Candidates About

 

Minal Kapadia

DATA PROTECTION/DISASTER RECOVERY

 

SUMMARY

 

•          IT Professional-10 years experience in Data Protection/Backup and Recovery Systems.

•          Experience using automated system management tools, both at a general level (e.g. Puppet) and at a cluster-level managing and supporting Infiniband-based network

•          Consolidated NetBackup domains, upgrades, created deployment packages for the backup solutions for various operating systems and staged thousands of new policies to cater different backup requirements globally.

•          Execute the data protection POC to guide technology community select right tools.

•          Administered timely resolution of trouble calls where the core issues related to connected storage arrays –Azure,VmWare EMC NAS/SAN, NAS/SAN NetApp filers, Quota Management, fiber channel switches, HBA, FA/SA, Backend Disk Adapter and fiber channel tape (NDMP) devices.

•          Expertise in NetApp SAN/NAS, EMC NAS/SAN storage configuration.

•          Proficient in NetApp 7 and C mode FAS-3000/6000 Series Filer Administration, NFS/CIFS configuration, exports, quota management, near store Administration, and Data migration support.

•          Experience in Data Fabric Manager/Operation Manager for NetApp/Purestorage Allocation.

•          Implemented Disk-Based backup, Staging, Cloning & NDMP Backup for Networker 7.3

•          Managed teams for data backup and disaster recovery for medium size corporations.

•          Implemented Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) managing test plan to meet RTO RPO.

•          Developed and implemented processes and risk controls for backup, onsite/offsite storage, tape inventory management and tape rotations.

•          Supported DD Boost configurations and installed OST plug-in on Media Servers.

•          Manage all systems, backup, restore and replication through Avamar

•          Maintained SLP to automate optimized duplications backlogs and troubleshoot failed CDL/EDL Hitache VTL issues along with vendors.

•          Experience also includes user management, UNIX administration, configuring DHCP, and DNS servers, implementing patch management process, setting up and configuration.

•          Extensive experience in Snap Mirror, Snap Vault for replication and backup support.

•          Trained operations staffs on backup, DRP recovery processes, data protection.

•          Capable of acting as business liaison, translating business needs to Technical requirements and providing point of contact to business during high impact incidents.

 

TECHNICAL SKILLS

 

Operating Systems:      Solaris LDOMs, HP-UNIX, Red-Hat LINUX, AIX, SGI IRIX, Windows Server 2003, Quantum DXI

 

SAN/NAS:                   NetApp (3000 Series) filers, Near store, Isilon, FAS (6000) series Filers Administration , ONTAP upgrades , Controller Upgrades, Disk Shelf upgrades, Disk firmware upgrades, qtree and quota Management, NFS, CIFS support, Snap Vault, Snap Mirror, Snap shots.  Data Domain, NetBackup, Networker, Avamar, Data Protection Advisor, Veritas Command Central/OpsCenter Analytics, Websphere, Tivoli (TSM), VM/FS, FalconStor VTL/SIR

 

 

Networking:                 Data Communication/Networking, TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, WINS, IIS, FTP, CLOUD, Client/Server, SMTP, SNMP, NIS+/NIS, LDAP, HTTPS, SAN / NAS, Fibre channel, SCSI

 

Databases:                   Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server 6.5, Exchange, Sharepoint, ArcServe, CITRIX, Openview

 

EDUCATION

 

BOMBAY UNIVERSITY, India

B.S., Commerce

 

CERTIFICATIONS/TRAINING

 

•          EMC Backup Recovery Systems and Architecture Exam                                2013

•          EMC Data Domain Deduplication, Backup and Recovery Exam                                2013

•          Backup Recovery - Avamar Specialist Exam for Storage Administrators                    2013

•          Sun Solaris 8 Certified System and Network Administrator – SUN Microsystems

•          Microsoft Certified System Engineer NT 4 – Microsoft Inc.

•          Administering Security on Solaris Operating System (Solaris 9 & 10) – Sun Institute

•          CCNA – Cisco Certified Network Administrator – Avtech Institute, NJ

•          MCSE 2003 Preparation Courses – LasComp Institute NY

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

 

Integrated Enterprises, Houston, TX

Technical Specialist                                                                             08/2017 to present

              Running Powershell scripts to fix the live site issues for office365                                                               Subject matter expert for Avamar Netbackup TSM software and architecture

              Assist in migration activities implementation of  EMC Backup Solutions

•            Engineered backup solutions from the ground up in Avamar while working with existing      

•            backup strategies that were predominantly Veritas Netbackup

 

Seagate Technology Houston, TX

Senior Engineer                                                                                   04/2016 to 07/2017

•    Lustre software and hardware install in oil and gas field

•    Upgrade ClusterStor software versions using OEM server and virtual image

•   Install configure add virtual storage to Red Hat KVM to run training and lab sessions.

•   Worked on Deployments and Deployment related issues                                               Possess the domain knowledge on all the platforms of Microsoft Azure Cloud                     Technology Upgrading patches to Azure Clusters

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Integrated Enterprises, Houston, TX

Technical Specialist                                                                             08/2015 to 03/2016

            Monitoring and the Azure clusters health Pre and Post deployments                                                Subject matter expert for Netbackup software and architecture

             Add Database and Sharepoint clients to direct OST backup

•    Assists  the Sales Teams in EMC Backup Solutions that uses Netbackup

•    Supported customers in implementation of their EMC Backup Solutions Isilon

 

EMC², Houston, TX

Senior Delivery Specialist                                                                    12/2014 to 07/2015

•          Responsible for the "Engineer, Design & Build" phase of IT infrastructure service delivery solutions. For e.g. Backup Solutions, Scheduling Solutions, etc.

•          Daily operations include upgrade/install of Netbackup Master 7.5.0.6, Media and Clients with Netbackup client/server software on Windows & UNIX in a cluster environment.

•          Interact with clients to access needs and provide NAS CDoT solutions

•          Created deployment packages for the backup solutions for various operating systems.

•          Provided data analysis for creation of new backup environments, capacity additions and technology refresh to the existing environments.

•          Staged VServer to cater different backup requirements globally and deployed VM backup host across multiple data centers.

•          Assist in migration activities from legacy to new storage systems, focusing planning on a reduced outage window and improved experience for end customer

•          Managed migrations from Netapp filer to Isilon Cluster

•          Created backup policies using Autosys – add, remove and schedule client’s backup.

•          Create Zones and Devices - Provision storage by masking view

 

KBR, Houston, TX

Backup Specialist                                                                                 06/2014 to 07/2014

•          Preventive Maintenance - Complete end to end analysis of Networker environment, health checks, configuration management, CLI scripting with various utilities

•          Tape Library Tape drives- zoning and drives management iscalar 2000

•          Designed and implemented disaster recovery and business continuity services for distributed offices specializing in EMC Avamar, Veritas Backup and EMC DPA.

•          Helped to improve reliability of backups and replications to over 98% at client sites

•          Converted tape based backup systems to disk based while centralizing and improving DR and BC solutions for enterprises.

•          Developed and performed disaster recovery testing services for clients.

•          Align learning’s to create custom business continuity plans and augment inline processes.

•          Managed helped client troubleshoot networking, backup replication issues

 

HCTRA.ORG, Houston, TX

IT System Engineer                                                                              08/2013 to 01/2014

•          Support Ontap upgrades; export Qtrees, creation and exports through NFS.

•          NAS Administration, Netapps filers installation, snap mirror and quota, Qtrees

•          Streamlined virtual backups to AvamarVE integration with vcenter backup appliance

•          Configured backup replication policies reports RPO RTO in Isilon cluster

•          Install Avamar server add clients schedule, monitor garbage collection blackout window

•          Manage day-to-day backup integration with Quantum Dxi, Iscalar 2000 tape library

•          Provision Virtual machine in storage policy required per application performance.

•          Backup vCenter Server database running on Microsoft SQL, Exchange and Sharepoint

•          DPA custom reports for client’s success rate, backup analysis, capacity and inventory

•          Create and apply custom protection policy for database timefinder replica

•          Configuring Storage Life Cycle policies and troubleshooting SLP backlog issues

•          Tape Library/ DPA Tape drives- drives management including Quantum OST DXI 6702, Data Domain Hitachi VTL, ACS/IBM/Spectra T950 library

•          Lead Architect for Networker and Netbackup enterprise environments.

•          Implement and configure hardware such as tape libraries, Cisco/McData fabric switches and storage virtualization-linux KVM ,Vmware

•          Design and implement custom Backup and Storage solutions using technologies such as SRDF, BCV, Flash Copy, DataDomain replication.

•          Setup and configure Data Domain DD880 as VTL's for Netbackup and Networker Servers and setup and configure Oracle, MSSQL,exchange, DB2, LAN free backups.

•          Configure Data Domain OST/Boost and NFS/CIFS shares on DD clients servers.

•          Led a team to certify applications and databases on backup and storage infrastructures. 

JP MORGAN CHASE, Houston, TX

Sr. Implementation Engineer                                                                09/2012 to 01/2013

•          Installation and patching Netbackup Master 7.5.0.6, Media and Clients with Netbackup client/server software on Windows & UNIX in a cluster server environment.

•          Used Operations Manager for performance monitoring & troubleshooting.

•          Support for FAS 3020/3040/6000 - Ontap upgrades and Disk firmware upgrades.

•          Configured Snap Vault on NetApp filer for disk based backup & ISILON NDMP for Tape Backup and Recovery

•          Configured Snap Mirror NetApp filer for Data Replication to remote/local sites.

•          Complete support of  Netbackup (with FT, SSO, and NDMP), VTL (FalconStor, EMC), SIR (FalconStor Deduplication Technology) and scalar 2000 Tape Library environment.

•          DD OS Upgrades – troubleshooting, performance analysis and pro-active monitoring

•          Preventive Maintenance - Complete end to end analysis of NetBackup (NBU) environment, health checks, configuration management

EMC², Houston, TX

Storage Operations Consultant                                                                         10/2011 to 08/2012

•          Manage day-to-day backup integration with DD and Avamar integration with DD

•          Pro-active assessment of the current Development IT infrastructure and improvements.

•          Perform TSM administrative processes-expiration, migration and reclamation.

•          Configuring devices into VPlex view and assign to VMs as virtual hard disk

•          Coordinate and resolve issues related to TSM servers and application maintenance cycle

•          Restarting clone jobs and troubleshooting the failed backups in Networker GUI/CLI

•          Handling Media management & troubleshooting errors during Backup / Restore.

•          Support TSM client life cycle process (install, decommission, migrations/upgrades)

•          Configure Oracle Recovery Manager RMAN tool to integrate with different backup software solution -Connect RMAN to backup/restore database ,setup oracle symbolic link with media management library MML, configure backup device settings and policy retention requirement and configuring Automatic Backups for the Control File and Server Parameter File and allocating backup channels to disk and tape

•          Use RMAN to monitor fast recovery area usage and list backup summary report

 

CAPITAL GROUP, San Antonio, TX

NetBackup Storage Consultant                                                            01/2011 to 08/2011

•          Configured OST with DataDomain in NBU 7.1 environment

•          Performed a POC (proof of concept), setup, configured and tested NBU 7.1 in the Client lab and implemented the solution.

•          Upgraded NBU domains from 6.5.6 to NBU 7.1. Load estimation and capacity planning

•          Zoning FC SAN “fabric” of EDL ports/drives to backup servers and hosts

•          Consolidated 7 NBU domains to 4 NBU domains and created “As-Built” documentation.

•          Performance Monitoring on the devices, pulling out graphs for write hits, latency using performance analyzer on the Unisphere.

•          SRDF replication setup or RPA replication. Adding new host (node) to the existing cluster-o by zoning o creating initiator group IG o adding initiators to the IG o adding this Child IG to the parent (cluster) IG. Adding new devices to the existing hosts

 

THOMSON REUTERS INC., New York

Data Protection Consultant                                                                  02/2010 to 10/2010

•          Administered backup software to map tape drives over ISCSI and FT.

•          Performed NBU catalog backup and automated the process through shell scripts.

•          Worked on analyzing data and on data retention to identify the CDL VTL solution.

•          Review of existing configuration to create the new one that would map to the new policy and adding new storage units (SLPs), volume pools, schedule names, retention standards.

•          Maintained the NBU Avamar environment and managed backup operations of 250 TB.

 

TRADECOM INC., San Jose, CA

Storage Backup Administrator                                                                         10/2007 to 01/2010

•          Developed procedures for data protection backup/recovery and on-off site tape storage rotations and inventory.

•          Worked on performance tuning, daily monitoring and troubleshooting of AIX TSM Backup

•          L2-L3 Backup and restore administration in Symantec Netbackup environment with 3 Master Servers (UNIX), 40+ Media Servers (UNIX), and 2500+ Clients

•          Administered TSM server to monitor and manage enterprise data management processes.

•          Wrote and maintained scripts for automated backup, and the notification of errors.

•          Installed and administered Oracle Reliaty/Veritas Netbackup/TSM in a mixed system environment (Sun Solaris 2.8, SunOS 4.1.x, SGI IRIX 6.5, RedHat Linux 7.x, Windows)

 

COMPUTER SCIENCES CORPORATION, Wayne, NJ

IT Administrator                                                                                  06/2002 to 09/2007

•          Troubleshoot VMware ESX server related issues, maintained virtual server environment, and created/deleted virtual servers

•          Installed, configured and maintained Network Appliance Filer Server (F720/F810/FAS250).

•          Provided daily maintenance-SUN E6500, E4500, T3 partner pair, EMC Clarion and AIX

•          Implementation/testing of vault system, cleaning/monitor devices, volume pools for NBU

•          Performed standard system administration tasks and it includes patching, upgrades

•          Assumed full ownership of support requests, from initiation through resolution and follow-up, while updating service activity tracking system, results in service delivery improvement

 

AT&T, Somerset, NJ

UNIX Administrator/Transition Lead                                                   01/2001 to 04/2002

•          Documented, deployed, and automated standard operating procedures.

•          Implemented monitoring, backup, NIS, and disaster recovery in infrastructure.

 

ADL DATA SYSTEMS, Dobbs Ferry, NY 

Systems Administrator                                                                                     09/1999 to 12/2000

•          Resolved software / hardware network problems and OS patch update and installation.

•          Installed and configu