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Resume:
Viswa Phani Kiran Munukutla
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Designing and deployment Expertise and expertize in setting up, maintaining and administering backup environments using Veritas NetBackup 7.7.x,7.6, 7.5.x, 7.1.x, 7.0, 6.x including all options (SSO, VTL and/Ops Center 7.5)
Worked on setting up Disaster Recovery Architecture of VMWare backups using VMWare Vcenter/vSphere 6.x, 5.5, 5.1 and 5.0 on NetBackup Infrastructure across geographically separated sites for business continuity.
Performed cross platform NETBACKUP Catalog migration from HP-UX rx 7640 to HP DL580p in Veritas Cluster Service based clustered environment for saving productivity costs. (from HP-UX 11.31 OS to SuSE Linux 11.2/2.6.32)
Participated in 14 96+ hour Disaster recovery expercises with 100% success rate to prove that BCP is in place incase of a Disaster recovery.
Each DR exercise is cerified against recoverability of DB2, Oracle RAC DBs, SQL DB servers, VMWare using replicated backup environments.
Implemented 16 various models of DataDomain Storage systems integrated with NetBackup using DDBoost.
Configured replication-based Disaster Recovery Critical backups to avoid Tape Based Disaster Recovery using NETBACKUP 7.x Master environments and Veritas 5230 Appliances.
Deployed 50+ Veritas Appliances 52XX for tape less backups.
Deployed SLP based duplication/Replication for assured DataProtection and phased out Vault Duplications.
Deployed VIP for 100% intended VM backups using query-based backup model for VMWare Guest data protection.
Configured DB2 with SAP backups with 100+ TB nightly backup environment with 99.x% success rate on an avg.
Experience in the designing and implementation of online backups and test of disaster recovery of Mailing and DB servers Like DB2, Oracle, Exchange and SQL and MS Active Directory servers
Configured Offhost backups using BCV on Critical Production servers on DB2 database servers using NetBackup and storage scripts.
Configured IBM 3584 with LTO 4 drives in production and DR environments.
Deployed Vault for offsiting production 2nd copy images on tapes as a part of Automation.
Performed VMWare file level and Guest level restores in production environment in ORT and real time scenarios.
Strong knowledge of storage concepts and expertize in zoning in Brocade Fabrics (currently maintaining dedicated fabrics for Tapes)
Managed zoning and health checks of dedicated Brocade Director class FC switches for Tape drive – Media server connections and worked with Brocade and DC landlords on refreshing them.
Participate in discussion with vendors during Tech refreshes.
Understand the cost, licensing, feature/models of the refresh post discussion with vendors.
Work with Account Managers on any technical/product related issues.
Certifications
BCFP Brocade Certified Fabric Professional
VCP VMWare Certified Professional
SCS Symantec Certified Specialist on NetBackup Administration and Implementation
MCSA Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator
Technical Skills
Operating Systems:
HP-UX 11.31/11.23/11.21, IBM AIX 5/6, SuSE Linux 2.6.16, UNIX, Sun Solaris 10, Windows NT,
2008 & 2003 Server, Windows NT Workstation, 2000 Professional,
Server Technologies:
HP Superdome, IBM VIO, VMWare ESXi 6.0, Linux, UNIX, Sun Solaris 10, Active Directory,
Internet Information Server, Lotus Domino Server 6, Citrix Technology,
Hardware:
IBM Blade Server 795, HP Superdome, HP MSL5026 Library, SAN, DataDomain 690, 880, 890 and
990, STK 8400 ACS Library, IBM 3584 Tape Library, Veritas 5220, 5230, 5330 and 5240
Appliances
Database:
DB2 in HADR environments, MS SQL Server 2000/2005/2008, Oracle 11g R2
Virtualization:
VMWare vCenter, vSphere, ESXi 6.0, 5.5
Reporting Tools:
Veritas OpsCenter Analytics 7.7.3
Backup:
Veritas NetBackup 7.7.1, 7.6.1, 7.5.x 7.1.x, 7.0 CA ArcServe r11.5, r12/12.5, HP Data Protector
5.5, EMC Avamar 7.x
HA Solutions:
MSCS and VCS, NetBackup Auto Image Replication.
Certifications:
MCSA 2003 Track, BCFP, Veritas Certified Administer 7.5 On Unix, VCP 6.0
Professional Experience
City of Hope Medical Center
November 2016 - April 2018
Veritas Resident Backup and Recovery Consultant
As a professional Consultant, review the customer’s Data protection environment and provide feedback of the current status and required improvements.
Perform capacity planning based on their data types and provide the required Veritas NetBackup Appliance model/size requirements.
Build, Test and deploy the Veritas NetBackup Appliances 5230,5330 and 5240.
Configure SLPs for tape duplications and vault for Automatic ejects.
Prepare the environment for supported automation mechanisms.
Provide Design documentation, training and prepare operational Runbook for handling day to day issues related to backup and recovery.
Expanded and stabilized the current infrastructure from 15TB nightly backups with ~60% successrate and less than 500 client to110TB nightly (290 TB FULL) with 1900 clients.
Deployed VMWare VIP policies using query to automate VM Addition to NetBackup.
Automated NetApp NDMP based backups from NodeScope to NetApp Cdot, thus allowing auto discovery of new shares.
Perform detailed analysis of Isilon backups using EMC Isilon InsightIQ to segregate stale data VS dynamic data for efficient backup to tape.
Participated in refresh of NL nodes with A2000 nodes for EMC Isilon.
Configure unconventional DR setup for All Tape Backup environment to a simple VM based Master server environment with very little to zero data loss master server environment.
Performed Operation Recovery testing and finetuned the throughputs of Backup and restores.
Consistently maintained backup success rate for oer 1 year across the board.
Audit the environment for consistent data protection results.
Deployed Disaster recovery environment using Veritas NetBackup appliances using enhanced replication with AIR feature.
Performed multiple Onsite recovery audit tests with 100% success rate for restores of all protected Data.
Identified the available Hardware and maximized their availability to reduce costs.
Configured Virtualized NetBackup Environment which mimics the production environment with zero implications on the licensing for training purposes.
Symantec Software India Pvt Ltd
Principal IT Infrastructure Specialist – Backup and Recovery
October 2015 – August 2016
Design and deploy NetBackup Infrastructure in the New DataCenter environment
Migrate Legacy NetBackup clients to the new infrastructure.
Design and deploy DR architecture in the newly deployed Datacenter using NetBackup 5330 Appliances using SLP.
Ensure the replications of the business-critical data is completed in time and the enterprise is DR ready if a situation arise within the RPO/RTO.
Analyze the existing data from the legacy infrastructure and ensure its retention with limited hardware to save productivity costs.
Work with different vendors to ensure the deployments are in right track.
Optimize the backups of business-critical applications to meet the SLAs.
Prepare and automate the required business reports using OpsCenter Analytics
PepsiCo, Plano-TX (HCL, UST-Global, GB Tech inc)
Consultant
December 2009 - October 2015
Part of Backup Engineering team which handles daily backups of multiple Landscapes, environments and sites.
Review day to day failure reports and ensure that there are no 2-day failures.
Train the team on NetBackup, DataDomain, EDLs, Veritas Appliances and other Backup infrastructure related hardware for smooth handling of the issues.
Using change management process, ensure that the planned maintenances are completed in time to ensure that the downtime windows are not stretched.
Schedule Daily Review Calls with the team and management and verify the Incident and request queues are appropriately addressed.
Setup periodic calls with Vendor to review critical open Support cases and prepare an action plan.
Built New NETBACKUP master servers on HP DL380 Gen 8 servers using SuSE Enterprise Linux 11.x
Performed Upgrades of environments from different levels of NETBACKUP to 7.6.x and 7.5.x
Decommissioned old STK 8500 Tape Library, EMC EDL based VTLs for saving productivity costs.
Work on day to day backup failures and ensure the SLA’s are met.
Perform and support mission and production critical restores and ensure Data Protection plan is working as intended.
Migrated more than 3000 Clients from NetBackup 6.0 backup environment to 6.5.6 environment with 100+ TB nightly backups with 35000+ jobs
Configured 6.5.6 Master and Media servers on HP-UX based servers in a VCS GCO environment.
Performed upgrades in GCO environment from NetBackup 6.5.6 to 7.x
Upgraded the environment from 6.5.6 to 7.1.0.2/4 to support the VMWare backups to use the storage API and block level incremental to avoid VCB backups and storage consumption and cost.
Migrated backup environments from STK 8500 LTO3 drives to IBM 3584 with LTO4 drives.
Configured off host backups using Timefinder method/scripts for Production DB2 backups using storage scripts.
Implemented IBM ProtecTIER and DataDomain 880,890 and 610 Arrays with DD Boost enabled for improved performance.
Configured different types of Disk based solutions using NetBackup VIZ., DSSU/Advanced disk for DB2, Oracle and SQL backup Archive/Transaction log backups.
Participated in 14 Disaster Recovery exercises on multiple platforms/ DBs using Oracle, SQL, DB2 and VCB/VMWare backups longing 96 hrs to 120 hrs with 100% success rate.
Planned and performed upgradation of 14 NETBACKUP Production and Non-prod backup environments to 7.1.x to 7.5.x to 7.6.x
Configured DB2 online backups in HADR environments.
Maintain day to day backups of 14 NetBackup Master server environments in various sites.
Perform upgrades and apply Vendor suggested patches via Change Management Systems.
Implemented EMC EDL Solution for Teradata backups to meet SLAs and ensure consistent and timely data protection.
Configured NDMP backups of EMC Celerra NAS appliances.
Planned and performed tech refresh of production HP-UX Public media servers to Linux Servers including performing the Media Server decommissioning process.
Have high level expertise on troubleshooting and debugging VMWare backup failures.
Performed zoning of all the Backup related requirements in Brocade director-based fabrics using CLI.
Decomissiong of Tape Libraries based on EOL and refreshes from NETBACKUP environment safely.
Consolidated many small sites from independent domains to a unified central master server and Veritas NETBACKUP 5230 model appliances for centralized management.
Configured AIR based NETBACKUP replication to avoid recovery of Catalog incase of a DR and setup mission critical backups using this method of replication.
Deployed cross location replication for Tapeless and seamless Disaster recovery and eliminated Tapes altogether.
Computer Science Corporation (Client: ETS), NJ
NetBackup Administrator
May 2008 – October 2009
Part of the Backup core team which handled the Project Migration of Backups from CA Arcserve to NetBackup 6.x
Maintain 15 backup servers running on CA Arcserve 11.5 and r12 version with over 1100 clients running on Windows and Unix.
Maintain backup SLA and ensure the success of Critical Domino and Exchange server backups.
Strategize the Software and Hardware pre-reqs for the Migration Project to Veritas NetBackup from CA Arcserve including License requirements.
Analyze the requirements for the clients to be migrated from CA Arcserve to Veritas NetBackup environment.
Configure the backnet and migrate the clients to the NetBackup per change window.
Day to day responsibility includes managing the daily backups and discuss the project plan with respective teams for migration of servers from CA Arcserve to Veritas NetBackup 6.0 backup environment.
Configured the new IBM 3584 and EMC disk library EDL 4400 on Media servers.
Configure Oracle, Exchange and SQL Policies and migrate the respective clients.
Implement SAN media servers for remote sites and add them to central NetBackup master server environment.
Configured Ops center for daily backup reports.
Fine tune the backups to reduce the number of tapes used to reduce costs on tapes.
Worked on NDMP backups and configuring drives for NDMP and also responsible for ensuring the performance of backups.
Configure and administer EMC disk library EDL 4400 assign VTL to policies and make sure scratch is available for regular backup.
Running week end maintenance on physical tape library like cleaning tapes and stuff.
Configure and perform BCV backup’s and make sure data is consistent and doing full establish during disk replacements.
Review the backup logs to analyze Data growth and trending to assess the usage of media and help management assess the backup costs
Backup and Recovery of the required Windows and Solaris Clients.
Report and explain the management of the daily reports of the previous night’s backups.
Participate in Service restoration team calls and resolve the issue within the SLA
Co-ordinate with Vendors and Server Operation teams to apply any critical patches if required on the backup servers after passing the required approvals via change management system
Environment: Sun Solaris 10, Windows 2003 Servers, IBM Tape Libraries, LSI Logic SCSI Controllers, Microsoft Exchange
2003, Domino r5.0 Servers and File Servers Backup Technologies Used: CA Arcserve r11.5 and Veritas NETBACKUP 6.x
CA Inc, HYD, India
Technology Consultant – Enterprise Storage
August 2006 – March 2008
Analyze the environment and Suggest Backup strategies based upon the client’s Resources and Requirements.
Configuring and troubleshooting the product over SAN and NAS configurations working in close coordination with hardware vendor to move towards a solution which is acceptable to client.
Walk through the configuration of CA Arcserve on clusters which include Solaris Servers, Unix, Linux, MS Exchange 2000/2003, MS SQL, File Servers.
Testing various scenarios in house by building Virtual lab and simulate client environments using VMware Server.
Configuration of Storage HW/Tape Libraries/Virtual Tape Libraries/SAN option/ in complex environments and troubleshoot the issues.
Assist clients in Performing Disaster recovery of mission critical production servers.
Investigate technical problems to determine the root cause, research and answer customer questions, and provide other front-end technical support activities.
Resolve Client’s backup Issues of File Servers, Domain controllers, Microsoft Clustered Exchange Servers and Unix servers.
Testing the product against new service packs and patches as and when released by OS vendor.
Research and investigate issues using traces, dumps, and other logs.
Provide backup and recovery solutions for servers such as MS SQL, Microsoft Exchange, Domain controllers, file servers and Solaris Servers.
Good experience on Exchange Server 2000/2003 installation Configuring and Disaster Recovery.
Assist clients in configuration of Various scenarios using CA XOSoft
Environment: Sun Solaris, MS Windows 2000/2003, MS SQL Clusters, MS Exchange Clusters, VMware Server, HP, DELL, IBM, Quantum Tape Libraries, CA Arcserve, CA XOSoft
IBM Global Services, BAN, India
User Administrator
December 2004 – July 2006
Creating User and Groups and provide Permissions as per the authorized requests.
Creating Group Policy: Software Settings/ Account Policies (Password Related)
Created Policy for any violation of user password, logging character.
Coordinate with Server Team and Application team on day to issues.
Administering Windows NT Primary Domain Controller, Backup Domain Controllers and Stand-alone Servers.
Administering Windows 2000 Active Directory Domain Controllers.
Coordinate with Application team for different application problems, which are running through distributed servers.
Coordinate with Backup Server Team for restore any Backed-up data and for any connecting and application problem.
Dell International Services, HYD, India
Technical Support Associate
March 2004 – December 2004
Provide technical resolutions to Clients based in North America region who use Dell Hardware.
Handle Technical and support policy related escalations and provide customer satisfying support.
Help customers in Configuring the OS, Drivers and other applications.
Work in a team environment and guide new team members on policies, procedures and documentation.
Perform RCA of the escalations handled and brief and discuss with the team on improvisation of performance.
Train/Multi skill the newly hired Associates on Dell Hardware and Applications
4DX Infotech, Secunderabad, India
Hardware and Network Engineer
April 2001 – March 2004
Providing Service to the clients on issues related to Desktop systems including Software installation.
Establishing Network Work groups for Clients.
Day-to-Day to activities like Allocation of Trouble tickets and co-ordinate with the relevant teams to resolve Client issues.
Install applications and packages Supported on 2000/XP Client System.
Installed, configured, Supported and maintained Win 2000 server environments.
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