SUMMARY

• 7+ Years of experience as SAN/NAS administrator having hands on experience in Storage Administration (EMC/NetApp/IBM/HP), supporting multiple platforms and applications.
• Experience in EMC storage environments with VMAX 20k/40k/200K, Vplex, XtremIO, DMX3/4, VNX/VNX2 Unified, CLARiiON CX3/CX4, Isilon and management tools like Unisphere, Unisphere Central,OneFS StorageAdministration,Navisphere, VNX MNR, Symcli, ECC and SMC.
• Excel in various storage arrays including HDS VSP/VSP G1000, HUS, HUS VM, HNAS, EMC VMAX, EMC VNX, EMC ISILON, NetApp 7 - Mode, NetApp C-Mode, IBM DS4700, IBM DS8300, IBM XIV, IBM SVC and supporting technologies for Storage Engineering, Disaster recovery design and implementation to achieve business required RPO, RTO objectives.
• Expertise in NetApp, FAS 6000/3000 series and V6000/3000 series including Data ONTAP cluster mode, NetApp Filers quota Management, NFS exports, Data migration Administration, NetApp system manager, Operations Manager, Filer view and command line.
• Expertise in installation and configuration of Cisco MDS 9500, 9100 series director switches and Brocade 48k/24k enterprise directors.
• Extensive experience on Cisco Device Manager, Fabric Manger, Brocade Connectrix Manager and Brocade web tools.
• Good exposure to architecture of EMC, NetApp and HDS storage arrays especially Hitachi VSP/VSP G1000, HUS, HUS VM, HNAS, EMC VMAX, EMC VNX, EMC ISILON, NetApp 7-mode and NetApp C-Mode arrays
• Expert in implementing, administering and maintaining of NetApp FAS 2000, 3000, 6000 series, EMC CX, DMX,VNX, Vmax series arrays and hands on experience on Data OnTap v6.x, v7.x, v8.x.
• Extensive knowledge in planning, designing and implementing SAN with open systems, High availability & Disaster Recovery of SAN/NAS Storage and new hardware and software for future SAN expansion.
• Expertise in configuring the Brocade Silkworm FC switches in a fabric using Brocade Fabric manager, switch administration and zoning.
• Extensive NetApp Data OnTAP experience including CIFS, NFS and Snapshots, Snaplock, Flexvol, SnapMirror, SnapDrive, SnapVault and Near Store solutions.
• Performing LUN expansions and LUN migrations in Vplex, VMAX, DMX, Clariion & VNX and Implementing, Administrating THIN Provisioning in Vplex and VMAX.
• Implemented NetApp SnapMirror as a DR solution and SnapVault as backup solution.
• Experience in Business Continuity solutions like EMC Time finder, SyncIQ, SRDF, RecoverPoint, Mirror view and Snap restore.
• Experience in implementing migration tools like PPME, RecoverPoint, SRDF, SAN Copy, Open Replicator, Open Migrator, and Robocopy.
• Experience with backup/restore software such as Snap Restore, NetBackup, OSSV, Tivoli Storage Manager and DataProtector.
• Involved in data migration in EMC and NetApp Storage Systems.
• Designed and implemented disaster recovery solutions (DR) like SRDF and Recover Point.
• Experience in Backup products like EMC Networker, Data Domain, Avamar and Symantec Net backup.
• Possesses hands on expertise in troubleshooting day to day SANStorage and host related issues quickly.
• Excellent Interpersonal and Analytical skills with the ability to analyze situations to meet the deadlines.
• Extensive System Administration skills on UNIX, Solaris, AIX and Windows.
• Provide 24x7 on call support.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Storage Arrays: VPLEX, XTREMIO, VMAX10k/20k/40k/200k, DMX3/4, VNX 5500/5700/7500 VNX2Unified, CLARIION CX3/4, Celera NS 480/960, ISILON (S, X, NL), ATMOSNetAppFAS3000/6000, IBM XIV, HP 3PAR, VMware ESXI 5.5.

SAN Switches: Cisco MDS 9710, 9513, 9509, 9222i, 9148 and Brocade 3900, 24000, 53000, 48000,DCX 10-4.

Storage Administration: UNISPHERE, NAVISPHERE Manager, ECC, SYMCLI 7.6 & 8.0, SMC, NAVICLI, Access Logix,POWERPATH, CONNECTRIX Manager, Fabric/Device Manager, Filer View Manager,NetApp System Manager, SNAPMIRROR, STORAGESCOPE, Work Load Analyzer, ONEFSADMINISTARTION, INSIGHTIQ, Celera Manager, NAVISPHERE Analyzer, PROSPHERE,StorageResource Management, VIPR, ONCOMMAND InsightBrocadeWeb tools,SANTRICITY

DR/Replication/migration: SNAPVIEW, MIRRORVIEW, SANCOPY, TIMEFINDER Snap/Clone, SRDF A/SCascaded/Concurrent SRDF, RECOVERPOINT, Open Replicator, VSE Snap, Snap/VX,SYNCIQ, SANPSHOTS, Open Migrator, PPME, FLM, Host-based.

Performance Tools: EMC Performance and monitoring, SYMMETRIX Performance Analyzer, EMC E-Lab Navigator, MITREND, MNR, ONCOMMAND Insight, Windows PERFMON.

Server Hardware: HP c-Class Blade 7000/3000, IBM XSERIES 345/346, HP Pro DL G380, HP Pro DL360 Gen9, IBM BLADECENTER, UCS Blade/RACK

Operating Systems: RHEL4/5/6, VMware ESXI 5/5.5, Windows 2000/2003/2008 r2, 2012, Sun Solaris7/8/9, HP-UX 11.0, AIX 5.1/5.2/5.3, SUSE (SLES).

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bethlehem, PA

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Design and Implementation of VMAX, XtremIO, Vplex, VNX, NetApp EF560 and NetApp FAS.
• Implemented VPLEX storage migration from VNX and VMAX along with the zoning on Cisco Switch.
• Implemented cross site migrations, established DR solutions, developed DR pre/post impementation run books.
• Migrated data from VNX and VMAX to XtremIO using SAN Copy and Open Replicator
• Performed End-to-End Disaster Recovery operations between the primary and Secondary Data center.
• Deployed and configured VNX Montioring and Reporting tool.
• Balanced consistency groups across Recover Point clusters using mitrend assessment tool.
• Provided copies of production data for testing and decision making (patch testing and new upgrades) by configuring Clone’s using Time Finder Business Continuity Solution.
• New server commissioning, configuring & managing the Storage for Standalone/Core/Blade Servers & Virtual Machines.
• Implementation and configuration of FAST Cache and FAST VP in VNX and FAST VP in V-Max storage arrays.
• Analyzed STP/BTP and NAR files on VMAX and VNX to tune the performance of storage arrays.
• Worked on configuration and zoning on Cisco 9500 switches and Brocade DCX 8510.
• Created CIFS shares on VNX file array.
• Troubleshooting Boot from SAN server issues, before and after performing upgrades.
• Engage with multiple teams to identify and provide SAN related solutions to better suit their application requirement.
• Involved in array and recover point code upgrades and collecting performance data using OnCommand Insight
• Capacity planning, reporting, and inventory management.
• Provided Level 3 Storage related technical support along with vendor coordination.
• Effectively followed Change and Problem management process of the orgamization.

Environment: V-MAX 10k/20k/40k, Vplex, XtremIO, VNX 5400/5600/5700/7500 , NetApp EF560, NetApp FAS 6080, Vsphere 6/5.5, Centera, Recover Point, SRDF, Timefinder, Open Replicator, SAN Copy, Mirror view, Unisphere, Unisphere Central, Symcli 8.0, Powerpath, NetApp System Manager, VNX M&R, OnCommand, Insight, Cisco 9500, Brocade DCX 8510, Windows, RedHat Linux, AIX and VMware ESX.

Confidential, Charlotte, NC

Storage Engineer

Responsibilities:

• To administer heterogeneous storage frames which includes EMC, NetApp, IBM XIV and ISILON for day to day operations.
• Designed and configured the layout for the Isilon NAS grid as per the clients requirement.
• Encapsulated hosts into Vplex and allocated lun’s with backend VMAX/VNX attached storage frames.
• Migrated data from DMX 4/3 arrays to VMAX-20K using host based migration tools like PPME and array based migration tools like Open Replicator, SRDF, Recover point.
• Troubleshooting permission issues for SMB/NFS clients on Isilon.
• Deployed and configured InsightIQ 3.0 with the Isilon Clusters.
• Setup the VSE Clones and SnapVX for testing and upgrades on production data.
• Administration of RecoverPoint Appliances, Migrated and replicated TBs of Data to DR sites usingRECOVERPOINT CRR.
• Proficient in implementing real time Disaster Recovery solutions using SRDF, RECOVERPOINT CRR and SYNCIQ.
• Performed storage allocations to Windows, UNIX, LINUX, AIX, HP-UX and ESX servers in clustered and standalone environments.
• Automated health checks and Storage utilization by windows batch scripting and powershell.
• Working knowledge of Fast VP on VMAX3 and VMAX2 arrays.
• Created TDATs and configured new pools on VMAX 20k/40k.
• As part of the fabric migration, collected all the switch reports to verify the Zones, Domain IDs, IP address etc.
• Worked on the installation, configuration and zoning on Cisco 9500 switches.
• Review technology changes with Development team and create awareness in the team and perform the necessary checkouts after the changes.
• Strategized an automated framework for application to storage performance analysis.
• Forcasted and planned capacity for VMAX and Isilon for Holiday readiness.
• Analysed EMC grabof hosts using DCA tools like Heat report, Elab navigator and EMC support matrix
• Recommended changes to procedures which resulted in operational optimization and improved SLA
• Involved in array code upgrades and collecting performance data using SPA, Unisphere Analyzer.
• Provided documentation and methodology for all processes within enterprise Storage department.

Environment: V-MAX 20k/40k/200k, Vplex, Xtreme IO, DMX 3/4, VNX 5700, Clariion CX 4-960, Isilon, NetApp FAS 6000/3000, IBM XIV, Vsphere 5.5, Atmos, RecoverPoint, SRDF, Timefinder, Open Replicator, Unisphere, Symcli 7.6, Powerpath, NetApp System Manager, XIV GUI, OneFS Storage administration, InsightIQ, Cisco 9500/9710, Windows, HP-UX, RedHat Linux, Sun Solaris, AIX and VMware ESX.

Confidential, Newark DE

SAN Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Planning and allocating storage for VMware vSphere, Windows and UNIX servers from an EMC VMAX array.
• Performing LUN expansions and LUN migrations in V-MAX, DMX, Clariion,Vplex.
• Implementing and Administrating THIN Provisioning in VNX and V-MAX.
• Implemented SRDF for Oracle and SQL Databases as part of Disaster recovery.
• Installation and configuring of SAN to implement Recover point.
• Migrated TB’s of data successfully from CX600/700 to DMX-4 and V-max using Open Replicator, SRDF,PPME and host based mirroring technologies for multiple servers.
• Performed VLUN migrations to fine-tune the application workload.
• Troubleshooting routine critical issues including zoning, PowerPath issues and host issues (host is unable to see storage).
• Maintaining the ECC infrastructure, troubleshooting errors and alerts, configuring DCPs and alerts for management of the entire SAN infrastructure and also dealt with performance issues.
• Configured and managed FAS3040 and FAS6040 in the environment.
• Worked with the NetApp team to setup filers and install Data OnTAP on the filers.
• Configured and created aggregates/volumes/qtrees on the NetApp Filers
• Configured Snapshots schedules on the NetApp volumes in the environment.
• Involved in implementing SnapMirror between the filers as a DR.
• Managed enterprise directors from Cisco MDS-9509 using Fabric Manager and Device Manager.
• Manage daily activities to meet Service Level Agreements (SLA's) and timelines with clients
• Responsible for handling the Service Center tickets raised for incidents and requests and resolving them within the SLA.

Environment: EMC V-MAX 20k/40k, DMX-4, Clariion CX 600/700, VNX 5700, NetApp FAS3040/6040, Navisphere Manager 6, Symmetrix Management Console 7.1, Symcli 7.1, EMC Control Center, ECC Storage Scope, ECC Performance Manager, Unisphere, SRDF, RecoverPoint Timefinder, PowerPath, FilerView, NetApp System Manager, Operations manager, NetApp Management Console, Cisco 9509, Windows, HP-UX, Sun Solaris and VMware ESX.

Confidential, San Mateo CA

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to manage EMC Symmetrix and EMC Clariion storage arrays for the day-to-day operations.
• Setting up new hosts for Storage provisioning and assigning storages to the host, successfully allocated storage using Symcli, Navisphere, Navicli, and Unisphere Manager for open systems storage environment from CX3, CX4, DMX-3, DMX-4, V-MAX, and VNX to Windows, Solaris servers.
• Created storage groups, initiator groups, port groups and associated them to masking view using Symcli and SMC.
• Installed and configured PowerPath for Solaris / Linux and Windows Operating Systems to provide the fault tolerant and load balance.
• Implementing and administrating SnapView Snapshots, Snapclones and MirrorView in VNX & Clariion.
• Involved in various data migration projects from CX3-80 to CX 4-480 using SAN Copy.
• Planned and implemented migrations using Open Replicator hot pull and Push in V-MAX.
• Implementing file level retention tools and deduplication in VNX.
• Created RDF groups and device pairs for starting a SRDF/A mode session after configuring the Symmetrix devices as Dynamic RDF devices. Performed SRDF failover and failback operations between the source (R1) devices and the target (R2) devices located at separate Symmetrix sites.
• Analysed EMC grab of both Unix and windows hosts using DCA tools like Heat report, Elab navigator and EMC support matrix.
• Day to day jobs include storage allocation, zoning, mapping and masking including troubleshooting, monitoring and reporting on the SAN environment.
• Cabled up the Fiber channel cables from host to switches, switches to storage in the environment.
• Generated monthly reports using tools like ECC, Symcli and Excel based VB scripting.
• Collaborate with Onsite Engineers for Fiber connectivity, Part Replacements and DC maintenance

Environment: DMX-3/4, VNX, Symmetrix V-MAX, CX3-80, CX4-480, Brocade 12k and 24 k director class, Windows 2k3/2k8 with Microsoft Clusters, VMware, Sun Solaris 10,Powerpath v5.5, SnapView, MirrorView, PPME, Open Replicator, SYMCLI v7.x, SMC v7.1, SPA v2.0, ECC 6.x and Brocade

Confidential

Storage Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Responsible to manage EMC Symmetrix and Clariion Arrays.
• Day to day disk allocation and management of Luns from the EMC Clariion storage to servers using Navisphere Manager and EMC Symmetrix Storage Arrays using ECC.
• Provision and expand storage from Symmetrix DMX arrays onto hosts using Solutions Enabler and Symmetrix Management Console (SMC) as per the Business requirement.
• Involved in various data migration projects from CX600 to CX 3-20 using SAN Copy and MirrorView.
• Established RDF pairing between DMX 3000 and DMX-4 for data migrations, business continuity and disaster recovery using SRDF/S.
• Created checkpoints for file systems and restoring files from the checkpoints.
• Configured SnapView Snapshots and SnapView Clones for back up and testing purpose.
• Made copies of production data by configuring Business Copy for Local replication and Continuous Access for Remote replication.
• Installed and configured Brocade 5300 switches and Brocade 48000 directors.
• Involved in McData to Cisco Migration.
• As part of the fabric migration, collected all the Switch reports to verify the Zones, Domain IDs, IP address etc.
• Coordinating with Onsite Engineers on any Hardware alerts.
• Following change control procedures for storage allocation, reclamation procedures.
• 24x7 on Call Support.

Environment: Symmetrix 8530, DMX-3000, DMX3-24, DMX4-24, Clariion CX3-80, CX3-20, CX3-10c, CX700, CX300, CX600, McData 4500, ED-140M/Intrepid 6140, DS-32M2, DS-4700M, ED-64M, DS-24M2, Brocade 5300 and 48000, Celerra NS 3-40, Brocade Web Tools, EMC Connectrix Manager; Solutions Enabler, Time Finder, SRDF, Symmetrix Management Console, Navisphere Manager and EMC Power Path.