SAMEER KUMAR DOGRA

Senior Storage Administrator with over 3.10 years of experience in the IT industry, specializing in SAN and NAS administration. Proven experience in complex, enterprise level NAS platform in a mission critical environment Extensive experience managing enterprise-level NAS platforms in mission-critical environments. Worked with a wide range of storage solutions, including those from NetApp, Isilon, Hitachi , Nasuni, HP, Infinidat and EMC. Proficient in administering NetApp FAS/AFF storage systems and protocols such as NFS, CIFS, and iSCSI, along with SnapMirror replication technology. Hands-on expertise in managing NetApp ONTAP clusters (2-node, 4-node, 6-node, and 8-node), including MetroCluster environments. Skilled in performing ONTAP firmware upgrades BIOS Upgrade and Intercluster Switch Upgrade Executing complex data migration tasks, worked on tools like 7MTT and also migrated data by using robocopy, snapmirror and fastcopy. Strong ability to handle complex technical issues and deliver results under tight deadlines.

• Netapp ONTAP Cluster Fundamentals
• Netapp ONTAP Cluster Administration

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• Travelling
• Playing Cricket

• Performed day-to-day provisioning and reclamation of storage from various systems: HP 3PAR, Infinidat IBox, NetApp C-mode, Unity 300/450F, Isilon, Hitachi, and Nasuni.
• Executed NetApp node unjoin, cluster decommissioning, and disk sanitization tasks.
• Supported and troubleshot multi-platform environments including VMware, Windows, Linux, and UNIX servers—focused on storage connectivity and performance issues.
• Created and managed aggregates, volumes, and snapshot policies. Performed volume migrations and LUN creation as needed.
• Provisioned and managed NFS & CIFS shares, including setting up quotas and performing restores from snapshots.
• Managed cluster failover, shutdown, and startup procedures for NetApp FAS storage systems.
• Implemented and maintained SnapMirror for both volumes and Qtrees; handled backup and restore operations using snapshots.
• Administered CIFS environments, including authentication, access control, and share restoration.
• Performed firmware and code upgrades for Unity300 and Nimble CS500 storage arrays.
• Executed OS upgrades and applied patches for HP 3PAR in line with vendor recommendations.
• Managed Infinidat replication (asynchronous and synchronous), including configuration and monitoring.
• Configured and maintained 3PAR replication using RCIP & RCFC links; managed remote copy groups (create, edit, sync, start, stop, remove).
• Administered Brocade SAN switches including zoning, de-zoning, firmware upgrades, decommissioning, and handling power maintenance activities.

• Father's Name: Mr. Manoj Kumar Dogra
• Mother's Name: Mrs. Sunita Dogra
• Date of Birth: 01/21/01
• Marital Status: Married