Storage testing, OpenVMS System Administration, SAN Administration
Resume:
Over ** Years in System Management, Storage Administration and Storage
Testing
D.Ramachandra
#*, ******* ***** ******, **************, Bangalore - 560 061.
Phone: 91-80- 26392625 Mobile:
************@**********.***
PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
> Open VMS System Management/Administration
> Trained IBM Engineers on OpenVMS System Management.
> Performance tuning Installation, up gradation of OS and Patches.
> SAN setup and Administration and Storage Testing with Brocade Cisco
Switches
> HP Integrity Blade server Setting up and configuration with Virtual
connect, Flex-10
> Testing of Storage Products on VLS, VTL and D2D
> Configuration of EVAs and MSAs, qualification of Firmware of FC HBAs. And
controllers
> Hardware trouble shooting and management of Itanium systems.
> Configuration of SCSI, SAS and FC Tape drives and tape Libraries for
testing storage products.
> Configuration of OpenVMS clusters with DECnet and IPCI.
> Queue Management, Volume shadowing. Managing the license of OpenVMS
> Extensively worked on testing of storage products using SCSI, SAS and FC
devices such as tape drives, tape libraries, tape loaders of various
media such as LTO, SDLT, DAT, disks, Optical devices etc.,
EDUCATION
PDCE - Post Diploma In Computer Engineering, School of Engineering Studies
Bangalore
DTE - Diploma in Telecommunication Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic
Bangalore
STRENGTH
. Achievement oriented with excellent Project & people management skills
and an ability to manage change with ease.
. Proven strength in problem solving, coordination and analysis.
. Strong technical, communication, interpersonal, learning and
organizing skills matched with the ability to manage stress, time and
people effectively.
. Proactive, adaptable to changes.
. Exposure to CMM quality processes
PERSONAL DETAILS
Marital status: Married
Languages spoken: English, Hindi, Kannada
Passport number: K2116169
Valid till: 20-12-2021
Date of Birth 24-Aug-1951
PROJECTS HANDLED
Project : OpenVMS IO driver qualification
Client : HP
Employer : HP, Bangalore, India
Period : May 2009 to Aug 2012
Role : Qualification of LAN and Storage products
Qualification of storage products on OpenVMS such as EVA, MSA, Tape devices
EML, ESL, VLS, D2D etc. configuration of Blade servers BL860, BL870, BL860
i2 with C7000 and C3000 enclosures with network and FC interconnect
switches such as Flex -10 VC-FC etc. Qualification of OA, VC, of IA systems
Firmware, Network and FC HBAs Firmware. Trained engineers on OpenVMS system
management.
Project : EVA Firmware development
Client : HP
Employer : HP, Bangalore, India
Period : March 2006 to May 2009
Role : Build and release
Setting up the development environment to the developers and setting up the
build environment Configuration of source code using ClearCase, building
the kit, releasing to the partners for testing and also responsible for
releasing the final kit to the customers on web.
Project : SAN Visibility
Client : HP
Employer : HP, Bangalore, India
Period : March 2005 to March 2006
Role : Tester
SAN Visibility is a complementary software utility for HP customers that
help with SAN Analysis, SAN Diagnostics and SAN Optimization. It saves
considerable time, money, and effort by automating inventory activities and
providing a quick and accurate view of your SAN topology. It has an
automated report generation feature that produces recommendations, topology
diagrams, and informative SAN element reports for switches, host bus
adapters and storage array connectivity. SAN Visibility runs on any Windows
desktop or laptop which has network connectivity to a switch within your
SAN Testing the package in heterogeneous environment, HP-UX, Windows,
OpenVMS Operating systems
Project : OpenVMS Storage
Client : HP
Employer : Digital Global Soft Ltd., Bangalore, India
Period : March 2003 to 2005
Role : Resource manager
Providing System resource to the team, configuration of HSG80, HSZ50, HSJ40
controllers, FC switches, Network Switches to connect VMS and Unix systems.
Carrying out Hardware maintenance of Alpha VAX and Proliant servers,
testing of storage products.
Project : AshWin
Client : Compaq Computer Corporation
Employer : Digital GlobalSoft Ltd., Bangalore, India
Period : April 2001 to March 2003
Role : Project Leader
Project
The Ashwin Process Scheduler (APS) is a 32-bit multi thread single instance
MFC based application, whose primary responsibility is to schedule jobs to
be executed across a multi platform enterprise. The APS can be instantiated
as an NT service or runs as standard application. The APS manages a process
sequence by submitting each task to a workstation or a group of
workstations in its machine list for execution. Tasks can be loaded,
balanced across machine.
Development Environment
Windows NT/98, VC++ 5.0, Install Shield, SQL Server 7, VSS
Roles and Responsibilities
This is a maintenance project. Leading the team of Engineers, Project
scheduling, Project Management, and customer interaction. Testing and QA of
final deliverables
SANWorks Virtual Replicator
Client : Compaq Computer Corporation
Employer : Digital GlobalSoft Ltd., Bangalore, India
Period : June 2000 to April 2001
Role : Team Member, Build engineer, Tester
Project
Compaq SANWorks Virtual Replicator is a software solution for more
effectively managing storage in Microsoft Cluster and non-cluster
environments. It lets Administrators to locate disks for Windows NT
servers, and allows these disks to be backed up and restored online without
necessarily interrupting users. It combines four innovative technologies -
Virtual Disk Management, point-in-time Snapshots, Network Disks, and On-
line Volume Growth - that work together to help reduce the cost,
complexity, and tedium of managing storage.
Development Environment
Windows NT/2000, VC ++6.0, VSS, Install Shield
Roles and Responsibilities
Building of SANWorks Virtual Replicator product Executables on NT using
Visual C and Install shield, testing of the Executables. Configuring source
files using Visual Source Safe (VSS), also testing the deliverables in NT
4.0 and Windows 2000 cluster environment.
VMS Storage Project
Client : Compaq Computer Corporation
Employer : Digital GlobalSoft Ltd., Bangalore, India
Period : March 1999 to June 2000
Role : OpenVMS System Administrator
Project
OpenVMS system Administration support for OpenVMS storage projects (ABS,
SLS, HSM, MDMS, MRU, Etc.)
Development Environment
OpenVMS
Roles and Responsibilities
System Administrator for VAX and Alpha Systems. Managing Clusters (2
clusters with 15 and 10 nodes.) connected by HSJ40 Controllers, Configuring
SCSI Drives and Tape Library systems on clusters. Installation and
upgrading OS, Applying Patches, Configuring the clusters for testing
supporting 40 users. Regular backups using SLS.
Defence Projects
Client : Defence
Employer : DRDO
Period : May 1978 to March 1999
Role : Different roles and responsibilities
LCA-FCS Project :
Configuration Management Build and release of Light Combat Aircraft flight
control system software (LCA-FCS). Setting up of Software Configuration
Management Library Repository system for source code, test cases and Result
files using Code Management System (CMS) and automated LCA-FCS build system
using Module Management System (MMS). Involved in Inspection Verification
and Validation (IV&V) of LCA-FCS software. Managing OpenVMS Systems.
Air war game Project:
Setting up of hardware, configuration of network for 24 Desktop systems for
Defence Staff Services Staff College Wellington
Pay Roll Development Project:
Developed Pay Roll Package for Industrial and Non-Industrial Employees at
Naval Science & Technological Laboratory Vizag. This Package generates all
forms and schedules required for Central Defence Accounts Department, used
COBOL and BASIC on PDP-11/23 System with RSX11-M Operating System.
Ajit and Kiran Simulator Project:
Underwent training in HAL Bangalore on Cockpit Control systems and
instruments of Ajit and Kiran fighter Aircrafts. Involved in modification
of Cockpit Control systems and instruments of Ajit and Kiran Aircraft
simulator in ADE Bangalore.
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