Md Salman is a software test engineer with over 2 years of experience in quality assurance and testing of storage area networks and systems. He has worked on SAN configurations using Brocade switches and directors, tested HBA drivers and firmware, and has experience with Linux, Windows, scripting, and defect tracking tools. Salman is looking for a new role where he can utilize his technical skills and experience testing software.

1. Md Salman
Objective:
Mobile: 91-9066351312
E-Mail: salmanec032@gmail.com
My knowledge on Software and Software Industries which is now sharpened with well gained
experience gives me much more confidence to take higher responsibilities and I am transforming
my technical skills and experience into valuable outputs for the company.
Summary of Experience:
2+ years of experience in QA and Testing in Storage Area Network and System domain.
 Have worked on SAN and DAS technology.
 Worked on multivendor products, handling configurations with Brocade FC Switches and
Directors, Brocade HBAs.
 Involved in the Compatibility testing of various HBA drivers (Qlogic, Emulex), FC Switch
(Brocade) Firmware’s and Linux Operating System flavours with High Point external
RAID controllers in different topologies.
 Hands on experience on working in CISCO UCS C-series servers, HP MSA array
configuration.
 Well acquainted with the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and Software Testing
Life Cycle (STLC).
 Experience in Regression, Black Box, Stress, Functional and Performance Testing.
 Root Cause bugs found and work closely with Developers in assisting bug fixing.
 Taken initiative and responsibility to coordinate with the US team and the clients.
 Automating Test Cases using Perl test scripts, developing, editing, debugging, and
running in Linux platform.
 Experience using High Point RAID for interoperability testing.
 Hands-on experience of SANBoot.
 Good knowledge on FC, FCoE and SCSI technology.
 Having good understanding of Hard disk technologies (i.e., SAS, SATA).
 Hands-on experience on Zoning, LUN masking.
 Hands-on experience in using Medusa to perform IO.
 An effective team-member staff who not only displays sound leadership qualities but also
encourages teamwork and cohesion within the team.
 Installation operating systems on SAN LUNs, Applications and device drivers
 Hands on Experience in Firmware Testing.
 Expert in Defect Tracking & Test case Management Using RQM, Brocade Team Track.

2. Experience Summary:
Organization : HCL Technologies Pvt Ltd. (Contract)
(Nov-2014 to present)
Client : Brocade Communication Systems.
Role : Software Test Engineer.
Environment : Windows, Linux
ProgrammingSkill : C, Perl.
Hardware : Brocade Switches & Directors, DELL power edge servers, SAN Blaze.
Tools Used : Rational Clear Case, Medusa, Rational Quality Manager(IBM),
WireShark, (SNMP) MIB Browser, WinSyslog, Team Track(Brocade).
Team Size : 22 (Agile Methodology).
Description:
In the storage networking realm, some things are irrefutable. Fibre Channel is the clear choice for
a mission-critical, high-performance, low-latency, highly reliable SAN fabric. And with nearly
twenty years of storage technology innovation that includes the first Fibre Channel switching
products, Brocade is the industry leader. In fact, Brocade delivers more than 70 percent of the
SAN ports sold today.
Responsibilities:
 Configuration and testing of Brocade FC SAN Switches Directories (DCX, DCX+, DCX-4S,
DCX-4S+) and Pizza Boxes(Brocade 8000, 7840, 7800, 6510, 6505, 6520, 5100, 5300, 300,
BES), Blades (CR16-4, CR16-8, FC16-32, FC16-32, FC16-64, FC8-16, FCOE10-24, FX8-24,
FS8-18, FC816, FC8-32, FC8-48, CORE8).
 SAN FC Protocol & feature Testing of FSPF, FCR, D_Port, Diagnostic, Zoning, VF,
Trunking, AG, IO test, Flow Vision, MAPS.
 Offshore team coordinator for SQA team.
 Co-ordination with offshore team to send the final test reports daily.
 Executing the functional test cases and stress test cases on different types of configurations
includes SNMP, Syslog configuration, NTP, DHCPv4/v6 for system performance.
 Prepare Test-bed, Reviews high-level test plan and System test plan and updates the
Business Scenarios.
 Automating Test Cases using Perl test scripts, developing, editing, debugging, and
running in Linux platform.
 Reviews and verify the validated test cases and test data for testing.
 Design test beds, identify necessary equipment, create topology maps, and estimate test
efforts.
 Writing Test Design and Test Cases.
 Logging and tracking the defects till closure.
 Feature testing on Security Features validating the functionality of AAA (Authentication-
Authorization-Accounting) on Radius, NTP and LDAP over Brocade Switches.
 Daily regression testing over Fiber channel switches Perl scripts.

3.  Troubleshoot failures review and reports on results, work with development groups to
identify and resolve problems.
 Hardware recovery and bring up.
Organization : Teleglobal Network Enterprises.
(July-2014 to Nov-2014)
Client : Alcatel Lucent
Role : Network Engineer
Hardware : Servers (Intel, dell, HP, Cisco & fujitsu),Vmware(ESX/ESXi
server) IBM and dell enclosure.
Technologies : FOS, SAN, NAS, DAS, iSCSI, FCOE, Virtualization.
Team Size : 15
Description:
RAID is a vital component in storage sub-system. With current rate of increasing data storage
RAID technology is playing a dominant role in storage sub-system. In today’s demanding PC
market, businesses are purely based on quality and reliability. Companies bank on quality and
reliability of the product they sell, our project aid such businesses in making the computer
components more reliable and has minimum maintainable cost. We achieve this by performing
testing on storage sub-systems like RAID controllers, HDD’s before they are shipped to the end
customers.
Responsibilities:
 Designing the test cases and involved in test cases review meeting.
 Enhancing existing Features and adding new test cases.
 Setting up the rack, clamping, mounting, and cabling.
 Network configuration of the servers, controllers.
 Executing the functional test cases and stress test cases on different types of
configurations.
 Integration testing of the firmware on different types of controllers attached to hosts with
different OSes.
 Executing the scenarios and test cases provided by customers and Involved in regression
as well.
 Helping team members in troubleshooting the issues like setup issues, issues with LUNs,
host not responding.
 OS installation and flashing firmware for fresh controllers.
 Bug filing, tracking, Bug Verification and logging the defect till closure.
 Integration testing of the firmware on different types of controllers attached to hosts with
different OSes.
Education:
Completed BE (Electronics & Communication Engg) from HKBK College of Engineering
under Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore.

4. Additional Courses:
 Completed RedHat course from Linux Learning Center, Bangalore.
 Completed ISTQB testing Course from ISQI testing institute, chennai.
 Completed Hardware and Networking from ITC, chennai.
Rewards and Recognitions:
 My efforts were appreciated and acknowledged by Clients, Managers, Developer Team
and Delivery Head as team scored 99% Client Satisfaction Index (CSI).
 Won “Spot Award” from HCL Technologies for Consistent performance.
 Best Performer of the year 2015-16 awarded with LIVE-WIRE certification from HCL
Technologies.
 Awarded for Value creation Idea for DHCP feature enhancement.
 ISTQB certified tester.
Declaration
I hereby declare that all the information furnished above is true and genuine to the best of my
knowledge.
Native Place: Bangalore Name: Md Salman
Current place: Chennai E-Mail: salmanec032@gmail.com
Mobile: 91-9066351312