Summary

• Excellent experience in administration, configuration and troubleshooting EMC VMAX, DMX, VNX, Isilon, Clariion, Celerra, Hitachi AMS, USPV, VSP, IBM XIV, Netapp FAS filers.
• Proficient in array management software's like SYMCLI, Symmetrix Management Console, Navisphere CLI, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, EMC Control Center, One FS, InsightIQ 3.1, Unisphere, Performance Manager, EMC Power Path, Data on Tap v8.x, v7.x.
• Extensive experience on Storage Provisioning, LUN creation, Mapping Masking.
• Extensive experience in implementing FAST and FAST VP technologies.
• Extensive knowledge in planning and implementing Disaster Recovery of SAN/NAS Storage systems.
• Experienced in SAN and NAS replication technologies SRDF/Star, SRDF A/S, Time finder, Snap view, Mirror view, Celerra Replicator, Snapmirror and flex Clone.
• Experience in Migration tools like open Replicator, Recover Point, SANCopy, Robo Copy, EM Copy, Open Migrator and PowerPath Migration Enabler.
• Experience in Zoning Cisco, Brocade and McData switches.
• Good Understanding in installation and configuration of ISL between Cisco, Brocade and McData switches and maintaining the vendor fabrics.
• Proficient in learning new technologies and quickly adaptable to new environment.
• Effective personal communication skills, and ability to handle critical situations are plus.

Technical Skills

• Storage Arrays: EMC Symmetrix DMX-3/4, VMAX, VNX, VNX2 series, Isilon, PureStorage FA-450, FA-405, EMC XtremIO, Clariion, Celerra NS-480, NS-120, NS 40G, Recover point, Hitachi AMS 1000, 2500 series, USPV, VSP, IBM XIV, Netapp FAS 3000, 6000 series.
• Storage Management: SYMCLI 7.6, PowerPath, SMC, ECC 6.1, Navisphere Manager, Unisphere, OneFS, InsightIQ 3.1, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, Ionix Control Center WLA ,VNX Family Monitoring and Reporting, Navisphere Analyzer.
• Replication software: SRDF, Time Finder, Snap View snapshots/clones, Mirror View, Open Replicator, Powerpath Migrator, Open Migrator, SAN Copy, snapmirror, snapvault, FlexClone, Robocopy.
• SAN Switches: CiscoMDS-9513/09/06/9216, Brocade48000/5300/5100/7500/3200, DS-4100B, McData ED140M, ED64M, ED 32M2.
• Platforms: Windows 2000/2003/2008, Sun Solaris 8/9/10, HP-UX, IBM-AIX, VMware 4.0/3.5, Linux 5.x/4.x.

Work Experience

Confidential

Role: Storage Administrator

Environment: Vblock 720-40K, PureStorage FA-450, FA-405, EMC XtremIO, VMAX, DMX-3/4, VNX 5300/5400, Isilon, Clariion CX4-960, CX4-480, Celerra NS-480, NS-120, NS 40G, NetApp FAS6280, FAS6080, and FAS3240, Unisphere, Navisphere Manager 6, Symcli 7.6, SPA, ECC Performance Manager, Power Path, Windows, ESX, IBM AIX, REDHAT Linux.

Responsibilities:

• Administration and maintenance of Vblock 720-40K, EMC Symmetrix VMAX, DMX-4/3, Isilon, VNX 5300/5400, PureStorage, and Netapp Storage arrays.
• Performed day to day storage allocations and reclaims as requested by the server teams.
• Configured and allocated storage to the VDI build servers from XtremIO and PureStorage all flash arrays.
• Implementation and configured routes, network devices and interfaces on VNX5300.
• Configured the Celerra replicator session and initiated the initial replication to the DR site.
• Allocated CIFS NFS shares from VNX, Isilon and NetApp arrays to the Windows UNIX servers.
• Creating and resizing the file systems and quotas limits to avoid outages when usage hits the hard limit.
• Providing Servers access to the NFS shares when requested by the UNIX team.
• Administration and maintenance of Netapp FAS filers using OnCommand system manager and CLI.
• Create, restore and delete the snapshots on the volumes as requested by the application teams.
• Troubleshoot performance issues on storage arrays using tools SPA, Performance manager.
• Migrated data from DMX 3/4 storage arrays to V-MAX using Open Replicator.
• Performed disk firmware and Data Ontap upgrades for the Netapp arrays.
• Troubleshooting Multipathing issues and provide break fix.
• Installed and configured Common Event Enabler/CAVA on the new VNX5300.
• Configuring the VSANs, zones and zonesets in CISCO MDS switches using command line.

Confidential

Role: Storage Administrator

Environment: EMC V-MAX, DMX, Recoverpoint, Clariion, VNX5500/7500, Isilon, Unisphere, Navisphere Manager 6, Symcli 7.5, NetBackup 7.1, EMC Control Center, ECC Performance Manager, Power Path, Windows, Sun Solaris, ESX, IBM AIX, REDHAT Linux.

Responsibilities:

• Administration and maintenance of Storage arrays, which include EMC Symmetrix VMAX, DMX-4/3, Clariion arrays, VNX 5500/7500, Isilon using Unisphere, Navisphere, EMC control center and SYMCLI.
• Performed daily administrative tasks like storage allocation using thin provisioning, automated provisioning from VMAX to servers in clustered and standalone environments.
• Create Tdevs, Luns, and Meta Luns and allocate storage to the servers using auto provisioning.
• Responsible for the implementation of EMC VNX with CIFS, NFS and Multiprotocol FS.
• Configured Snap view Snapshots sessions on Clariion storage devices using Navisphere.
• Migrated Luns to Raid Groups that can provide better performance on Clarrion using LUN Migrate.
• Migrated data from Hitachi AMS 1000, 2500 series to V-MAX using Open Replicator.
• Migrated data from Celerra to the new VNX 7500 using Celerra replicator.
• Configured and managed Recover Point between two VMAX using fabric based splitters.
• Configured new ESRS gateway and policy managers both in production and DR sites.
• Configured Power path on Windows, Solaris 10, Red hat Linux servers.
• Manage and administer Veritas NetBackup daily backup jobs.
• Generated performance and capacity planning reports for the Isilon using InsightIQ.
• Troubleshooting Power Path multipathing, unseen LUNs, path failure issues.
• Configured zoning on Brocade switches using Brocade fabric manager CLI.

Confidential

Role: Storage Administrator

Environment: EMC Symmetrix V-MAX, DMX, Clariion, Hitachi AMS, USPV, VSP, IBM XIV, Navisphere Manager 6, Symcli 7.3, EMC Control Center, ECC Performance Manager, SRDF S/A, Power Path, Native MPIO, HP-UX, Windows, Sun Solaris, ESX, IBM AIX, REDHAT Linux.

Responsibilities:

• Performed Maintenance and administration on EMC, Hitachi and IBM XIV storage arrays using array management software's SYMCLI, Navisphere Manager, Hitachi device Manager and XIV GUI.
• Created RAID Groups, Allocate/Re-claim storage to servers based on the application requirements using SYMCLI, Navisphere Manager, Storage Navigator, XIV GUI.
• Expertise in implementing FAST and FAST VP policies that best suits for the applications in providing optimized performance.
• Configured symmetrix optimizer and FAST parameters for different Raid groups.
• Allocated storage by implementing auto provisioning groups in V-MAX storage arrays.
• Performed L3 Support for SAN-related issues like performance issues, connectivity issues, perform core blade power cycles for the Stuck Virtual channels on Brocade switches.
• On Symmetrix DMX and VMAX identified affected hosts from a dual or multi-RAID drive failure.
• Migrated data from DMX-4 to VMAX using Open Replicator and have done host based migrations using open migrator.
• Worked on SymACL configuration and troubleshooting on single and cluster nodes, which will enable the host teams to perform the DR activities per operations requirement.
• Implemented SRDF S/A split and Establish operations as per the application teams request.
• Recovered suspended Asynchronous RDF groups with a high number of outstanding tracks owed from R1 to R2.
• Troubleshooting multipathing issues on the servers that have power path.
• Configured zoning on the both CISCO and Brocade switches by identifying their principal SAN switch.
• Conduct bottleneck evaluation to identify performance issues and provide architecture as well as performance recommendations to Host teams.
• Changed zoning both on CISCO and Brocade switches for the HBA replacements.

Confidential

Role: Storage Administrator

Environment: EMC Symmetrix V-MAX, DMX-3/4, Vplex, Clariion CX 4-960, CX 4-80, NetApp FAS 6280, FAS6240, Navisphere Manager 6, Symcli 7.2, EMC Control Center, ECC Storage scope 6.11, ECC Performance Manager, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer, SRDF, Time finder, PowerPath, Cisco 9513, HP-UX, Windows, Sun Solaris, ESX.

Responsibilities:

• Performed maintenance and administration of EMC V-MAX, DMX-3/4, Clariion CX 4-960, and CX 4-80, Netapp 6280, 6240 filers.
• Performed daily administrative tasks like storage allocation using thin provisioning, automated provisioning from V-MAX to Windows, UNIX, Sun Solaris, HP-UX and ESX servers in clustered and standalone environments.
• Configured and managed VPLEX and attached LUN's to host with Symmetrix on back end.
• Migrated existing VMware environment to VPLEX using storage vMotion.
• Implemented virtualized vCenter server on EMC VPLEX metro.
• Performed storage Migrations from Symmetrix DMX-3/4, Clariion CX 4-960, CX 4-80 to Symmetrix VMAX using SRDF, Open Replicator and SAN Copy.
• Established RDF pairing between DMX4 and VMAX for data migrations, business continuity and disaster recovery using SRDF.
• Configured BCV's and Clones using Time finder tool in DMX-4 for data backup and testing environments.
• Configured Mirror view on clarion storage to perform remote replication.
• Created Array/Host reports in ECC Storage scope for capacity planning and performance reports in ECC Performance Manager, Symmetrix Performance Analyzer.
• Created aggregates/volumes/Qtrees in the NetApp environment and provisioned storage to different teams on their requirements via NFS, CIFS, iSCSI, Fiber Channel.
• Host based Migrations from EMC to Netapp using Robocopy.
• Performed ongoing recommendations and best practices for Business Continuity, High Availability, Backup, Recovery and Archiving on FAS Filers.
• Expertise in implementing Disaster Recovery strategies utilizing NetApp hardware combined with Snapmirror, snapvault technologies.
• Managed Cisco 9513 switches by creating VSAN, zoning through Fabric Manager CLI.

Confidential

Role: SAN Administrator

Environment: Symmetrix DMX 4, VMAX, Clariion CX4-960, CX4-480, VNX 5700, Celerra NS480, NetApp FAS 6080, FAS6070 Filers, Cisco MDS 9500 Series, MDS 9200 Series, ECC, Navisphere Manager, Navisphere Analyzer, PPME, NAVICLI, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System, Windows Exchange servers, Database servers, Windows 2003/2008, Solaris 10, VMware.

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for administration of Symmetrix VMAX, DMX 4, Clariion CX4-960, CX4-480 and VNX, Celerra storage devices and Netapp 6080,6070 filers.
• Migrated data from Clariion to DMX and DMX to VMAX using PowerPath migration enable.
• Configured and allocated storage for VMware hosts from VMAX, DMX-4 and Clariion using unisphere.
• Configured Mirror View and Snap View Snapshots sessions on Clariion array using Navisphere.
• Carved storage from VNX 5700 series array using Unisphere.
• Created pools, file systems and shared NFS and CIFS shares in a Celerra environment.
• Installed and Configured the CAVA on Celerra. Implemented and configured EMC Celerra iSCSI.
• Added luns to the pools as required by the customer.
• Created Aggregates, Volumes and QTrees on NetApp arrays.
• Allocated CIFS shares and NFS mounts from NetApp Arrays to windows Active Directory accounts and UNIX servers respectively.
• Migrated the NFS data from standalone servers to NetApp filers and documented the implementation architecture for future reference.
• Documented and architected the snapmirror and snapshot utilities of NetApp for Disaster Recovery.
• Monitor storage performance and utilization, identify problems and recommend /implement solutions.
• Initiated SRDF using ECC for implementation and testing of Disaster Recovery DR and Business Continuity.
• Clone the data from production to development environment using FlexClone technology.
• Creating and resizing the volumes file systems on Solaris servers using Veritas Volume Manager and Veritas File System.
• Configured Zones, Zone set and VSAN on Cisco switches using cisco Fabric Manager.

Confidential

Role: Storage Administrator

Environment: EMC Clariion CX4-480, CX4-960, CX3-80, DMX 4, DMX3, NetApp FAS3020, FAS3050 Filers, Navisphere Manager, NaviCLI, ECC, Symcli, Connectrix Manager, SnapView, SANCopy, TimeFinder, Brocade switches, Windows 2000/2003, Linux, Solaris 8/9, Veritas DMP.

Responsibilities:

• Performed thin provisioning for Symmetrix DMX-4 storage array by creating TDEVs, adding TDATs to thin pool and binding TDEVs to thin pool.
• Daily administration tasks like allocating storage from Symmetrix DMX, Clariion Storage arrays using Navisphere Manager, ECC.
• Used Navisphere Manager to create Raid groups, Storage groups, Meta LUNs, LUNs and assigned LUNs to the hosts from Clariion.
• Created Sancopy sessions to migrate the data from Clariion to DMX.
• Involved in documenting the procedure for creation and managing Sancopy in the environment.
• Configured the SRDF/A R1-R2 pairs and starting the data synchronization across the Symmetrix DMX.
• Created reports using Storage Scope and divided storage evenly among the FA ports on Symmetrix DMX.
• Frequently analyzed the performance of Symmetrix using Symmetrix performance analyzer.
• Created Snap sessions for rollback during any possible data corruptions.
• Configured standard disk groups for BCV operations using TimeFinder.
• Configured Netapp FAS filers from scratch in a new domain.
• Create aggregates/volumes/Qtress/quotas and export NFS shares to Solaris and AIX hosts from Netapp 3020, 3050 FAS filers.
• Troubleshoot NFS and CIFS issues and fine tune the filers for optimal performance.
• Clone the data from production to development environment using FLEXCLONE technology.
• Back up the data from the NDMP host to a tape drive connected to the NDMP host.
• Installed Veritas DMP for load balancing and better path failover connectivity.
• Performed firmware upgrades and zoning on Brocade Fiber Channel switches.

Confidential

Role: SAN Administrator

Environment: Symmetrix DMX3, DMX4, Clariion CX4-480, CX4-240, McDATA 4500, ED-140M/Intrepid 6140, DS-32M2, DS- 4700M, ED-64M, DS-24M2, Brocade 5300 and 48000, Brocade Web Tools, Solutions Enabler, Time finder SRDF, Symmetrix Management Console, Navisphere Manager, EMC PowerPath.

Responsibilities:

• Creating raid groups, binding luns, creating Meta luns, creating storage groups, and registering hosts.
• Managed storage allocation for Clariion storage array using Navisphere Manager.
• Performed data migration from Clariion CX4-480,240 to DMX using SAN Copy.
• Worked in the provision and expansion of storage from Symmetrix DMX arrays onto hosts using Solutions Enabler and Symmetrix Management Console SMC as per the Business requirement.
• Performed Time finder/Mirror operations for Business Continuity by establishing, splitting and restoring BCV pairs.
• Installing and configuring the EMC layer drive software such as snap view clone, mirror view, san copy for backup and testing purposes.
• Worked in troubleshooting issues with ECC 6.1 including switch discovery issues, database discovery issues and host based discovery issues.
• Worked in the installation, configuration and Zoning on Brocade 5300 switches and Brocade 48000 Directors and managed the fabric using Brocade FOS, Brocade Web Tools and EMC Connectrix Manager.
• Performed SAN migration from McDATA fabric comprising of ED 64M's, DS-32M2's to Brocade fabric consisting of DS-5300B's and ED-48000B at local and DR Sites.
• Performed system administration of UNIX servers by using Operating Systems of Solaris 2.5/2.6/7/9.
• Responsible to resolve customer issues including network connectivity, user administration, software configuration, hardware configuration, and remote access.
• Administered NT login accounts, created login accounts by giving privileges to each and every user.
• Installed Powerpath software on Windows and Linux hosts.
• Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of Windows server 2008.
• Implementation and administration of DNS and DHCP server in windows server 2003 environment.
• Installations of MS-SQL database servers on Windows 2008 Advanced Servers. And also accessed databases for inventory use on all the data.