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P Mahesh Kumar

P Mahesh Kumar

Storage administrator
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

Detail-oriented individual with exceptional communication having 3.5 years of experience in managing complex storage environments and project management skills. Proven ability to handle multiple tasks effectively and efficiently in fast-paced environments. Recognized for taking proactive approach to identifying and addressing issues, with focus on optimizing processes and supporting team objectives.

Work History

System Administrator

Tata consultancy services
Bengaluru, KA
02.2022 - Current

Certifications:

  • NetApp ONTAP 9 Storage Essentials from Udemy by Neil Anderson
  • IBM storage and cloud Essentials from IBM
  • IBM Cloud Object Storage (COS) Service fundamentals from IBM
  • ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals from NetApp
  • ONTAP Data Protection Fundamentals from NetApp
  • ONTAP Data Management Fundamentals from NetApp

Roles and Responsibilities:

  • Daily health checks on the NetApp, IBM GPFS and Brocade SAN switches
  • Performance monitoring in NetApp devices using Active IQ, Grafana and Splunk dashboards
  • Checking event logs & alerts and acting accordingly
  • Monitoring Mailbox, ticketing tool and responding accordingly
  • Working on Hardware issues in all the devices and hardware replacements by coordinating with vendors
  • Logging calls and making follow-up with vendor in case of any issues (Hardware & Software)
  • Generating capacity planning report of storage devices
  • Active participation and engagement with customers for changes and issues
  • Responsible for creating Aggregates/Volumes/ Qtree's /LUN
  • Responsible for troubleshooting the Volumes/snapshots which are at high risk levels
  • Change implementation and Incident monitoring using tools like Service Now
  • Expanding and migrating Volumes based on requirement
  • Participating in weekly governance and monthly security calls

Tasks Performed

  • Co-ordinated with L3 and vendor on Ontap and Santricity Upgrades
  • Performed Qtree level and Volume level NAS migrations using in house-built command tools to increase the share size or to improve the performances
  • Performed NFS share Upgradations from NFS3 to NFS4
  • Configured Volumes to grow and shrink automatically in NetApp
  • New aggregate created, destroyed and managed the aggregates
  • Replaced Defective Hard drive in NetApp/IBM GPFS and Dell ECS devices
  • Creating and Managing SVM’s
  • Created network interfaces and migrated between nodes
  • New volume created as per the requirement and managed the volumes
  • Performed volume uplift and de-provisions
  • Increased the inode limit for the volumes
  • Snap reserve modified as per the requirement
  • Configuring and managing CIFS & NFS shares in NAS Environment
  • Creating and managing the Qtree’s and quotas
  • Managed NFS and CIFS share permissions through export-policies and share permissions respectively
  • Scheduling and managing Snapshots
  • Managed snapshots and snapshot restoration
  • Configuring and managing SnapMirror and SnapVault Technologies
  • Co-ordinated with L3 and Data center teams on performing Power down and disaster recovery tests
  • Monitoring and troubleshooting Storage issues and performance diagnosis.
  • Supported the implementation of new technologies by providing technical expertise and training to colleagues as needed.
  • Enabled smooth transitions during hardware and software upgrades, minimizing disruptions to end users.
  • Diagnosed and resolved complex technical issues through in-depth analysis, facilitating uninterrupted business operations.

Education

B. Tech - Electricals and Electronics Engineering

Vemu Institute of Technologies, JNTUA

Skills

  • Technical Skills
  • Storage Technologies : NetApp C-Mode, IBM, Pure Storage
  • GPFS, basics Dell ECS and Veritas Volume manager (VXVM), IBM LTO Tape
  • Storage Systems : AFF, FAS, Engenio E series
  • FC Switches : Brocade, Cisco
  • Ticketing Tool : Service Now, PagerDuty
  • Cloud Technologies : AWS and GCP basics

SAN administration

Storage monitoring

Storage provisioning

NAS administration

Storage hardware troubleshooting

Data deduplication

RAID configuration

File system management

Thin provisioning

Object storage

Snapshot management

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Fibre channel protocol

Disaster recovery

Work Preference

Work Type

Full TimeContract Work

Important To Me

Career advancementCompany CulturePersonal development programs

Timeline

System Administrator

Tata consultancy services
02.2022 - Current

B. Tech - Electricals and Electronics Engineering

Vemu Institute of Technologies, JNTUA
P Mahesh KumarStorage administrator