System Engineer
First National Bank
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
Manage and support a storage area network (SAN) environment consisting of Linux, VMware, Solaris and Windows servers; Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and EMC storage controllers; Brocade SAN switches and inter-switch links.
Provision storage capacity from HDS and EMC storage controllers for various business units across the different server platforms.
Configure and manage synchronous and asynchronous replication between storage controllers across three data centres situated in different locations.
Create, maintain and activate zone configurations for new and existing zone members using Brocade Network Advisor.
Create, manipulate and distribute storage capacity reports on a monthly basis for executive management.
Schedule, plan and perform firmware/microcode upgrades on Brocade switches, HDS and EMC storage controllers.
Create, coordinate and communicate requests, changes and incidents, using CA Service Desk Manager, with all internal stakeholders who may be/are impacted.
Keep change management, relevant stakeholders and users informed of any changes being implemented in the environment.
Log and manage calls with vendors to provide support online (live chat and WebEx), telephonically or via email.
Manage and support a storage area network (SAN) environment consisting of AIX, Solaris, Windows and VMware servers; Brocade SAN and gateway switches; Hitachi Data Systems (HDS), NetApp, 3PAR and EMC storage controllers.
Provision storage capacity from HDS, NetApp, 3PAR and EMC storage controllers for various business units across the different server platforms.
Configure and manage asynchronous replication between storage controllers across two data centres situated in different locations.
Create, maintain and activate zone configurations for new and existing zone members using Brocade Network Advisor.
Allocation of switch cabling and ports for new servers and storage controllers connecting to the SAN.
Create, coordinate and communicate requests, changes and incidents with all internal stakeholders who may be/are impacted.
Perform daily health checks on the complete SAN environment.
Change management that includes the creation of change orders, presentation to CAB and status notification during the change execution.
Engage in assigned projects as per the project mandate and time lines based on the project plan.
Optimizing of storage layers for improved performance, efficient capacity management and financial savings.
Schedule, plan and perform firmware/microcode upgrades on Brocade switches; NetApp, EMC, HDS and 3PAR storage controllers.
Create, manipulate and distribute storage capacity reports on a monthly basis for executive management.
Manage and support a storage area network (SAN) environment consisting of Solaris, Windows and VMware servers; Cisco switches; HP and EMC storage controllers.
Provision storage capacity from HP and EMC storage controllers for various business units across the different server platforms.
Perform daily health checks on the complete SAN environment.
Change management that includes the creation of change orders, presentation to CAB and status notification during the change execution.
Generation of diagnostic and trend reports for various systems connected to the storage controllers.
Manage and support a storage area network (SAN) environment consisting of AIX, Solaris, Windows and VMware servers; Brocade and Cisco SAN switches; Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) and EMC storage controllers.
Provision storage capacity from HDS and EMC storage controllers for various business units across the different server platforms.
Create and manage disk groups, volumes, file systems and data mirroring between three data centres using Veritas Storage Foundation.
Create, maintain and activate zone configurations for new and existing zone members using Brocade Network Advisor and Cisco Fabric Manager.
Allocation of switch cabling and ports for new servers and storage controllers connecting to the SAN.
Create, coordinate and communicate requests, changes and incidents with all internal stakeholders who may be/are impacted.
Change management that includes the creation of change orders, presentation to CAB and status notification during the change execution.
Engage in assigned projects as per the project mandates and time lines based on the project plan.
Provide root cause analysis for problems including a corrective work proposal.
Perform daily health checks on the complete SAN environment
Decommission end-of-life storage controllers.
Migration of storage data between different data centre sites.
Log and manage calls with vendors to provide support online (live chat and WebEx), telephonically or via email.
Identify, understand and plan client hardware requirements.
Prepare motivational documents for required enterprise hardware such as Dell, Fujitsu, HP, SUN, HDS and EMC.
Acquire approval from executive management for motivational documents.
Regular vendor communication and engagement to sustain a partnership that delivers business solutions and to keep abreast with newer technologies.
Ensure that all hardware is delivered to the specified location on the specified date.