it_user350622

System Administrator - Backup & Storage Specialist at METRO SYSTEMS Romania
Has 2-5 Years Of Experience

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User Activity

About 10 years ago

Commented on I like that there are various modes and protocols you can use at the same time.

I agree that migrating from 7mode to CDot can be difficult. A good solution would be to use snapmirror if you have it licensed on both systems. Only problem is that you can't copy several (smaller) volumes from the source into one (big) volume on the destination system.

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of NetApp FAS Series: It provides very good storage High Availability and data protection. The thing we'd like to see the most is the possibility of pairing LAN/SAN ports from different nodes.

About 10 years ago

Contributed a review of VMware vSphere: vMotion and Storage vMotion, Storage APIs, Storage Thin Provisioning, and good integration with LUN mapping to VMFS are reliable features.

Over 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Spiceworks: After the software got deployed incident management became much faster, easier and more organized.

Over 10 years ago

Contributed a review of Veeam Data Platform: It has provided us with much needed high availability for our retail sites, although it's not exactly ready for very large scale and complex environments with more than 1000 VMs.

Over 10 years ago

Commented on It has provided a higher level of reliability to core company systems. However, it needs better reporting of replication job details to provide troubleshooting insight.

The EM isn't exactly made for very large environments. Veeam One is good but it's a bit shame they didn't integrate it in the base B&R products itself. Maybe in the future we'll get an unified solution.

Over 10 years ago

Answered a question: When evaluating backup and recovery software, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

Easy, dependable and fast recovery/restore Easy setup but numerous functionalities such as LongTerm, Replication, Application Awereness, etc

Projects

Over 10 years ago

Veeam Backup and Replication Implementation in all Metro

Veeam Backup and Replication Implementation in all Metro Cash & Carry Countries

Experience

Reviews

About 10 years ago

NetApp FAS Series

It provides very good storage High Availability and data protection. The thing we'd like to see the most is the possibility of pairing LAN/SAN ports from different nodes.

About 10 years ago

VMware vSphere

vMotion and Storage vMotion, Storage APIs, Storage Thin Provisioning, and good integration with LUN mapping to VMFS are reliable features.

Over 10 years ago

Spiceworks

After the software got deployed incident management became much faster, easier and more organized.

Over 10 years ago

Veeam Data Platform

It has provided us with much needed high availability for our retail sites, although it's not exactly ready for very large scale and complex environments with more than 1000 VMs.

Answers

Over 10 years ago

Backup and Recovery

When evaluating backup and recovery software, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

Comments

About 10 years ago

Deduplication Software

I like that there are various modes and protocols you can use at the same time.

Over 10 years ago

Backup and Recovery

It has provided a higher level of reliability to core company systems. However, it needs better reporting of replication job details to provide troubleshooting insight.

About me

Hi!
I'm Mihai. I'm passionate about many things, but my main professional focus is on Computer and Information Technology, especially System Administration & Programming

Skills:

=Backup & Storage Administration=

Backup Solutions: Veeam Backup & Replication, Commvault Simpana (HDPS);
Concepts: Backup, Replication, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, Deduplication, IP Replication, Archiving, etc.
Storage Solutions: NetApp FAS series (7mode & Cluster mode), EMC DataDomain, Brocade SAN switches;
Storage Concepts: RAID, SAN, NAS, CIFS, NFS, Tape Library, VTL, Fibre Channel, iSCSI, Zoning & LUN Masking, etc.

=Systerm Administration=

OS: Windows Server 2003/2008/2012;
Server Administration:
• Active Directory;
• Domain Controller, SQL Server, DHCP, DNS, Hardware Architecture;
Virtualization: VMWare (ESXi, vCenter, vSphere), HyperV;
Networking concepts: LAN, VLAN, VPN, Proxy, Firewall, Subnet, DHCP, DNS, etc.
Remote Tools: VisionApp, IBM Tivoli, Windows Remote Desktop, Dameware Mini Remote Control, VNC, TeamViewer;
Incident & process management: HP Service Manager, Spiceworks, basic ITIL knowledge.

=Client Administration=

Tools: SCCM, IBM Tivoli Endpoint Manager;
OS: Windows XP, 7,8, Linux Ubuntu;
Hardware: Workstations, Laptops, Printers, Switches, Cisco Phones, etc.
OS Migration (Win. XP -> Win. 7);
OS Installation: LAN (PXE) deployment via SCCM, Image mounting (Acronis), ODD, external device (USB);
Microsoft Exchange: Outlook (2003, 2010, 2013), OWA, Mailbox Access, Symantec Vault;
Microsoft Office Suite;
Security:
• Antivirus: McAfee, Kaspersky;
• Data Encryption: Symantec PGP, Windows BitLocker, S/MIME;
• Microsoft Enterprise Security Policies;
Mobile Devices: BlackBerry Phones, RSA Secure Tokens, Wireless modems.

=Programming=

Languages:
• C/C++ (intermediate)
• C#, ASP.NET, .NET Framework 4, Windows Forms, HTML + CSS, Assembler, Matlab, ;
Databases: SQL Server, LINQ;
HDL: Verilog.

=Other fields=

Digital Hardware Architecture;
3D Graphics: Autodesk 3Ds Max.

Certifications

MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional

Employers

METRO SYSTEMS Romania

Education

Universitatea „Politehnica” din București
"Ion Neculce" Theorethical High School

Interesting Projects and Accomplishments

Over 10 years ago

Veeam Backup and Replication Implementation in all Metro