SUMMARY

• 7+ years of strong experience in Storage Administration.
• Expertise in EMC NAS/SAN & NetApp SAN/NAS storage configuration.
• Experienced with EMC Symmetrix VMAX10k/20k/40k, DMX 2/3/4, midrange storage arrays VNX 5400,5500/5700 and 5800.
• Experienced with RecoverPoint Appliance and EMC VPLEX.
• Proficient in NetApp FAS/V - 2000/3000/6000/8000 Series FilerAdministration, NFS/CIFS configuration, exports, quota management, near store Administration, and Data migration support.
• Experienced in SAN Switch Administration on Brocade and Cisco MDS switches.
• Experienced with SAN Management GUIs and CLI such as Unisphere for VPLEX, Solution Enabler SYMCLI, NAVICLI, Unisphere for VMAX, Celera Manager, Navisphere Manager, ECC, SMC, NetApp CLI, Ontap Manager, Cisco CLI, Device Manager, Fabric Manager, Brocade CLI and webTools.
• Strong understanding of NetApp 7 mode and cDOT architecture.
• Hands on experience in working with latest cDOT (cluster NetApp) which involves cluster setup, configuring the network on the cluster NetApp, creating/managing Vservers, configuring logical interfaces and assigning with proper vlan based on the data/backup traffic, configuring the target ports for SAN network, creating new aggregates/volumes and assigning proper share access, troubleshooting all network and storage related issues.
• Involved in EMC duties such as configuring ports, initiator groups, storage groups, masking views and allocate SAN storage.
• Performed configuration changes with ECC / SYMCLI.
• Implemented FAST VP by creating Storage Groups and FAST VP policies.
• Experience in ONTAP upgrades from 7.3 to 8.0 and also to 8.1/8.2.x on both 7 mode and cDOT filers.
• Hands on experience in cDOT migration from 7 mode NetApp filers, have setup snapmirror peer relations between 7mode and cDOT filers. Also used 7MTT tool for nas migration.
• Experience in performing tech refreshment activities like hot adding of new shelves to the controller, performing head swaps and hot removing of the shelves.
• Installed and supported Navisphere management software (Navisphere/Unisphere), Symmetrix Management Console/SYMCLI for storage allocation.
• Proficient in using SMC/SYMCLI for Meta creation, Mapping, Masking/Unmasking, Dissolving Meta, Decommissioning storage & backing VCM database.
• Extensive experience in RecoverPoint Appliance, SRDF, Time Finder, SAN Copy, Mirror View, for replication and migration support.
• Proficient in Cisco Fabric Manager/CLI, Brocade Connectrix Manager/CLI for creating zones and zonesets and Fabric Configuration.
• Possess excellent communication, problem solving and personal skills. Other strengths are dedicated teamwork, excellent work ethic and commitment to realizing results and goals.
• Excellent knowledge of Network configuration, implementation, Administration using Windows NT /2000/2003 server, workstation 4.0.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Hardware & Management Software: Symmetrix VMAX-20k,40k, DMX-3/4,Clariion CX4-960/480, CX3-80/40, CX 700/500, Celerra NS480/960, VNX5100/5300, VNX 5500,5800, EMC RecoverPoint Appliance and EMC VPLEX. NetApp FAS 8020/8040/8060 , FAS 6080/6040, FAS 3270/3170/3070 , FAS 3240/3140, FAS 2040/2020, FAS 270, IBM XIV, Veritas NetBackup & CommVault. EMC Fabric Manager, DCFM, SymCLI, DATA ONTAP system Manager, Unisphere, EMC Control Center, Navisphere Manager, NaviCLI, XIV Management GIU and NetApp CLI.

Operating Systems: RHEL 3.0, 4.x/ 5.x/6.x and 10 Windows 2003, 2008.

Unix Services & Tools: DNS, DHCP, NTP, HTTP, LDAP, SSH, SSL, SFTP, GREP, SCP, AWK.

Virtualization Technologies: VMWare ESX Server and Vsphere, VMotion.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sr. Storage Engineer

Confidential, Seattle, WA

Responsibilities:

• Implemented Virtual Provisioning in VMAX by created thin devices, binding them to thin pool, associating storage group to FAST Policies and creating masking views.
• Experience in implementing SRDF between VMAX to VMAX across two datacenters by creating dynamic RA groups, dynamic RDF pairs and device groups and adding to crontab scheduler for incremental replication.
• Worked on Data Mobility jobs to migrate Data behind VPLEX from VMAX 20K to VMAX 40k with no downtime using Unisphere for VPLEX.
• Involved in Configuration of VNX 5800, Created Storage Pools, LUNS, Register host and added them to Storage Groups.
• Configured RPA to replicate between two sites using Unisphere for RPA.
• Migrated SAN from DMX-4 to VMAX 20K using Open Replicator using Solution Enabler Symcli.
• Decommissioned all the SAN on DMX, deleted zones, unmask, unmap and dissolved meta on DMX LUNs.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of NetApp FAS3000 and FAS6000 FAS8000 Series Filers.
• Created Aggregates, Volume, Qtrees, Vlans, Virtual Interfaces, Igroups, Vfilers, CIFS Shares and NFS Exports.
• Created NAS data LIF, migrated, Re-home and failover a data LIF through command line interface.
• Using System Manager created Vserver for iSCSI, enabled aggregate as resource for Vserver, configured multipath and installed windows hosts utilities. Created iSCSI-attached LUNs using System Manager.
• Created physical data storage using command line and assigned to individual nodes.
• Created cluster virtual server (Vserver), created flexible volumes, & mounted volumes in Vserver’s name space.
• Created Volume and Qtree Snapmirror Relationships as a part of Disaster Recovery Planning.
• Created Global and Local Mirror Relationships on San Volume Controller for Disaster Recovery.
• Managed Snapshot Retentions and Snapmirror Intervals as a part of Backup Strategy.
• Installed, Configured and Administered Snap drive, Snap Manager for Oracle, Snap Manger For SQL and Snap Manager For Virtual Infrastructure for Backup and Recovery.
• Provisioned storage from XIV Gen 3 to different physical and virtual host using XIV GUI, monitor and troubleshoot performance issues using XIV Top.
• Created Zones, and Zone sets, added zones to Active Zoneset and using Cisco CLI & Fabric Manager.
• Planned, designed and configured SAN for backup infrastructure with NetBackup solutions.
• Implemented and managed backup procedures and reviewed daily backup logs to verify the completion of the backup jobs and also performed the scheduling of backups for all valuable network resources in the environment.
• Used the Activity monitor and logs to monitor Veritas NetBackup processes
• Supervised network monitoring standards, security, disaster/recovery, resource utilization and stability.
• Worked withHP Service Desk ticketing(v4.5)for work flow management & break fix issues, follow up and support.

Storage Engineer

Confidential, Menlo Park, CA

Responsibilities:

• Administration of EMC VMAX, DMX,VNX, VPLEX, Clariion, NetApp and Cisco &Brocade SAN Switches.
• Implemented virtual provisioning for Storage allocation on VMAX using solution enabler symcli.
• Performed VMAX to VMAX data replication between the datacenters using the SRDF/A. Created dynamic RDF devices and RDFG groups.
• Provisioned Storage from VNX using Unisphere for VNX.
• Migrated SAN from Clariion CX4 to VNX using SAN Copy.
• Provisioned storage from DMX & VMAX using Solution Enabler Symcli commands.
• Administered NetApp 7-mode, created volumes, Qtress, set permissions, schedule snapshots and restore from snapshots using oncommand system manager and CLI
• Configured CIFS and NFS using Netapp CLI.
• Configured interface groups and VLANS in Netapp Environment. Also configured the RLM and e0M ports for remote administration.
• NAS Administration, NetApp filers installation, Ontap upgrades, snap mirror and quota, Qtrees Administration.
• Experience with Cisco fabric manager, zoning, storage allocation and supported Cisco MDS9509, Cisco Catalyst 5500/4000/2950/1900.
• Created Zones using Brocade CLI and Webtools and added to active cfg
• Support Ontap upgrades; export Qtrees, creation and exports through NFS.
• Installed and support Navisphere MGT software for storage allocation.
• Experience WithECC (EMC Control Center, Power Path, Time Finder, SymCLI, symconfigure, SRDF, EMC Snap, Copy cross, Snap view, Power path, Mirror view,EMC Replication Manager, SAN Navigator, Connectrix Manager, support.
• Provided daily support and maintenance for the Storage Array, systems and applications.
• Applying patches for system upgrades, installing new servers, integrate, administer and support Network Services.

SAN Engineer

Confidential, Carmel, IN

Responsibilities:

• Administered and implemented EMC VMAX 10K/20K, Clariion CX4-480/960, DMX-3, 4500,VNX 5700 and NetApp FAS 3000/3100 in heterogeneous environments.
• Migrated Block data from Clariion to VNX using SAN copy. Created new volumes on VNX, SAN copy zoning, created SAN copy session using SAN copy wizard.
• Configured Virtual provisioned by creating Initiator groups, Port groups, Storage groups and Masking views to allocate storage in a VMAX environment using Solution Enabler SymCLI.
• Configured FAST, Virtual Pools and performed Auto provisioning.
• Implemented Unified storage with VNX created Homogeneous/Heterogeneous Pools, Created RAID protection, assigned Thin LUNs and Traditional LUNs to Pools.
• Configured FAST Cache and FAST VP in VNX Environment.
• Configured Snap view Snapshots, Snap view Clones and MirrorView S/A in VNX Series.
• Created Open Replicator Sessions using UNISPHERE FOR VMAX to perform migration from Clariion CX4 to VMAX.
• Installed and Configured NetApp filers in Windows and UNIX environment, and worked with CIFS, NFS, LUN management.
• Used Data fabric manager (DFM), Filer view and ONTAP command line, Snap drive in monitoring, managing, reporting and provisioningstorageto the users.
• Performed Data ONTAP 7.0 Data protection online backup and recovery using Snap mirror, Snap Vault and disaster recovery using Snap Restore.
• Experience with Vfilers configuration and provided CIFS shares to different groups using NetApp CLI.
• Provisionedstoragefor RHEL RAC clustered servers and Windows servers using solutions enabler symcli.
• Generated reports of thestoragearray's by usingstoragescope.
• Documentation of the operational procedures and processes on how to use the Symmetrix Management Console and Solutions Enabler.
• Handful experience in utilization of virtual machine via VSphere and VCenter.
• Created CIFS shares and configuredVNXVDM as CIFS Server for file shares.
• Proposed LUN, RAID Group andStorageGroup configuration after evaluating company's present and anticipated growth.
• Setting up redundant FC SAN Fabrics using Cisco MDS Directors/Switches and designing and implementing VSANs.
• Managed Cisco switches 9513 created VSAN, zoning through Fabric Manager & CLI Active member in monitoring and troubleshooting performance issues of SUN Solaris, Linux Windows’s servers and fix the problem with in acknowledge and closing time.

Storage Operations Engineer

Confidential, Hopkins, MN

Responsibilities:

• Manage, and analyze problems with EMC Clariion disk arrays, SnapView, MirrorView and SanCopy setups and EMC Symmetrix and DMX disk arrays.
• Provisioned SAN from DMX, Created thick devices, form Meta Devices, Mapped to FE ports and Masked to initiators using symcli.
• Implemented Auto provisioning on VMAX using Solution Enabler Symcli.
• Configured new zones for migration that involved creating new zones on both fabrics, adding to active cfg and finally enabling active cfg using Brocade CLI.
• Upgrated firmware code on Brocade switches using Brocade Webtools.
• Implemented SRDF from DMX to VMAX by creation of dynamic RA groups, dynamic RDF pairs and device groups.
• Experience on Implementing File level VNX and Celerra.
• Involved in NAS migration from NetApp 3040 to VNX 5300 using Emcopy for CIFS and rsync for NFS exports.
• Configured CIFS servers, created filesystem, created CIFS shares and NFS exports on VNX using Unisphere for VNX.
• Provisioned storage from Clariion, by creating storage groups, LUN, registering initiators and finally adding LUNs and hosts to the storage groups using Navisphere.
• Performed thick provisioning on DMX by created thick meta luns, adding them to storage groups created initiator groups, port groups and finally adding them to Masking View.
• Provisioned SAN storage from VMAX, created thick LUNs added to storage group, created initiator groups, port groups following rule of 17 and finally adding to Masking View.
• Responsible for Network Attached Storage (NAS) Infrastructure. Installation, maintenance, firmware and ONTAP OS upgrade, & technical support for volumes & disk space management.
• Worked on NetApp NAS Infrastructure upgrade project involving installation & configuration of filer hardware & disk shelves, ONTAP OS upgrade, CIFS & NFS setup, Cluster Interconnect, Licensing, SnapMirror, Snapshot, Remote SnapMirror setup & data migration (using NDMP).
• Used SnapView Snapshots and Mirrorview to replicate data to secondary hosts at DR site.
• Provide recommendations on capacity planning, performance enhancement, standardization, backup over SAN, best practices, and data retention to customers
• Provide mentoring and technical guidance for junior SAN field engineers.
• Generated host remediation report using EMC Host Environment Analysis Tool (HEAT), EMC E-lab navigator and grab analysis reports.

Confidential, Salt Lake City, UT

System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Implementation and administration of server, desktop, and network infrastructure implementation and administration of Sun Solaris 2.6-9.
• Managing user accounts and groups of heterogeneous Network using SMB
• Sharing file systems using NFS, WEBNFS.
• Mounting and Unmouting remote file systems through AutoFS.
• Backing up and restoring file systems.
• Monitoring disk space and maintaining the disk quotas.
• Up gradation of Hardware and Software according to the necessity on workstations.
• Configuring and Administering APACHE Web server on Solaris.
• Installation and maintenance of Lease Line equipment and Router configuration.
• Installed and configured routers like (Cisco) 2600, and switches like Cisco 1900 series.
• Installing and Maintaining Cisco/Intel RAS, Cache Servers and Router.
• Planning the cable lay out as per standards.
• Installation & Maintenance of Linux (Red-Hat) network & Windows-NT network.
• TCP/IP Pool management & implementing DHCP, DNS.
• Administering LAN with heterogeneous network comprising of Windows 95, Windows NT, and Linux Systems connected with Switches and Hubs with Internet connectivity.
• Maintaining Mail Server (Send Mail), Bill Server and, Proxy Server (Squid), DNS Server and Cache Server (Linux based), Apache Web Server.
• Configuration of PPP server and dial-in dial- out client.
• Configuring Samba server for interconnectivity between Windows and Unix.
• Administering Print Server on both Solaris and NT.
• Troubleshooting in HPUX, IRIX, SOLARIS, AIX UNIX, LINUX.
• Administration and marinating of Emc2 server for data storage.
• Setting up NFS/NIS/SAMBA, FILE And Print servers.
• Maintaining of RAS servers in Linux.
• Configure Cisco 3500,6500 switches and routers.
• Web server Technologies both on win NT and Unix platform.
• Configured in Windows NT Environment: DNS, Proxy, Exchange, TCP/IP, DHCP& Internet information server.