Rachan C

Young, energetic and result oriented Storage Professional with 3+ years of IT experience and now
working as a Storage Admin at CtrlS Datacenters Ltd. and Highly competent, analytical, and
performance-driven Storage professional, equipped with well-developed qualifications acquired from
extensive experience in various areas encompassing system architecture and administration, project
management, process development, strategic planning, and customer service, strongly inclined to a
challenging position as Storage Admin to effectively utilize acquired knowledge, experience and achieve
career advancement. Possess a career history of administering and implementing Hitachi storage
resource management .Focused, analytical, and results-oriented with proven expertise in handling
technical support .Successful at formulating and implementing innovative strategy and business solutions
as well as in developing IT standards to meet various needs. Adept at providing technical support and
developing new processes through ongoing maintenance, defect resolution and enhancement solutions and
now I am looking for challenging position where I could put my skills to use and also enhance them.

Contact:Main Mobile: +91 9703080390

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Mobile: +91 7416329256

E-mail:rachanchilivery@gmail.com

SYNOPSIS

Expertise in Managing storage Environment consisting of Hitachi, EMC

storage arrays and Brocade switch administration.
Proficiency in Configuration, Administration and Troubleshooting of Hitachi
and EMC Enterprise Storage products
Extended expertise in Tier 1 data administration and Replications
Adeptness in Storage migrations and Tier storage management.
Providing Automation solutions through HORCM Scripts for Data protection
and Disaster Recovery.
Business continuity using Shadow Image, True Copy and HUR (Hitachi
Universal Replicator).
Expert level hands on Hitachi storage (Modular and Enterprise)
Experience in managing EMC Clariion and VNX arrays using Unisphere
Manager, NavisecCLI and Navisphere Manager.
Have Knowledge on Symmetrix DMX, DMX2 and DMX3
Knowledge on deploying various business continuity solutions using BCVs,
SRDF and Open replicator.
Migrations using HTsM.
Knowledge on Implementing Business Continuity Solutions using Time Finder
Mirror/Clone/Snap, SRDF at the Symmetrix level
Knowledge on Timefinder operations like BCV/Clone/Snaps for Symmetrix and
using Snapview Clone/Snapshot for Clariion and to provide a copy of
production for decision making, testing for the new upgrades, backups
without disturbing the production
Good knowledge on implementing the Disaster Recovery solution using HUR,
SRDF/S and SRDF/A for DMX, Mirror view for Clariion.
Expert level hands on storage maintenance (Code upgrade & H/W upgrade)
Establish strategies for storage consolidation and optimization to reduce
downtime and costs although improving data protection and availability as
per RPO and RTO timelines of disaster management
Good hands experience on Brocade SAN
Very good on all OS platforms inclusive VM Ware
Good knowledge on Network
Expert on storage virtualization technologies
Expert level hands on migrations (i.e., Server / Storage)
Good experience on multi-vendor storage product (i., Hitachi, EMC, IBM and
SUN)
Having an experience on EMC, IBM and SUN Storage Operations
Experienced on HP Enterprise storages i.e., P9500, XP24000, XP12000 and
modular
TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY
Hitachi Storage Products
Storage Administration: Hitachi SMS, WMS, AMS, NSC, USP VM, USP
and USP V Storage Products
Have a good experience on Hitachi storage Administration, Storage
Provisioning, Host Integration, LUSE and Custom Volume, Dynamic
Provisioning, Shadow Image, True copy, Universal Replication, Universal
Volume manager, Raid manager CCI, Hi Command suite i.e., HTsM, HTnM,
HGLM and HDLM

EMC Storage Products

Storage Administration: EMC VNX and CLARiion Storage Products,
Knowledge on Symmetrix DMX 2 and DMX 3
Have good experience on EMC Storage Administration, Lun Mapping,
Masking, Host Integration, creat Meta Lun, Lun Migration, Snapview Clone,
Snapview Snapshot, San Copy, Navisphere for Clariion and Unisphere for
VNX.
Tools: Hitrack, DCFM, Brocade Network Analyser, CCI Raid manager and
Hi Command Suite,
Unisphere, Navisphere
Similar storage: EMC, IBM and SUN storage Administration up to L1 level on
modular products
FC SAN
: Brocade Chassis, Modular, Director and Backbone
switches (48000 and DCX Backbone)
Platforms

: Unix, Windows, LINUX and VMware

Applications : Hitachi Hi Command suite, Storage Navigator, Element

Manager, SUN CAM, IBM Storage Manager
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
CtrlS
(25
Jul
Storage Admin.

Datacenters
2011

Ltd.,

Till

Hyderabad
Date)

Roles and Responsibilities:

Hitachi Storage:

Administration through multiple management tools i.e., Storage

Navigator, Device manager and CCI
LUN Creation, LUN publishing, LUN masking and un-publishing.
LUSE configuration and Dynamic Provisioning
Host group creation and security management.
Host based migrations and applying Host mode options.
External Storage virtualization with Universal volume manager.
Shadow image creation with multi mirror units and troubleshooting.
Synchronous True copy configurations, troubleshoots and disaster
recovery with near line.
Universal replication configuration and troubleshooting and disaster
recovery.
Storage migration with Hi Command tier storage manager and Volume
migration tools.
Raid manager CCI installation and preparing HORCM scripts for
replications.

Storage Domain creation through Hi Command device manager and

administration
Knowledge on Performing Disaster recovery drills.
Storage health checks manually and script based. Configuring of Hi
Track and SNMP alerts.
Multipathing software knowledge i.e., HDLM and Power path.
Troubleshooting of Backup issues and replication issues
Localizations for better performance at SAN end
Preparing Plan of actions, storage solutions and capacity plannings
and Inventory management
Preparing Monthly and Fortnight reports of Storages and Applications
Documentation of all configuration changes and preparation of Run
books
Opening Cases with HDS
Coordinating with vendor for hardware changes.

EMC Clariion:
Storage provisioning to various hosts, according to business needs.
Binding LUNs, creating Meta LUNs, creating Storage Groups, and

Registering hosts as per customer Requirements.

Presenting Luns to different Hosts such as Windows, Linux and Vmware
Delegation of incidents to the members available on shift.
Opening vendor cases with EMC when required.
Co-ordinating to completion of Hardware replacements on VNX, Clariion
and Switches.
SnapView Snapshots management
SnapView Clone of production LUN
Performance monitoring with Navisphere Analyzer
Troubleshooting connectivity issues.
Multipathing using EMC PowerPath.
Brocade switch configuration.
Co-ordinate upgrades for Brocade switch firmware with vendors and
the parties involved.
Zoning configurations.
Manage and troubleshoot Brocade switches using command line and
GUI.
Hands-on experience with EMC Navisphere.
Performance Monitoring of Storage systems.
Document new process when built into the current functions.
VNX Storage Skils: Hardware Architecture of VNX Model.
Creation of Storage Pools and Raid Groups.
Binding Luns (Thin, Thick, Traditional Luns) to Storage Pools and Raid
Groups.
Storage Group Creation and Integration between Host and Luns.
Presenting Luns to different Host such as Windows, Linux and VMware.

Snapview Snap shots And Snapview Clones.

Monitoring Fast Cache and Fast VP.
VNX Snapshots and Lun Migration.
Creation of Meta Volumes.
Configuration and administration of EMC Power Path software for
redundant path failover and recovery.
San Copy from Clariion to VNX.

FC Network and Brocade administration:

SAN health checks and generating Brocade SAN health reports

collection on monthly basis.
Brocade FC switch administration up to Director Switches and FC cable
connectivitys.
New switch installations, configurations and switch merging in to
fabric.
Brocade Network advisor Analyzer tool configuration for better
troubleshooting.
Troubleshooting of Switch issues and FC IP switch issues.
Zonings configuration for Hard zoning and Soft zoning
SFP replacements, CP replacement and Blade installations.
FoS / Microcode upgrades and Access gateway configuration.
Performance tuning for SAN segregation
Port segregation as per ASIC for load balance plans

Handling of Storage Hardware:

Hardware maintenance of major and minor for enterprise storages and

Modular storages.
Microcode up gradation for Modular and enterprise storages.
Hardware troubleshoot and part replacement for Hitachi modular and
Enterprise storages
Creation of virtual partition for CLPR and SLPR in Enterprise storages
Storage migrations (physical and virtual)
Documentation for new, existing setups and configuration changes.

EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIALS
B.Tech from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, India,
2011 61.7%
Intermediate from Board of Intermediate Education, Hyderabad, India, 2007
66.4%
10th Class form Indian Council of Secondary Education , Hyderabad, India,
2005 59%
PERSONAL VITAE
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Telugu

Nationality
Date of Birth

: Indian
: 15 July 1989