Senior Infrastructure Multi Cloud

NARESH

YARLAGADDA

San Jose, CA

951-***-**** **************@*****.***

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

TECHNICAL PROFILE

Over 13+ years of experience and currently working as Senior Infrastructure Consultant at Biogen mainly responsible for the Installation/Configuration, migration, Upgrades, DR activities on SAN, NAS, Object Storage, Backup, Virtualization, Automation & multi cloud Technologies.

I have proven technical expertise ranging from physical installation/configuration thru remotely to new products of NetApp (FAS-8040, 2840, AFF A-300, C250, CVO, ActiveIQ, OCI, StorageGrid, CISCO-CN160, NVIDIA SN2100 Switches) and Administration/migration/DR activities on EMC (VMAX, VMAX-3, PowerMAX-2k/8k, XtremIO X1/X2, VNX-5500, Unity(Block/File), PowerScale/Isilon-H500/600), NetApp C-mode/7-Mode, HP Storage arrays (HP3par),Pure Flash Storage array and CISCO MDS/Brocade-DCX/G series of SAN Switches.

Backup technologies like Rubrik/All models, Igneous, Cloud direct, Polaris and EMC Networker/Avamar/Data Domain.

Experienced administering Fabric Switches using CLI and Connectrix manager/SANNAV/Device Manager/Fabric Manager for CISCO MDS/Brocade switches.

Expertise in implementing Business Continuity Solutions using SnapVX snapshots and SRDF on Symmetrix and snapshots in VNX, Unity and XtremIO.

Have a very good exposure in Storage migrations using VPLEX, Open Replicator and SRDF non-disruptive migration (NDM) in PowerMAX and SAN Copy in VNX, Unity and XtremIO.

Experience in creating Volumes from CPG, Host set and exporting Volumes to host set in HP 3PAR through CLI.

Experience in an Onsite Field Engineer in Datacenter for handling different storage issues like hardware replacements, performance issues and data migrations from one Datacenter DMX to another Datacenter VMAX storage frame.

Experience in DR setup in NetApp storage array as per the application owner/volume level setup.

Possess hands on expertise in troubleshooting day to day SAN/Storage and Backup related issues quickly.

Experience in NetApp BAU tasks like NTFS/NFS file share creation, Volume Expansion, snapshot creation, data recovery and remaining day to day activities.

Involved in NAS(NetApp) DR activities and migration activities from 7-mode to C-mode and C-mode to C-mode and SVM-DR activities.

Experience managing various Storage platforms on AWS, Azure and Windows server administering, Linux administering, VMware/Venter Esxi, Management Tools (Data IQ, InsightIQ, Secure Gateway, Service NOW, ITIL, Logic Monitoring, Moogsoft), Permission issues, IAM roles, Active Directory activities, Networking DNS creation, IP assignation and troubleshooting skills.

Worked with tools like solar windows, EMS and Cloud Watch for performance monitoring and checking the health status of the servers. Monitored Virtual environments with ESX/ESXi servers and Virtual Center 6.5X.

Configuration of Dell Blade servers and HP rack servers, networking and interfaces. Installation, configuration, and management of Windows & LINUX stacks.

Hands-on experience in AWS provisioning and good knowledge of AWS services like EC2, S3, EBS, EFS, FsX and Storage Gateway.

Monitor, build and deploy software releases and provide support for production deployments.

Specialized in Windows administration, Linux System Administration, Installation, Configuration of RHEL 5/6/7/8. CentOS 5/6/7 and ubuntu and Windows environments.

Basic Experience in using Power Shell, Shell scripts to automate log backups and daily tasks.

Working Experience with various VMware products, such as VMware vSphere, VMware ESXi, VMware Workstation

Performance and Capacity Planning to meet the growing requirements of the applications.

Extensive working knowledge of FTP, TCP/IP.

Team player with strong troubleshooting, problem solving, Interpersonal & Communication skills.

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR STORAGE CONSULTANT

Biogen Idec Contract (HCL Tech) Remote (India/San Jose)

Tools: NetApp FAS/AFF/CFF/Storage Grid/CVO, AWS, PowerMAX, Pure, XtremIO, PowerScale/Isilon, Rubrik, EMC Networker, ActiveIQ, InsightIQ, DataIQ, Brocade, Cisco MDS.

OCT -2018 – APRIL 2024

Responsible for performing day-to-day operational tasks like storage arrays Monitoring and maintaining high availability as per SAN and NAS best practices.

Storage Allocation, volume expansion, CIFS share, NFS exports, SVM/Vserver creation as part of BAU tasks and depends on the user/application team requirement.

Involved in Code upgrades on EMC PowerScale/Isilon OneFS and NetApp Data ONTAP versions from 8.2.1P2 or 8.3.1P2 to 9.1 P17 and 9.1 P17 to 9.3 P18 and EMC XtremIO OS version and XMS code upgrade.

Storage Grid installation and configured to existing on-prem NetApp Storage array thru Fabric pool.

Experience on Backup technologies like Rubrik, Igneous and Networker backup tools like daily and weekly and restoration request as per the user requirement.

AWS cloud Storage EBS, EFS, and FsX creation and deploy the EC2 instance configurations for any new Storage Gate creation of NFS/SMB protocol and setup the S3 creation for that AWS account and perform the Cloud storage optimization activity.

NetApp, PowerScale/Isilon, XtremIO migrations POA preparation for legacy env to new storage array env.

Involved in PowerMAX replication activities thru SRDF-S/A/Metro and NDU migration activities from VMAX to PowerMAX storage arrays.

Storage Allocation, reclamation, Decommission activities in PowerMAX, Pure and XtremIO storage arrays.

Data Migrations from Symmetrix to VMAX using OR technology.

Configuration management, auto-provisioning and virtual LUN migration.

Experience in SRDF/S, SRDF/A and SRDF/Metro replication.

Performing zoning and removing zoning activities, Troubleshooting port issues, fabric login issues in CISCO & BROCADE.

Experience in Cisco Fabric Manager, Device Manager and zoning.

Brocade SAN Switch migration old Switch to New switches as part of legacy system migration.

Involved in Cisco MDS/Brocade switch OS upgrade activities.

Involved in Old PowerScale/Isilon to New PowerScale/Isilon array migration with SYNCIQ replication as array-to-array level migration and nearly 2PB of data.

Involved in 7-Mode to C-Mode and C-Mode to C-Mode migration activities nearly ~600 to 700 volumes part of this migrations.

Involved in Old XtremIO X1 to New XtremIO X2 migration activities using the clonezilla tool and nearly ~2000 VM’s were part of this migration activity.

Involved in more on high priority Incidents like performance issues or any other P1 or P2 related issues and prepared the RCA depends on the Issue and ITIL requirement.

Administered Active Directory services including user/group management, DNS, DHCP, and Group Policy.

Deployed and managed virtualized environments using VMware vSphere and Hyper-V.

Monitored system performance, conducted routine audits, and implemented system optimizations.

Performance, Management reports generate from ActiveIQ, InsightIQ and DataIQ tools.

SENIOR PRINCIPAL INFRA ENGINEER

Deutsche Bank Remote (India)

Tools: NetApp FAS/AFF/CFF/Storage Grid/CVO, AWS, PowerMAX, Pure, XtremIO, PowerScale/Isilon, HP3PAR, EMC Networker, ActiveIQ, InsightIQ, DataIQ, Cisco MDS.

AUG 2016 – SEP 2018

Supported Banking Production environment for the Transformation from EMC VMAX-3 to PowerMAX and Pure storage frames.

Migration related work like L&S activity from one DC to another DC. 3-way SRDF replication setup.

Creating the data devices from the disk groups and adds to the pool as per the requirement.

As a part of migration team preparing the plans and executing Failover, Failback, Update and changing the modes of replication as per the requirement.

Performing the VLUN Migration as per the client requirement.

Experience in Time finder Clone/Snapshots, SnapVX operations.

Pure1 for monitoring, reporting, and managing Pure Storage arrays remotely.

Knowledge of Pure Storage snapshot-based backups and recovery processes.

Proficiency in managing Pure Storage arrays, including provisioning storage, configuring volumes, and optimizing performance.

Expertise in implementing and managing Pure Storage's data reduction features like de-duplication and compression

Setup the concurrent and cascade replication for the migration activates.

Performing DR Test and SRDF Live failover as per client request.

Creating Volumes from CPG, Host set and exporting Volumes to host set in HP 3PAR through CLI.

Handling performance issues using system Reporter in HP3PAR.

Configuring Ports, CPGs, Virtual Volumes, Remote Copy on HP 3PAR 7200 storage

Performing zoning and removing zoning activities, Troubleshooting port issues, fabric login issues in CISCO MDS Switches.

EMC TECHNICAL CONSULTANT

INT Netlink Technologies Onsite (Dubai)

Tools: EMC DMX, VMAX, PowerMAX, Pure, XtremIO, Celerra, EMC Networker, Data Domain, Oracle server, Data Center activities, Cisco MDS.

SEPT 2015 – AUG 2016

Worked as Onsite field Engineer in Datacenter for handling different storage issues like hardware replacements, performance issues and data migrations from one Datacenter DMX to another Datacenter VMAX storage frame.

Day to day jobs include Hardware Replacement (Break Fix activities), troubleshooting, monitoring and Reporting on the SAN Environment.

Implement the Oracle Sparc VMWARE OS installation and configure the ZFS Storage, Backup.

Prepared the SOP of the Datacenter implementation for the client future reference.

Maintain, upgrade, and implement improvements to the VMware ESXi infrastructure

Worked on VMware Update Manager for updating or Patching for all the ESX hosts and Virtual machines

Have experience in Installation, Configuration and Troubleshooting of VMware View 5.x / 6.x Products

Good knowledge on handling ESXi servers.

Supported and managed EMC Celerra Data movers and control stations for both production and test/dev environments.

NAS Created corporate CIFS shares and NFS mount file systems on the data movers for application servers in production

Delegate and add group policies to users in Active directory and exchange 2003.

Experience in designing, Implementing and evaluating, Applications, systems and utilities relevant to active directory domain services

Setup the concurrent and cascade replication for the migration activates.

Performing DR Test and SRDF Live failover as per client request

SYSTEM/INFRASTRUCTURE ENGINEER

Sabre Airlines Offshore (India)

OCT 2010 – AUG 2015

Worked on CLARiiON CX4, VNX, EMC Symmetrix DMX/VMAX and EMC Celerra NAS, Data Domain, HP 3PAR storage frames and CISCO Switches.

Day to day jobs include storage allocation, troubleshooting, monitoring and Reporting on the SAN Environment.

Strong working knowledge on Provisioning Storage to different Operating systems by using Symmetrix Solution Enabler (SymCLI) from different storage frames like Symmetrix DMX/VMAX and HP 3par.

Storage Provisioning via allocating necessary storage to different Operating systems by using Navisphere Manager and Unisphere Manager in CLARiiON and VNX storage frame.

Supported and managed EMC Celerra Data movers (5) and control stations for both production and test/dev environments.

NAS Created corporate CIFS shares and NFS mount file systems on the data movers for application servers in production.

Configuration and management of VNX arrays using Unisphere Manager. Assigned storage to Unix and HPE C7000 blade servers and configuration of NFS exports and CIFS shares using Unisphere manager.

Created SAN/NAS topology infrastructure diagrams and documentation procedures on how to create zones, luns, metalun, along with the processes involved with mapping and masking those devices.

Creating thin devices, Virtual Devs, Meta LUNs, Data devices, and Save devices using SMYCLI.

Experience in EMC Power path for Path failover and Load balancing.

Work on windows & Linux systems installation and management

Monitor and maintain system performance

Expertise in windows & Linux operating systems

Maintained the centralized log server for all Linux clients.

Worked on VMware Update Manager for updating or Patching for all the ESX hosts and Virtual machines.

Worked on infrastructure and enterprise hardware.

Creating and deleting snapshots in AWS Console

Installation and up gradation of Packages and Patches configuration management, version control, service pack. & Reviewing connectivity issue regarding security problem.

Experience in Creation and managing user accounts, security, rights, disk space and process monitoring on windows and red hat Linux .

Proficient in System Software Installation, Configuration & Administration of NFS, DNS, Samba server configuration and management.

Identifying and resolving hardware, software, and network issues, providing technical support to end-users, and

EDUCATION

BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING

VMU, Chennai

MAY 2009

CERTIFICATIONS

Mar 2018 Dell Certified Associate Information Storage and Management Version 3.0.

June 2018 Specialist - Systems Administrator, VMAX All Flash and VMAX3 Solutions Version 2.0.

Jan 2023 AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner.

Oct 2023 Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals.

Nov 2023 NetApp NCDA NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP.

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