Storage Systems Administrator
First National Bank
Total years of experience :13 years, 5 Months
- Managing HDS VSP, USPV/VM, USP, AMS2500, HUS, HUSVM storage systems in multiple Data-Centres
- Hands on experience in implementing Hitachi Universal Replicator in VSP and USPV/VM storages across the Data-Centres for Open systems
- Experience in configuring and troubleshooting Unix host and Storage based Snapshot and Shadow Image In-system replications
- Experience in creation of Parity Groups from HDS Storage Navigator
- Configuration of HDLM in hosts for multipath purposes
- Hands on experience in configuration and maintenance of Dynamic Provision volumes
- Hands on experience in installation of Alert tools such as Hi-Track for proactive identification and resolution of issues occurs in the SAN environment
- Experience in installation and up-gradation of storage management tools and patching
- LUN publishing, expansion and shredding across Data-Centres
- Experience in Hitachi Tuning manager for identifying the underlying the issues in SAN
- I was involved in Fabric Migration, Merging of various fabrics, Modifying configuration, FW upgrades
- Hands on experience in identifying fabric issues, SAN connectivity and provides resolution
- I was involved in DR test plan and for the implementation of failover/failback which went successful
- Documenting processes used in performing activities
- Providing assistance (but not in a technical or project leadership role) in architecting the planning & design activities for new storage deployments or data migrations
- Providing technical expertise for consolidation initiatives and migration plans
- I was part of the team responsible for Hitachi hardware implementation and maintenance at many clients in South Africa
- I was also responsible for hardware decommissioning at different sites whereby the hardware has reach the end of life.
- I was based at the top clients such as FNB, MTN, SARS, Discovery and Eskom where I was responsible for disk replacement on the faulty drives in our storage arrays.
- Replacement of faulty hardware
- Developing applications using various programming languages such as PHP, Java, and ASP.NET for the organisation to meet client needs.
- Involved in a Soft-Skills training sessions where I have acquired certificates in Assertiveness Skills, Presentation Skills, Conflict Management Skills and Listening Skills.
- Amongst other highlights of my experience, includes onsite shadowing where I was exposed to Hitachi products and how to go about interacting with the client in order to keep him/her satisfied with my work.