Posted by on March 15, 19102 at 10:44:38:
Shankar Durgad
#02-1259, Block 203,
Street No.21, Tampnies,
Singapore - 520203
PH: 94515240
Pager : 95664227
Email: sdurgad@yahoo.com
Objective: To obtain a challenging position as a Systems Administrator Where I can efficiently contribute my skill set and experience for the growth of the organization.
EXPERIENCE SUMMARY:
11 years of experience in IT Industry as Systems Administrator on heterogeneous (OS and HW) Platforms consisting of SUN OS, SUN Solaris2.x, Compaq True 64,AIX 4.2, Hp-Ux 10.2, UnixWare2.01, SCO Open Server 5, Smos 8.28 and Windows NT. Rich Experience in Unix System Administration, Integration, Configuration, Tuning and sizing of Unix Server.
Experience in designing, configuring, administration and deploying the High performance of DNS, NFS, NIS +, DHCP, Apache Web Server, Check Point 4.1 Firewall, Samba Server. Hardware and Software RAID, Solstice Disk Suite 4.2, Enterprise Solstice backup 5.1,Solstice Admin Suite, Veritas Volume manger 3.01, Veritas File system 3.2.6, Veritas Netback up on various Unix platforms.
Proficiency in Unix Systems Administration, Shell Scripting and performance tuning of Unix Systems.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:
· Diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering from State Board of Technical Education Karnataka, India
CERTIFICATION
Unix administrator from www.brainbench.com
Solaris 7 Administration from www.ecertification.com
Solaris 7 administrator from Wilshire Technologies, Hyderabad
SKILLS SUMMARY
SERVERS:
Sun Enterprise Server : Sun Enterprise E6500, E4500, E4000, E3500, E450, E250 and
420 R Servers
IBM Server : RS 6000
HP Servers : HP 9000 K series
Compaq / Digital Servers : COMPAQ DEC Intel / Alpha 1200 Server
DDE ORG Systems Servers : SUPERMAX (RISC & CISC Based) Super Mini Server
WORKSTATIONS, COMPUTERS / PERIPHERALS:
Sun Microsystems Workgroup servers and Sparc Station Ultra 80, Ultra 60, ultra 10, ultra 5, ultra2, ultra 1 and SS 20, SS10, SS 5 and SS 4.
IBM Netfinity Server, Desktops & Laptops.
COMPAQ Proliant Servers, Desktops & Laptops.
Network Appliance F740 / F720 multi protocol File Server.
Network Appliance C720 / C740 Caching Server.
Sun Microsystems A1000 / D1000 StorEdge Array.
Sun Microsystems A3500 / D5000 StorEdge Array.
IBM ESS (Enterprise Storage Server).
JNI Fiber Channel Controller cards for connecting ESS disks to Sun Servers.
RAID Technology cards Compaq Smart-2 Array Controller.
IBM PC Server RAID DAX / Mylex Controller, Sun Raid Controller.
OPERATING SYSTEMS:
· Sun Solaris 2.x, Solaris 8
· Sun OS 4.1.3
· Aix 4.1
· HP_UX 10.20
· Compaq True Unix 64 (4.0E)
· UnixWare 2.1
· SCO Open Server 5.0.x
· Windows NT Server and Workstation 4.0
Level of Competence
· Network Services
TCP/IP, NFS, NIS +, DNS, DHCP, Apache Web server, Check Point Firewall, Samba and ftp servers.
· RAID Software
Solstice Disk Suite 4.2, Veritas Volume Manager 3.1
· Backup and Restore
Sun Solstice Backup
Veritas Net Backup
· RDBMS
Installation of Oracle 7.x / 8i on Unix and NT platforms.
System tuning of Unix for Oracle installation and for better performance.
Basic DBA Activities.
Conversant with Backup & Recovery Procedures.
· Veritas Products
Veritas Volume Manager
Veritas File System
Veritas Net Backup
Veritas Clustering Solution
· Programming
C, C++ and Shell Scripting.
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Organisation : Overseas Union Bank, Singapore.
Position : Sr. System Administrator
Period : 20th Nov 2000 to present
As a member of core Solaris System Support Team in Overseas Union Bank, Singapore.
Environment : Sun Solaris 2.x, AIX 4.2 and HP-UX 10.20, Veritas Volume Manager, Veritas File System, Sun Cluster 2.1, Enterprise Solstice Backup 5.01 Server and Oracle 7.x / 8i.
Responsibility : System Administration & Manage networked based multiple UNIX flavors of Systems, Which are running RDBMS and Web servers application on High end Enterprise Sun Servers with IBM Enterprise Storage Server and Sun StorEdge disk Arrays.
As a part of Unix Systems Administration Group, helping different Projects implementation like Enterprise Data Ware Housing, Data Mining, Call Center, Sales Force Automation, Credit Transfer, General Leaguer, Human Resource, Mobile Banking, Value Management, Active Banking, Commercial Banking etc using Oracle 8I, People Soft and other applications. Helping the project groups to select, implement and integrate in the Systems like SUN Enterprise 6500 in Clustered environment, SUN Enterprise 4500, Sun Enterprise 3500, SUN E450 etc running Solaris 2.6 in Production, UAT, Development and SIT phases. The primary responsibility includes planning and Implementation of projects, Improvement of the systems performance by fine-tuning and Implementing new concepts for keeping the Systems healthy and robust. Also supporting IBM RS6000 systems [AIX 4.1] in cluster and HP9000 [UX 10.2] for the same.
Job Involves:
System Installation, configuration and administration of Sun Solaris Operating Systems, Backup and recovery management, Lp management, User Management, Network Management, Disks and File System Management Using Vertas File System and Volume Manager, ACL implementation for access rights securities privileges, NIS+, DNS, Apache Web Server, Check Point Firewall, NFS Server. Upgrading of operating systems, patches and application software's and Security implementations as per OUB Bank standards.
Setting up and Administration of Enterprise Solstice Backup Servers/Client for all UNIX servers (SUN-SOLARIS, HP-UX, AIX,). Scheduling and designing and monitoring regular backups through Sun L1000 storage library using Solstice (Legato) Backup software and Implementing various backup policies including daily, weekly and monthly backups. Recycling policies of data, cartridges, etc.
Planning and configure the disks and File Systems through Fiber Optic/SCSI interface using Veritas Volume manger and Veritas File System for better I/O throughput and Distribution of load across the controllers for maximum I/O performance. Configured Disks Mirror for internal (OS) Disks and other external disks configured as Raid-5. Disk space monitoring and management of disk space on all the Sun systems for all the application machines mainly Sun enterprise systems using IBM Enterprise Storage Server disks and Sun StorEdge Disk arrays.
System tracking and checking log files for early signs of trouble. Trouble-shooting the Problems and day-to-day administration jobs.
Keeping maintenance records for all hardware and software. Maintenance of TCP/IP Network and security, Design & implementation of remote management tools to help monitor and manage from Data center. Preparing monthly system performance report on all the systems.
Major Projects Handled
1. Project Installation and configuration of SUN Enterprise 6500 Server.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 6500 Servers, 8x400 Mhz Sparc CPU, 16 GB RAM, Quad Ethernet Cards, JNI Fiber channel controller for IBM Enterprise Storage Server, A5000 StorEdge Array, IBM ESS, L1000 tape Library. Total Disks size 1 Tera GB.
Software Solaris 2.6,Veritas Volume Manager 3.1, Veritas File System 3.2.6, Sun Cluster 2.1, Oracle 7.3.4 and Oracle 8.1.5, Enterprise Solstice Backup 5.1.
Application Running Multiple Oracle Data Base Instances for different Projects like Center Call, Sales Force Automation, Loyalty host, Active
Banking (Loan) and IBCPF.
Role Installed, configured and Administration of above Hardware and Software with successful implementation of all applications projects And Day to Day administration with above mentioned Job profile. The same Setup has been configured for the Disaster Recovery Procedure (DRP) environment.
2. Project Installation and configuration of SUN Enterprise 6500 Server.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 6500 Servers, 12x400 Mhz Sparc CPU, 16 GB RAM, Quad Ethernet Cards, JNI Fiber channel controller for IBM Enterprise Storage Server, A5200 StorEdge Array, IBM ESS, L1000 tape Library. Total Disks size 3 Tera GB.
Software Solaris 2.6,veritas Volume Manager 2.5, Veritas File System 3.2.6, Sun Cluster 2.1, Oracle 7.3.4 and Oracle 8.1.5/8.1.6, Enterprise Solstice Backup 5.1. Control-M Agent, Connect Direct 3.3.03, D2k/Tapestry 2.1.
Application Running Multiple Oracle Data Base Instances for different Projects like Enterprise Data Ware House, Volume Management Project, Commercial Banking, Data Mining, and Training.
Role Installed, configured and Administration of above Hardware and Software with successful Implementation of all projects And Day to Day administration with above mentioned Job profile. The same Setup has been configured for the Disaster Recovery Procedure (DRP) environment.
3. Project General Ledger Application.
Description This project has two different servers. Application Server and Data base server.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 4500 Servers, 12x400 Mhz Sparc CPU, 9 GB RAM, Quad Ethernet Cards, JNI Fiber channel controller for IBM Enterprise Storage Server, A1000 StorEdge Array, IBM ESS, L280 tape Library.
Software for Application Server: Solaris 2.6,veritas Volume Manager 3.1, Veritas File System 3.2.6, Oracle Application 11.5.1, WebDB 2.5, Apache 1.3.9, Jserv 1.1, JRE (Java Runtime Environment) 1.1.8, Solstice Backup 5.1.
Software for Data Base Server: Solaris 2.6,veritas Volume Manager 3.1, Veritas File System 3.2.6, Oracle Application 11.5.1, Oracle 8i Enterprise Edition 8.1.6, Solstice Backup 5.1, Connect Direct 3.3.03
Role Setting up and Administration of above Hardware and Software with successful Implementation of General Ledger projects And Day to Day administration with above mentioned Job profile. And same setup is configured for the UAT and Development Environment systems.
4. Project Enterprise Backup Server.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 450 Servers, 2x450 Mhz Sparc CPU, 4GB RAM, Quad Ethernet Cards, 6X18 GB Internal Disks L1000 tape Library.
Software Solaris 2.6, Enterprise Solstice Backup 5.1. Solstice Disk suite 4.2
Application Enterprise Backup Server for all DRP / UAT servers.
Role Installation, configuration and Administration of above Hardware and Software successfully. Configured Enterprise Solstice Backup server for
taking the backup for all DRP / UAT Environment servers and Configured Solstice backup clients in to multiple flavors of Unix systems. Planning for backup Scheduling, labeling and recycle policies.
5. Project Bullion and Future Flagship System.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 3500 Servers, 4x450 Mhz Sparc CPU, 12 GB RAM, Quad Ethernet Cards, A5200 StorEdge Array, IBM ESS, L280 tape Library.
Software Solaris 2.6,Veritas Volume Manager 2.5, Veritas File System 3.2.6, Solstice Backup 5.1, Solaris Resource Manager 1.0.0 (SRM), Samba Server 2.2.0and Connect Direct 3.3.03.
Application Bullion and Future Flagship System. Flagship Pro 4.48.0452,
FS2 Toolbox 4.48.0452 and Sun Workshop 6.1.
Role Installed, configured and Administration of above Hardware and Software with DNS, NIS +, Samba Server and SRM. Software Raid 5,
Day-to-Day Administration with above mentioned Job profile. The same setup is configured for UAT and Development Environment Servers.
2. Organisation : Apara Design Automation (p) Ltd, Hyderabad, India
Position : Sr. Support Engineer
Period : 23rd August 1999 to 12th Nov 2000
Apara Design Automation is the LSP for Sun Micro System in India and authorized distributor, authorized service provider for Network Appliance Products and Veritas Products.
Environment : Sun Solaris 2.x, Veritas, DataOntap 5.3, Oracle 7.x / 8i
Job Responsibilities:
· Installation & maintenance of Sun System, Solaris 2.x, Oracle 7.x / 8i
· Problem diagnostics & trouble shooting of Sun Severs and workstations.
· Device management & configuration on SUN systems etc.
· Installation & Configuration of Veritas Products (File system, Volume manager, network backup management, simple clustering servers configuration)
· Installation & Configuration of Network Appliance Multi protocol File Server & Caching Server (F740, F720, C740 and C720).
· Raid configuration SUN System using Solstice Disk suite 4.2
· Disk space management using Veritas VM
· Configuration of DNS, NIS+ and NFS.
· Providing Technical Support, System Administration and Network trouble shooting at Various Customer locations.
· Updating of Solaris 2.x OS with latest Patches.
· Provide technical training to all System Engineers
· Responsible for Y2K rollover. Updated required Y2K Patches to Sun Systems and Solaris 2.x for Y2K compliance.
· Deputed as System administrator at Sand Micro Electronics (India) Pvt. Ltd. Where a LAN consisting of Sun Servers, Workstations with Solaris 7, Network Appliance Filer and PCs. Responsible for setting up user environment, imposing user / group security, scheduling incremental and full backups, NIS + Configuration and Administration, Disk space management and Tuning the System for better performance, Application tools Installation and customization.
Major Projects Handled
1.Project Installation and configuration of SUN Ultra Enterprise 450
Hardware Ultra Enterprise 450 Servers and A1000 StorEdgeArray
Software Solaris 2.6, Solstice Disk suite, Sun StorEdge volume manager 2.6 and Veritas Net backup.
Client Satyam Infoway Limited, Chennai, India
Description Installation and RAID configuration two Ultra E450 Servers
Role Installed and configured E450 Server with Solaris 7
RAID 5 configuration using Solstice Disk Suite.
Configured A1000 StorEdge Array using RM 6
Veritas Netbackup Installed and Configured on E 450 Sever and installed Veritas Net backup clients on Solaris and NT.
2.Project Installation and Configuration of Solaris 7, Oracle 7.2 and RAID-5
Hardware Enterprise 450 and Sparc StorEdge D1000 Array
Software Solaris 7, Solstice Disk Suite 4.0
Client Cambridge Software Technology Ltd, Bangalore.
Description Installation and configuration of E450, Sun Sparc 20 and SSA
Role Installation and configuration of Solaris 7 and Oracle 7.2 Configuration of RAID 5 on SSA Using Solstice Disk suite 4.2
3.Project Installation and Configuring NIS+, NFS and Network printers on E 250 server and workstations in a LAN environment.
Hardware SUN Enterprise 250 Server, Workstation ultra 10, SS 5 and PC`s with Solaris 7 and Application tools.
Software Solaris 7
Client Sand Microelectronics India p Limited, Hyderabad.
Description Installation and configuration of E250 Server, Workstations with Solaris 7 and Application tools.
Role Installed and Configured of E 250 Server, Ultra 10 and SS 5 Systems. Configured Hardware RAID 5, DNS, NIS + and NFS Server. Installed EDA Design tools like Cadence and Ambit on the all the Machines. Configuration of Network Printers.
3. Organisation : DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Secunderabad, India.
Position : Specialist Customer Support Engineer
Period : 1st October 1991 to 14th August 1999
DDE-ORG System is complete IT Solution provider. Products range from proprietary RISC & CISC based Super Mini Servers (SUPERMAX) with SMOS operating System (Modified AT&T Unix). Authorized dealer and service provider for IBM and COMPAQ with all leading Operating system and Networking
Job Responsibilities:
· Leading a team of twelve Support engineers.
· Providing technical support for Hardware and system software (OS),
· Oracle Installation, configuration and maintenance to all out location resident engineers.
· Installation, configuration and maintenance of Sun Systems, Digital, Compaq and IBM Systems.
· Prepare technical documentation on latest technologies Hardware and Software.
· Conducting training on Unix to all resident engineers.
· Handling projects independently, plan & implementation for various customers like Vasavadatta cement, Kesoram cement, Manikghar cement, LIC, IPE, DOT, Hyderabad Race Club, and Bhaskara Agrochemicals Limited etc.
· Handling Indian Airlines and Travel agent network independently
· Part of a team to recruit new support engineers.
· Planning and purchasing required spare parts and fallow up with head office.
· AMC payment collection.
4. Organization : DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Secunderabad, India.
Position : Engineer
Period : July 90 to September 1991
Job Responsibilities:
· Component level debugging of dumb terminal logic cards, LOT Cards, SMPS.
· Component level debugging of B-300, B-600 Line printers
· Component level debugging of EX 1000 printer.
Major Projects Handled
1.Project Migration of Online Totaliser Application from CISC to RISC server.
Hardware DDE-ORG Supermax RISC Servers.
Software SVR 4
Duration 6 Months
Client Hyderabad Race Course.
Description A Migration project. The application was running on CISC based Server. The application was migrated to RISC server with SVR 4.The application runs in a Machine Critical environment.
Role Installed and configuration Supermax with SMOS 8.28. Configured TCP/IP and NFS on both RISC Servers.
2.Project Computerization of New Business and Cash Departments at various branches.
Hardware Pentium based servers with PC clients.
Software UnixWare 2.01
Client Life Insurance Corporation of India.
Description Project involved installation of Hardware, UnixWare, and Configuring UnixWare for Networking and NFS for Application.
Role Planned and Installed Local Area Network and Installed UnixWare 2.0 on Pentium Servers. Configured TCP/IP and NFS. Connected PC clients using PCTCP.
Note The same Project implemented 0n 10 Branches of LIC for computerization of their New Business and Cash departments
3.Project Planning and Implementation of Client Server System
Hardware AST Manhattan Servers, Pentiums and Hubs.
Software Windows NT 4, SCO OpenServer 5, Oracle 7, Developer 2K
Client Bhaskara Agrochemical Limited
Description The idea was to implement Client / Server for Office Automation
Role Installed Windows NT 4.0, SCO Open Server 5. RDBMS Oracle 7.x on SCO Server. Setting up LAN and system tuning for better through put.
4.Project Computerization of FRS (Fault and Repair Service) at four Telephone Exchanges.
Hardware Digital ALPHA 1200 Server, PC`s, VXL Terminal Servers, VXL dumb Terminals, Modems
Software Compaq True Unix 64 (4.0E) and Oracle 7.2
Client AP Telecom (DOT)
Description Installation and Configuration of ALPHA Server with Compaq True Unix 64 (4.0E) and Oracle 7.2
Role Installed and configured ALPHA 1200 Server with Compaq True Unix 64 (4.0E) and Oracle 7.2. Installed PC`s, VXL Line Terminal Servers, VXL dumb Terminals, Modems and Hubs. Setting up LAN, Configured remote Pc's to connect ALPHA 1200 Server using PC TCP/IP. Setting up 50 No's Serial Nodes (local/Remote) connected through LTS and Modem.
Professional Training Attended
· Installation, Configuration and Administration of Sun Servers and Solaris 7 Operating System from Sun Microsystems, Bangalore.
· Installation and Configuration of Veritas products from Apara Design Automation (p) Ltd.
· Training on Compaq True 64 from Compaq India Ltd, Bangalore. Installation, Configuration and administration of Sco Unix from DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Baroda.
· Installation, Configuration and administration of UnixWare 1.1 / 2.01 Unix from DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Baroda.
· Installation, Configuration and administration of SUPERMAX with SMOS from DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Baroda.
· Installation, Configuration and administration of Oracle 7.x on Unix and NT Platforms from DDE-ORG Systems Ltd, Baroda.
· Attended IBM PC Servers training from IBM, Bangalore.
PERSONAL DATA
Name : Shanker Durgad
Father's Name : Basavannappa Durgad
Marital Status : Married
Date of Birth : 10th June 1966
Nationality : Indian
Hobbies : Cricket and Music.
PROFESSIONAL STRENGHTS
· Providing Technical help to all System Engineers.
· Conducting Training on latest technologies.
· Conducting Training on Operating systems like Solaris 7, Compaq True Unix 64.
· Excellent communication skills and good grasp of basic fundamentals.
· Excellent technology and product skills.
· Updating myself with the latest trends in IT.
· Strong practical foundation in improving engineering methods.
· Handling major installation and critical issues.