Storage Area Network (SAN) is the most happening technology in the storage area space, normally a SAN consultant or administator is responsible for Design, development, day to day administration of Storage environment globally.
Some of the Responsibilities:
Storage Administration - Day-to-day administration of Storage.
Performance Tuning – maintaining predictable performance levels
Design & Architecture - Design and implement reliable , highly available architecture Communication - Develope relationships with other Infrastructure groups.
Documentation – Document critical processes and procedures to ensure consistency and quality. Develop procedures and processes to ensure that Audit and Regulatory requirements are met. Be responsible for Storage Hardware (SAN/NAS/Direct attach) and Storage Software support. Will also be responsible for Backup Hardware and Software support.
Requirements not necessarily hard and fast:
Knowledge of Disk arrays .
Knowledge of Network Appliance NAS Filers Knowledge of Brocade SAN switches Knowledge of Data replication technologies.
Knowledge of Veritas netbackup based Backup environment support.
How to start:
One can join Technical Support centers providing support for Storage and Data backup softwares. Gradually one can gain expertise by working on LIVE SAN enviornment and reading SAN White papers published by various storage companies. Good knowledge of Windows and UNIX flavour is must along with handy knowledge of Networking.
Disclaimer: These are my personal views!
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