Ugesh Pachipala
IT Infra - Storage & Backup Specialist
Hyderabad,TS
Summary
Dynamic IT professional with nearly 12 years of expertise in efficient SAN/NAS deployments and implementations. Proven track record as a skilled Storage administrator, dedicated to enhancing business operations through innovative storage solutions. Committed to optimizing performance and ensuring data integrity, leveraging deep technical knowledge to support organizational goals. Adept at collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless technology integration and support.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Infra. Technology Specialist(CIS-Storage and Backup)
Cognizant
03.2024 - Current
- Manging BFS account by supporting Storage Systems includes NetApp, PowerStore, Unity, Pure Storage, and Rubrik Backup.
- Working closely with Architects to deploy new arrays and Implementations based on the design plan.
- Performed NetApp storage, PowerStore and Rubrik upgrades.
- Perform day-to-day operations including allocations, Lun reclamations, setup replications, LUN expansions.
- Having experience on Storage Migrations from NetApp 7-Mode to C-Mode.
- Experience on Storage aggregate/Pool Creations and expansions based on requirement.
- Manage SAN Fabric Cisco MDS Switches and Dell-SFSS.
- Decommission storage devices.
- Create and Configure CIFS and NFS Shares on NetApp Storage arrays and PowerScasle.
- Performed clones on NetApp, PowerStore and VMAX.
- Configure and Manage Quotas creation, Snapshots.
- Co-ordinate with Vendors for change activities including upgrades, installs, and part replacements.
- Assist customers during DR activities and stop/resume replications as per the given plan.
- Perform restores using snapshots.
- Assign SLAs for backup of SQL, VMs and Physical hosts.
- Perform restores on Rubrik Backup using RSC.
- Perform upgrades on Rubrik using RSC.
- Created SLAs as per client requirements and workloads.
- Follow ITIL process for change implementation, Incidents, Problem management.
- Operational support, P1/P2 issue resolving.
- Preparation of Documents/SOPs.
- Report management - Monthly Operational report, LCM report, housekeeping report.
Technical Specialist (Storage)
Hitachi Vantara
10.2023 - 03.2024
- All L3 activities, like P1/P2 issues, upgrades, etc.
Senior Consultant–Infrastructure Management
Infosys Ltd
02.2020 - 10.2023
- Managing and Administering retail client on Infinidat Storage, NetApp, Isilon , VNX, Rubrik and Avamar.
- Performed Allocations & De-Allocations from/to Servers.
- Tier on-prem data to cloud using NetApp CVO.
- Performed upgrades on NetApp, Infinidat and HP-MSA storage and Rubrik Backup.
- Creating LUNs, Storage groups, registered Hosts and assigned LUNs to the Hosts on NetApp Storage, Infinidat storage and HP-MSA.
- Decommissioned VMAX, Isilon and Avamar.
- Allocating Space to the hosts using NFS and CIFS from NetApp Arrays and Infinidat Storages.
- Configure and Manage SQL, Oracle, VM and Physical hosts Backups on Rubrik.
- Performed restores on Rurbik and Avamar.
- Create SLAs as per client requirement on Rubrik Backups.
- Configured Rubrik NAS CD.
- Worked with vendor to install Rubrik on-prem.
- Zones performed on SANNav tool.
Service Delivery Specialist
IBM India Private Limited. (MHAS Project)
07.2016 - 02.2020
- Responsible for managing NetApp 7-mode, C-mode and EMC- VMAX.
- Addressing Volume alerts, quotas, NFS exports on NetApp.
- Performed clone operations.
- Performed DR activities.
- Allocating/De-allocating Luns to the hosts on NetApp and Vmax.
- Creation of TDEVS, VDEVS, Meta formations, thin provisioning through symcli.
- Worked on consistent snapshots by using Snap Creator/Manager.
- Having experience in Time finder Clone and Snap for local replication and SRDF/A for remote replication.
- Co-ordinating with NetApp/EMC vendors for disk failures and any other hardware related failures.
Associate Systems Engineer
Rrootshell Technologiiss Private Ltd.(pay-roll) ( MHAS Project)
09.2014 - 07.2016
Education
B.Tech - EEE
CVR College of Engineering
HyderabadSkills
NetApp administration
PowerStore management
EMC VMax management
Infinidat
Unity
Powerscale
HP MSA
Pure Storage
Rubrik backup proficiency
Avamar
Dell-SFSS
Cisco MDS
AppSync
SNow
Snap Creator/Manager
SANNav
Experience with BMC Remedy
Basic knowledge of Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems
Certification
Rubrik Certified System Admin (RCSA)
Personal Information
Father's Name: Kotareddy Pachipala
Timeline
Infra. Technology Specialist(CIS-Storage and Backup)
Cognizant
03.2024 - Current
Technical Specialist (Storage)
Hitachi Vantara
10.2023 - 03.2024
Senior Consultant–Infrastructure Management
Infosys Ltd
02.2020 - 10.2023
Service Delivery Specialist
IBM India Private Limited. (MHAS Project)
07.2016 - 02.2020
Associate Systems Engineer
Rrootshell Technologiiss Private Ltd.(pay-roll) ( MHAS Project)
09.2014 - 07.2016
B.Tech - EEE
CVR College of Engineering