetrix DMX to VMAX and CLARiiON to VMAX using both Hot-pull/push and Cold push/pull technology.
• Completed successful migration from Celerra to Isilon Arrays.
• Configure Isilon Clusters and adding to Active Directory and delegate permissions to object to Load balance the Isilon clusters.
• Work on Day to Day NAS allocation (NFS, CIFS and SMB) for UNIX and Windows hosts.
• Hands on Experience with NetApp Filers FAS 2040 and FAS 3240/3270, FAS 3210/3210, FAS 6040, FAS 6240.
• Data Migrations from EMC VNX to ISILON and NetApp to VNX.
• Extensive experience on Storage provisioning LUN creation, Masking, Zoning.
• Experience in installing, configuring and administration of Cisco and Brocade switches and fabric management.
• Expertise in multiprotocol data canter transformation and migration along with resource management and performance assessments.
• Proficient in using Cisco Fabric Manager and Brocade WebTools /CLI.Experience and involvement in Installation, configuration and administration of PowerPath on UNIX and Windows servers for Path Failover and Load Balancing.
• Experience in administration of Brocade, Cisco MDS and McData Switches.
• Strong system administration skills on UNIX, Linux.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage: Symmetrix DMX / VMAX, CLARiiON CX Series, VNX, ISILON, and, NetApp Filers. 7-mode and cluster mode.

SAN Management Solutions: SymCLI, EMC Control Center, Navisphere Manager, EMC SMC, Data ONTAP, Replication Manager, Recover Point, Unisphere Manager, SPA, Performance manager, SMI-S client

SAN Connectivity: Brocade DCX, 5100, 4800,48000,7500, HBA s Emulex, Qlogic, Brocade Cli & Web Tools, Cisco Switches.

Replication Software: Open Replicator, Open Migratory, SRDF, Time Finder SAN Copy, Mirror View, SnapMirror, Snap View and V-Motion

Multivendor Platforms: Solaris, VMware, Windows NT/2000/2003, UNIX, HP-UX, IBM AIX.

Monitoring/Reporting: Performance Manager, Storage Scope, Navisphere Event Monitor and Navisphere Analyzer.

FAST: FAST and FAST CACHE on CLARiiON, VNX and VMAX

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential

Data Storage Specialist

Responsibilities:

• Manage SAN and NAS storage environment. Performed Day to Day operations, troubleshooting, migrations, consolidations and leading storage projects.
• Managed SAN and NAS vendors NETAPP, EMC during the evaluation phase. Managed existing EMC CX700, VNX5500,5700 and NETAPP FAS 3000/3100/3200 Filers and involved with procurement and installation of newer EMC CX4-480C Array with EMC Recover Point for Disaster recovery for migrating existing SQL and Oracle server onto Fiber channel Storage Area Network (SAN).
• Configured and administered VNX/Isilon and Netapp filers.
• Create CIFS, NFS shares and Luns on VNX using Unisphere.
• Migrated around 100TB of storage from Netapp 3240 filer to VNX 5700.
• Create virtual datamovers on VNX and trouble shooted several issues.
• Adding New Isilon clusters to domain and configuring them. Part of the team in migrating shares from VNX to Isilon using Robocopy, Filecopy and Secure Copy.
• Installed and Uninstalled NetApp Data Fabric Manager on the different systems.
• Refreshed data using SnapMirror, SnapShot whenever needed.
• Configured Network Appliance Snap Vault 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.
• 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.
• Provisioned storage to customers using both ISCSI and Fiber channel provisioning.
• Migration of NAS array from EMC Celerra NS480 to Isilon Cluster
• VNX storage provisioning FAST, Storage pools, Data movers, Thin Provisioning.
• Simulated similar environment in Isilon same as Celerra for migration

Confidential, PA

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Administer a SAN/NAS environment comprising of EMC Celerra/VNX and Netapp Arrays.
• Used Open Replicator/Open Migrator/PPME for migration of data .
• Installed and configured ECC infrastructure agents, monitored SAN environment using ECC, configured ECC alerts and set up management policies
• Planned and Implemented migration of data from Symmetrix DMX to VMAX thin devices using SRDF/S.
• Involved in creating, configuring and managing Netapp aggregates, volumes, qtree, quotas, Snapshots, CIFS Shares and NFS exports on the filers, provisioning of storage allocations, Space & quota management, capacity management, data migrations, performance analysis and management
• Involved in creation and maintenance of checkpoints and replications for data backup and recovery. Recovery of corrupted/backup data from NFS and CIFS file systems from the checkpoints.
• Configured Brocade Core Edge Fabrics, 7500 routers using FCIP,EX-Ports, Circuits, FCIPTunnel.
• Handling day to day NAS storage requests allocating storage to Unix and Windows Hosts
• Involved in the migration of NS480 to VNX 5500 array using Celerra V2 replicator; data mover pre-migration checks, creating Virtual data mover and data mover failovers and cleanup of the Celerra box to be decommissioned.
• Involved in creating virtual data mover and data mover failovers and testing data mover failover. Involved in creation and maintenance of checkpoints and replications for data backup and recovery.
• Configured SmartZone Pools, Access Zones, NFS/SMB Exports, SmartPools, SmartQuotas and SyncIQ
• Used InsightIQ for reporting and gathering performance statistics.
• Created Standard Operating Procedure documents, Run books for EMC Symmetrix V-Max’s Virtual Provisioning (VP),SRDF (S/A), and TimeFinder Mirror/Clone.

Confidential, NY

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Implementation, administration and maintenance of high end storage arrays like NetApp FAS6080/6040,FAS 3270/3170/3070 , FAS3240/3140,FAS2040/2020,FAS270,EMC Celerra NS120/480/960,VNX5300/5500 and Clariion CX 120/480 and 960.,
• Created and Configured RAID Groups, Storage Groups, Binding Luns, Naming, Resizing.
• Provisioned and Decommissioned storage from NetApp FAS and EMC Celerra..
• 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.
• Upgraded ONTAP from 7.3 to 8.0 on 200 NetApp systems during various weekeend GZ.
• Supported Qtrees, creation and exports through NFS
• Creating and administering aggregates, volumes, Qtrees, FlexVols, FlexClones, Snapshots, Space Guarantee etc
• Create, configure, and manage CIFS & NFS shares, quotas, groups, and permissions.
• Configuring SnapMirror, SnapReserve, allocating & deallocating shares to UNIX and Windows Clients from NetApp storage systems.
• Configured and Administered Open System SnapVault and SnapRestore for backup and restore operation in Netapp NAS Environment.
• Administer NAS Environment using DataFabric Operations Manager.
• Configured the replications using snapmirror on NetApp and Celerra on EMC Celerra and VNX.
• Collected and analyzed performance data using perf advisor from VMWare supported storage systems.
• Performed upgrades on clariion to FLARE 30.
• Configured EMC Control Center for end to end Administration and Management of Storage environment.
• Monitored, analyzed and fine-tuned the performance issues in Clariion/Celerra using EMC Navisphere Analyzer and EMC Unisphere.
• Project managed the consolidation of data from old EMC Cellera and Windows based fileservers onto NetApp filers.
• Develop and maintain storage standards, procedures, policies, security etc.
• Installs and configures various models of the EMC Celerra, providing a more efficient method of file system access and productivity.
• Installation, Configuration and supporting for Veritas Volume manager and Solaris volume manager for disk management.

Confidential

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Technology Refresh from old filers to new filers
• Integrated existing infrastructure to achieve highest level of performance and data availability.
• NFS, CIFS migration using NetApp and host based tools (Robocopy, rsync, secure copy)
• Create,configure,andmanageCIFS & NFSshares,quotas, groups,andpermissions after migrating the data.
• Configuring SnapMirror, SnapReserve, allocating & deallocating shares to UNIX and Windows Clients.
• Configured and Administered Open System SnapVault and SnapRestore for backup and restore operation in Netapp NAS Environment.
• Administer NAS Environment using DataFabric Operations Manager.
• Device administration & File systems administration.
• Installation and configuration of desktop computers, operating systems).
• Implementation of RAID for Data Security & Availability
• Documented all the technical problems attended during the course of the system administration
• Migrated data from EMC to NetApp filers.
• Migrated NFS data from standalone servers to NetApp Filers.
• Maintaining Storage units using Mapping, Masking and Zoning.

Confidential

Technical support engineer

Responsibilities:

• Installation and Administration of windows98/XP/2000, Linux.
• Installation of Patches and Service packs.
• Installation of Norton Anti-Virus Corporate Edition for Server and Desktops.
• Installation and configuration of software applications.
• Implementing appropriate permissions for files, folders and managing Users and Groups.
• Troubleshoot hardware and network related issues.
• Establishing linkups between hubs and switches.
• Setting up and maintenance of UTP and thin Ethernet based cabling networks including crimping of using RJ-45 jacks, peer to peer connections unlinking of hubs.
• Installation and configuration of LAN, Internet and intranet.
• Modem installation for TCP/IP connection for all graphical interface operating system.
• Trouble shooting of all types of PC’s, printers, keyboards, monitors, and modems.
• Making up-gradation, partitions, loading device drivers and adding peripherals.
• Support the company office computer network systems.