SAN EXPERIENCE

• Experience in implementing, administering and maintaining NetApp Filers FAS2040, FAS2240, FAS3140, FAS3020, FAS3040, FAS3210, FAS3240, FAS3270, FAS6080, FAS6210, FAS6280 and V-Series Filer's.
• Experience with Hyperscale server SL250s G-8, SL 230s G-8 , Blade servers BL620cG7, BL680c G7 , Scale up Server DL560G8, Dl580G7 , Performace Servers DL360G8, 3803 G8, DL160 DL320e
• Hands on experience with EMC storage array configuration CLARiiON CX 300/500/700, CX-3, CX-4 ,Celerrastorage arrays using Navi CLI and Navisphere manager.
• Expertise in configuring, support of NetApp storage systems running the Data ONTAP operation system 7.x and higher and good understanding on Flare and Enguityoperating system.
• Solid understanding of the WAFL files system, volumes, aggregates, qtrees, and quotas.
• Experience in Administration of Storage to Multiprotocol Environments like CIFS and NFS in NetApp SAN/NAS environment.
• Expertise in implementing NetApp active-active controller configurations to ensure continuous data availability and rapid recovery of data in the event of a disaster, and in using the SnapMirror, and SnapVault products to manage and protect mission-critical data.
• Experience with DataFabric Manager suite Operations/Protection/Provisioning Manager, Multistore vFilers , NDMP, De-duplication SIS
• Strong in providing SAN security using Zoning, Masking Mapping.
• Experience in Storage Technologies like SCSI, FC, RAID and Storage Virtualization.
• Good knowledge on RAID levels and implemented almost all levels.
• Expert understanding of HBA's Qlogic, Emulex FC switch architecture, configuration, and management zoning, fan-in / fan-out, ISL's, lun masking, etc , and relevant multi-pathing/failover device driver technology.
• Experience with Vfilers configuration and management
• Experience in implementing Business Continuity Solutions NetApp Snap suite solutions like Snapshots, SnapMirror, and SnapVault, SnapRestore for backup, migration and disaster recovery.
• Involved in data migration in NetApp Storage System
• Excellent experience in administration and configuration of Brocade, Cisco MDS and McData Switches.
• Expertise in multi-vendor operating systems which includes Solaris, Linux, HP-UNIX, and Windows.
• Expertise in SRDF/AR, SRDF/S and SRDF/A technologies.
• Installed, configure and administered operations manager, on command core/host package, performance advisor NMC 3.1 for monitoring and reporting
• Experience in managing filers using On command system manager, filer view CLI
• Experience in implementing VERITAS NetBackup using San attached Tape library and performing backups/restores using VERITAS Netbackup Software.
• Experience in Monitoring, debugging and resolving Cisco infrastructure issues like Routing, network hardware/Software failure, configuration, VLAN, and performance issues.

VIRTUALIZATION VMWARE EXPERIENCE:

• Expertise in planning, designing, implementing testing VMware Infrastructure VI3/vSphere ESX3.5/ESXi 4.0/ESXi 4.1 and VMware Virtual Center VMware View Installation, Configuration and maintenance of Hosted VMware products.
• Virtual Networking Virtual Switches, VM Kernel Ports and Virtual Storage Access Control and VMFS Datastores Creation, Management and Configuration of Virtual Machines, Clone and Templates.
• Experience in customizing guest operating system on Virtual Machines.
• Hands on experience in created DRS and Custom roles for users and Administrators
• Strong in High availability, Clustering, VMotion, Storage Vmotion.
• Expertise in server consolidation with VMware Converter P2P and P2V Conversions
• Through understanding about snapshot manager and restoring a snapshot.
• Experience with setting up and monitoring performance monitoring and capacity planning, Managing Tasks, Events and Alarms.
• Layout the best practice model using third party solution Veem, Vranger pro symmenctec
• Strong knowledge of ITIL process and tools.
• Experience in administering user and group permissions in Windows2003 Active Directory using Group Policy.
• Very keen and enthusiastic, constant desire to learn, Self-starter with drive, initiative and a positive attitude. Able to meet very stringent deadlines and always deliver results, even under pressure.

TECHNICAL SKILLS OVERVIEW

• High End Disk Systems:NetApp FAS3170/3140/3070/6080/3020,Hyper scale server SL250s G-8, SL 230s G-8 , Blade servers BL620cG7, BL680c G7 , Scale up Server DL560G8, Dl580G7 , Performace Servers DL360G8, 3803 G8, DL160 DL320e Clariion CX 3 and CX 4 series
• VirtualizationvSphere 5.1 / 5.0 / 4.1 / 4.0, ESXi 5.1 / 5.0, ESX 4.1 / 4.0, Virtual Center Server, VMware View,VMware vCenter Orchestrator, HA, DRS, Storage vMotion, Site Recovery Manager, Host Profiles, vApp, VMwarevCenter Heartbeat, VMware vSphere Client, VMwareThinapp, P2V, V2V, VMware Consolidated Backup,VMware Management Assistant, Capacity Planning, Plate spin Power convert .
• Switches:McData 3232, 6064, Brocade 3850, 3900, 4100, 24000,48000 Cisco MDS 9509, 9506
• HBA's: Qlogic and Emulex
• Routers:McData/Brocade/Cisco
• SAN Management tools: Cisco Fabric Manager, Brocade Fabric Manager, Connectrix Manager, SAN Health, Fabric Watch.
• SAN NAS Software's: EMC Control Center, EMC Navisphere Manager, Replication Manager, Mirror View, Snap View/Clone, SANCopy, Time Finder, SRDF, Power Path, Recover Point, NaviCLI, Snapmirror, Flex Clone, NetApp snapshots, Snapmirror, Snapdrive, snap manager,DataOnTap 7.3/7.2.4/7.2.3/7.1.
• Operating System: UNIX, Solaris v8, 9, 10, AIX v4.3, v5.3, Windows 2003/2008 Servers.
• Volume Management: VERITAS Volume Manager
• Backup : VeritasBackupExec 10.0, HP OpenView Data Protector 6.0, Veritas NetBackup 6.5
• Networking Protocol: TCP/IP, RIP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, RAID,IMAP, SSL, TELNET, MPLS, UDP, DID,STUN, PBX, DEV, RTCP-XR, VMware, MGCP, T.38, E.164, PSTN, FXS, H.245, G.7231.1, ARP,RARP, SMTP, PoP3, HTTP, Subnet, Firewall, IpV4/IPv6, inittab, fstab, Ad-Hoc 802.11 b/g/n/i/p, DSRC , VoIP, Cisco/ Symantec Router/Switch/Gateway, Symantec Ghost, Load Balancing, Backup/Disaster recovery Proxy Server.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Confidential

WellPoint Richmond

NETAPP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Configured the NAS CIFS from NETAPP filers.
• Configured and managed FAS3040, FAS3020, FAS 6040, and FAS3070 in the environment.
• Worked with the NetApp team to setup filers and install Data Ontap on the filers.
• Manage and create aggregates/volumes/qtrees/luns on the NetApp Filers
• Troubleshoot issues with snap reserve.
• Configured the clones using Flexclone technology on NetApp filers. Created the Flexclone and split them when requested.
• Configured the Snapmirror from scratch and maintained the sessions for DR and migration purposes and report status logs to the corresponding teams
• Able to create/Expand aggregate, volume, Qtree for NAS environments, LUN's, Igroups for SAN environments and also reclamation the LUN's and SAN ports if any De-commissioning project
• Configuring and allocating NFS and CIFS shares to UNIX and windows clients accordingly.
• Configured and managed ISCSI multipathing solutions
• Responsible to create, modify, delete and identify CIFS sessions
• Configure NIS to manage users, groups and name to IP resolution in NFS environment
• Installed, configured administered On command balance to run virtual core and server reporting
• Successfully decommissioned Celerra NX4 and migrated over Netapp
• Configure and manage Snapvoult using VARITAS Netbackup
• Primary person to configure and manage system based and OS based data protection model
• Configure and administer SnapMirror and perform advance operations
• Through understanding on NDMP performance optimization and log analysis
• Responsible for the network connectivity issue which included Fabric Switches, routers, firewalls storage.
• Deployed LockVault to backup SnapLock volume data
• Performing deduplication for the volume

VMWARE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Server migration physical to Virtual using Hot and cold cloning technology in VMware to archive min downtime.
• Installation and configuration of ESXi host server and performed migration of all the VMs from ESXi 4.0 to 5.5
• Structure the network to be used for the new ESXi hosts like number of NICs, vLANs, subnets etc.
• Installation ofVcenter server and ESXi - host's configuration within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Successfully configured ESX servers for HA and DR capabilities.
• Responsible for patching and updating ESX using update manager through vcenter
• Use of HP ILO for the debugging and troubleshooting of servers in a datacenter remotely.
• Responsible for creation of host profile and deploying virtual servers using template
• Creation of backup policy, alert configuration of backup policy.
• Configuration of Vmotion, virtual switch, Vlan in Virtual center.
• Maintenance of virtual center server.
• Providing and maintaining user access in VC, configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU or memory.
• Responsible for creating storage cluster and stroragedistribused resource scheduler
• SAN space allocation for esx servers host .Scanning and configuring LUN for ESX server. Trouble shooting issues related to ESX host,Vc,VCB,HA,DRS,Vpxa,vmware update manager
• Deployed VMware Vcenter operations manager and Infrastructure navigator in the production environment to monitor performance of Virtual servers and datastores.
• Plan and practice disaster recovery and backup solutions Veem, Vranger pro symmenctec
• Perform Preventive maintenance.
• Interact with our clients to resolve their problems in a timely and accurate manner.
• Updating documentation of complete process.

WellPoint Richmond

Confidential

VMWARE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Installation and configuration of ESX 3.5/4.0, ESXI 4.0 hosts for the existing farm expansion and administration of VMware Vsphere 4 environment.
• Creating, Installing, configuring and maintaining the Virtual Machines, installing Guest Operating Systems 2003, 2008, 2008 R2 Virtual Machines in the ESXi host clusters Installation of Vcenter server and Configuring ESXi - host's within the cluster using VMotion and HA.
• Creating OS template, host profilesand manage user Account.
• Responsible for ESXi host patch and update to maintain vulnerability
• Responsible for planning and configuring Virtual LAN network
• Install open source application like Apache, Tomcat.
• Responsible to configure and schedule disaster recovery and backup solutions like site recovery manager, HA Fault tolerance Resource Pools in ESX 3.5, 4.0 4.1
• Responsible for creating and extending the VMFS and NFS datastore
• Worked on physical to virtual migration P2V and virtual to virtual V2V using VMware converter
• Configure separate ESX 3.x servers for production to use iSCSI NAS storage. Configuring and managing VCB backup proxy server.
• Build the entire VDI Environment in VMware horizon view 5.2 by deploying Connection server Security servers
• Dedicated VCenter server and Transfer server and authenticating them in Horizon View Administration console.
• Introduced various types of desktop pools like Manual pools Automated pools Linked clones pools full clone pools and RDP pools in Horizon View 5.2 as per users requirements. Co-ordinated with storage team for the datastore consolidation and resize project after the VSphere migration from 4.1 to 5.5. Responsible for VM performance monitoring, alarm configuration and logs analysis and tuning
• PerformPreventive maintenance.

NETAPP RESPONSIBILITEIES

• Implementation and support for a SAN/NAS network, based on a NetApp FAS 960c, FAS2020 and FAS3040.
• Responsible for creating and accessing the LUNs from Linux , HP-UX and windows hosts
• Maintained a healthy NetApp storage by Configuring Vfiler, Qtree, volume, aggregates and snapshots
• using Data ONTAP, FilerView, and DataFabric when required created Aggregates and Volumes in
• NetApp FAS 960c, FAS2020 and FAS3040 using FilerView.
• Involved in the implementation of NetApp NAS technology and configuring shares, CIFS and NFS Administration.
• Responsible for configuration files for CIFS and verify user mapping for CIFS users accessing ntfs Unix Vol/qtree
• Responsible fo CIFS oplock and virus scanning and file blocking
• Configure LDAP access from storage system to centrally manage users and groups and exported resource
• Responsible for analyzing factors that affects CIFS NFS performance issue and resolve them
• Experience in Zoning, Masking, mapping and storage provisioning in NAS and San environment.
• Installed and worked on Veritas Volume Manager VxVm VxFs , Veritas NetBackup.
• Responsibility include setting up and troubleshooting V-Filer Environment
• Installed and added new switches in the Fabric and Maintained Load balancing.
• Used Data fabric manager DFM , Filer view andONTAP command line, Snap drive in monitoring, managing, reporting and provisioning storage to the users
• Experience in establishing and managing IP SAN and FC SAN multipathing
• Experience in building the software based storage infrastructure
• Configure and administer the OSSV primary and the SnapVault secondary
• Used Data fabric manager DFM , Filer view andONTAP command line, Snap drive in monitoring, managing, reporting and provisioning storage to the users
• Troubleshoot Snaplook issues
• Responsible for in configuring ISCSI FC security

Troubleshoot resolve OSSV failure issues

Confidential

Storage Consultant

NETAPP RESPONSIBILITIES

• Checking the storage critical Events
• Responsible for controlling Monitoring Network Interface
• Check the status of aggregate and volume usage using DFM
• Configuring and troubleshooting SnapMirror Environment
• Performing Daily health check to monitor the usage of LUN, Aggregate and volume utilization
• Restoring the data using snap restore and CIFS shares
• Dealing with permissions Adding/removing the security groups to the shares for share folder in CIFS
• Responsible to configure and troubleshoot SnapVault Environment and performed DR test for the environment
• Alias, zoning configuration for the servers connected in FC environment in brocade switches
• Volume resize, aggregate disk add and lun resize
• Responsible to performing Deduplication for the volumes
• Resolving the hardware issues in co-ordination with Netapp
• Assigning LUN's FC and ISCSI to distributed server in various environments

Confidential

Consultant

RESPONSIBLITIES

• Assistant administration of all login servers, farm servers, database servers, Application servers, VMware servers, EMC Clariion, NetApp storage arrays and Backup solution.
• Implemented and configured multiple CLARiiON Storage environments from initial setup to binding LUNs, creating RAID group, installing CLARiiON storage array software's, enabling the host address the EMC CLARiiON storage array, provisioned and documented them to meet the requirements.
• Designed and Implemented iSCSI SAN with Cisco/Brocade switches 1 Gig and 10 Gig , servers Linux, Windows 10 Gig/ 1Gig ISCSI target cards and NetApp filers.
• Storage allocation/reclamation - Created Initiator groups, port groups, storage groups and Masking views for Auto-provisioning and recommended various best practices
• Troubleshooting and resolving issues like one path failure in SAN Storage environment, host not seeing storage, and HBA failure in SAN environment and performance issues.
• Data storage deployment, support, capacity planning and provisioning with SAN, NAS, iSCSI, direct-attached storage, storage virtualization.
• Implemented SRDF for DR planning and Time Finder for local replication.
• Configure and administrate LINUX2.4.0/2.6 Domain Controller, DHCP, Apache, DNS, RIS, RAS, VNC server for approximately 5000 users
• Responsible for configuring and managing Demon, Kudzu, Squid RAID Services.
• SAMBA server configuration and maintenance for OS interpretability.
• Understand network usage on campus and configure SQUID Services.
• Administrating Windows server 2003 Domain and Exchange 2003 for 1,000 users account multiple domain forest, including group policies, creation and deletion of user accounts, managing access controls and access points.
• Create and maintain best practices to manage the storage, retrieval and recoverability of corporate information on server-based mid-range and distributed systems.
• Departmental documentation including processes, procedures, best practices, and audit artifacts.
• Provide storage consultation for centralized storage needs. Develop/maintain
• Development, testing and maintenance of Disaster Recovery Plan for Storage Systems Backup Infrastructure.
• Install and maintain enterprise class backup / recovery using EMC Networker Avamar.
• Install, administer and support large complex multi-platform environment including large fiber channel SAN with multiple directors, servers, and storage frames.
• Install and maintain virtual Machine VMware .
• Responsible for acquiring and updating data ownership of network shares.
• Build and maintain an Information Technology IT Enterprise Storage Management architecture that reflects overall business objectives and actively participate in developing policies to address complex business issues.
• Working as primary point of contact for Enterprise Storage Management activities. Create and publish reports to update management on status of storage environment.
• Analysis, design, provisioning, monitoring, validation, and backup/recovery tasks.