Summary:

• Excellent experience and understanding with ThinApp Packaging.
• Excellent experience and understanding with VDI -VMware View 5.x 4.x
• Extensive experience in Virtualization with VMware ESXI 5.5, 5.1, ESXi 5.0 ESX 4.0, 4.1 3.5 servers vCenter server.
• Over 7 years of IT experience in VMware, Windows Administration with hands-on expertise in networking, storage and system integration
• Experience with Windows Server 2000,2003, 2008 R2 administration and Windows Failover Clustering
• Extensive knowledge in advance features of VMOTION,SVMOTION,HAand DRS.
• Experience in P2V, V2V MIGRATION using VMware Converter / Plate Spin 6.8.x. Creating host and client VM templates andcloning.
• Experience with application packaging and deployment.
• Worked on managing Hyper-V or VMWare ESX and related management infrastructure.
• Strong working knowledge of creating technical architecture blueprints.
• Ability to interact with individuals at all levels and accustomed to working under tight schedules.
• Experience with Dell R710, R810, R900 and M910, HP C7000 /Cisco UCS blade environment and Nexus 1000v Networking.
• Good understanding on vBlock, vCloud Directory and Cloud Computing environment.
• Administered vBlock 200, 300 and 700 Family
• Extensive Experience on Storage provisioning LUN creation, Zoning, Masking, Mapping.
• Configured backup solutions to back up and secure Virtual Machines on ESX hosts using tools like VMware Virtual Consolidated Backup and Symantec NetBackup.
• Performed backups and disaster recoveries using MirrorView/SnapView snapshots, clones in CLARION.
• Experience in implementing Business Continuity Solutions for local using TimeFinder/BCV, Clones and snaps on DMX's.
• Implemented array based data migration using SRDF and Open Replicator from Symmetrix/DMX to DMX-3/DMX-4, VMAX to VMAX in SMC and SymCLI.
• Data encapsulation from DMX and VMAX into VPLEX.
• Performed non-array based data migration using SanCopy, Open Migrator.
• Made use of EMC Control Centre ECC effectively for administration of the environment which includes storage provisioning, installing agents and also close watch on performance analysis, alert acknowledgement.
• Used Storage Scope reporting to identify unused storage and actively resolved the capacity allocation issues.
• Knowledge about using CIFS and NFS in Celerra NAS/SAN environments

Professional Experience:

Confidential

Role: VMware Engineer

Responsibilities:

• Managed a large vSphere 5 and 5.5 environment spanning 15 vCenter s with several hundred ESXi hosts and thousands of virtual machines.
• Design and implement the enterprise Windows 2003 and 2008 Active Directory GPOs.
• Design and Implemented VMware View 5.1 for Virtual desktop deployments with best practices.
• Hands on experience in installing View Components VMware View 5.1/5.0/4.6/4.5 like View Connection Server, Replica Server, Security Server, View Composer
• Hands on experience with 1000 Virtual Desktops and supporting the user troubleshooting issue's
• Packaged more than 100 applications using ThinApp 4.7
• Document processes and changes in the environment on a day to day basis.
• Install, configure and maintain operations of Virtual VMware environment.
• VCenter Configuration Manager for setting the parameter values for storage and ESX hosts.
• Generate reports with health analyzer for continuous monitoring of Virtual environment availability through VCOPS.
• Experience in packaging various applications which require capturing application settings, Mapping Network drive, etc.
• Upgrade ESX hosts to 5.5 from previous versions in the Virtual Environment.
• Provide recommendations on upgrades in par with current standards of hardware/software versions.
• Performance tuning of features like High Availability, DRS clusters and virtual Datacenters for Virtual environment.
• Analysis of physical server candidates, which are eligible for Virtual conversion using VMware VCenter Converter.
• Actively participate in Data Center migrations.
• Handling Cisco UCS infrastructure firmware upgrades to 2.1 3a .
• Installing new cisco UCS chassis with B200 and 250 series blades.
• Troubleshoot and maintain Cisco UCS networking devices-both hardware software.
• Engage hardware vendors and co-ordinate replacements for hardware failures.
• Engage Microsoft and VMware for in-depth Root Cause Analysis.
• Maintain backups and ensure continuity of backup operations of both physical and virtual servers as per Disney's standards.
• Install/Test upgrades and patches before final implementation in the environment using BigFix tool.
• Co-ordinate with Storage and Networking teams to ensure availability of allocated SAN, Fiber and networking infrastructure to maintain initial VMware farm design for successful application deployment.
• Manage and monitor availability, performance and usage of servers critical Tier 1 applications .
• Involved in Administration and maintenance of more than 30 SymmetrixVMAX CLARiiONCX3-80/CX3-40c/CX4-240.
• Created Raid Groups, Storage groups, Initiator Groups, Port Groups ,Masking Views and assigned LUNs to Hosts using SMC, SYMCLI on VMAX
• Configure server monitoring tools such as IBM Tivoli, HP OpenView for real-time tracking of server performance and availability.
• Configure EMC SAN and IBM XIV storage to windows servers using Veritas Storage Foundation.
• Monitor ticket queue alerts on HP Service Manager.
• Co-ordinate with offshore team to ensure continuous availability and proper functioning of server environment.

Confidential

Role: VMware Migration consultant

Responsibilities:

• Managed the complete migration project and resource management on the implementation and Migration tasks
• Migration project involving 2400 servers and 1000 VDI desktops.
• Perform P2V and V2V migrations using VMware Convertor and PlateSpin tools.
• Perform Storage vMotions from old NetApp filers to new NetApp filers.
• Perform server disk alignment of identified Windows and Linux servers to improve storage performance.
• Involved in setting up new VBlock 300 and Cisco UCS Blade Servers with EMC VNX .

• Worked on all Matrix of VBlock from 2.5 to latest 3.5.6.

• Well Experienced in upgrading all components of VBlock to required Matrix
• Create process documentation and guidelines for internal processes.
• Upgrading VM tools, VM versions and data-store upgrade to VMFS5 .
• Creating Protection Groups and Recovery Plans using SRM 5.0 and VMware best practices.
• Testing of different recovery plans in SRM to ensure recovery of failover VM's.
• Worked with the IT team in upgrading the Virtual Infrastructure environment from vSphere 4.1 to 5.0.
• VM migration across cluster level using v2v, Mount file option and SCP.
• Migration of virtual machines from VMware ESXi 4.1 to 5.0 and live migrations from physical to virtual machines using hot cloning with VMware vCenter Convertor 5
• Assisted in P2V and V2V conversion of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 server editions using enterprise VMware converter as well as SRM 5.0
• Extensive use of HP management systems as the company ITSM
• Installed the VMware tools on Windows and Linux machines.
• Troubleshooting on various issues faced during migration including using multiple technologies to achieve a successful migration. This would be using robocopy for hard drives which cannot be converted and also storage copy to attach the data to a VM etc. Extensive usage of SRM to migrate over 40 VM per day.
• Client coordination and working closely with application owners to ensure correct firewall rules and domain trusts are maintained.

Confidential

Role: VMware/Storage Administrator

Role:Windows/ VMware System Administrator.

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Virtualization Using VMware Vsphere, VMware Vi3 and Microsoft Hyper V.
• Strong knowledge on Server, Desktop and Application virtualization.
• Implemented VDI Virtual Desktop Infrastructure technologies using VMware View.
• Application Virtualization using VMware ThinApp.
• Provide support forDesign, Installation and Maintenance VMWare Structure.
• Upgrading ESX/ESXi host, vCenter Servers from 3.5 to 4.0.
• Extensive experience on vSphere 4.0, 4.1.
• Installation of ESXi 4 Nodes, vCenter 4, Update manager, and Administering VM's across 2 Datacenters Running 1500 VM's.
• Designed, installed and configured Win 2003 servers in Enterprise Environment.
• Designed and implemented the enterprise Windows 2003 Active Directory GPO's.
• Windows 2003 Server Maintenance and builds
• Install Support Web Servers, FTP Servers, File and Print Servers
• Configured DFM to generate reports automatically at scheduled time.
• Worked with Backup team to process the restore requests on NetApp filters.
• Worked on VMware ESX Servers and provided NFS volumes and LUNs to ESX Servers.
• Worked on technical documentation and RUN books.

Confidential

VMWare support consultant

Responsibilities:

• Administration of VMware vSphere 4.1 with Enterprise Plus Features of vDistributed Switch and Host Profiles Upgrade Experience from VMware Infrastructure 3.0, 3.5 to vSphere 4.1 and Update 1 including vCenter4.0 , ESX Hosts, Update manager, vSphere client, and Virtual machines tools and H/W upgrade to vSphere 4.0 Ver 7
• Installation of ESX 4 Nodes , vCenter 4, Update manager, and Administering VM's across Datacenters Running 1500 VM's
• Implementation Of different Host Profiles for Multiple Clusters across Multiple Data centers
• Experience of Storage Migration on 1500 VM's Fiber channel Upgrade from EMC DMX-3 to DMX-4
• Implementation of SRM 4.0 on vSphere across multiple sites to provide Disaster recovery solution for VMware Vsphere Environment, vSphere Linked Mode and replicated storage, Configuring Sites Roles and Privileges, Alarms for monitoring the Site Status. Failback Testing from Protected Site to Recovery Site in SRM and Shared Recovery Site across multiple Protected Sites
• Experience with HP C7000Baldes and Cisco UCS blades 5108 chassis and B200M2 blades
• Huge P2V Experience using VMware converter 78 virtualized running different application with Different Hardware.
• Migration and P2V conversion Experience on many applications like SQL Server, Exchange running on Windows and some applications running on Linux Redhat and SUSE and VMkernel Linux appliances.
• Experience on Host Profiles, Distributed Switch, DRS, VMotion, SV-Motion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions, Templates, and many more
• Building Windows 2008 Servers and upgrading Windows 2003 on both physical and virtual machines.
• Database Upgrade for vCenter and update manager from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008 on 2 vCenter Servers
• Building VM's and new Templates for new Projects and allocating them to appropriate Resource pools.
• Administering Windows 2003 Active Directory , DNS, DHCP and building new windows physical/virtual servers as per the requirement of the project
• Generating Reports and graphs on Performance of ESX Nodes
• Remote installation of ESXHosts, Windows 2003 Servers using Raritan and Communicating with Network/Storage teams for Server Support.
• Upgrading the Firmware to the latest version/date on the BIOS/ controllers/ hard drives.
• Installed the ProLiant Support Packs PSP to deploy software updates remotely and thereby reducing server maintenance costs.
• Installed the VMware Capacity Planner in planning, designing and implementing the virtual infrastructure environment and monitoring of virtual environments.

Confidential

System Administrator

.Responsibilities:

• Support activities surrounding the VMware Virtual Infrastructure, which includes 60 VMware ESX, which are SAN/NAS connected, in Production and Non-Production environments that host over 120 servers running Windows Linux variations and over 1100 workstations running Windows XP. Lead all development, engineering, and support for the Virtual Center software.
• Created Virtual Machines, Installed OS Linked clones and manual clones from templates , installed Applications and patches.
• P2V conversions of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers using VMware Converter.
• Involved in VMware updates manager to install troubleshoot patches and updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines.
• Involved with designing and implementing VMware backup products and disaster recovery solutions.
• Involved in installing/configuring and troubleshooting VMware Lab Manager and administrating multiple labs in Lab Manager and dealing with Lab Manager Issues.
• VMWare Deployment size: 40 View desktops, 2 independent VMWare clusters with 2 hosts each, 18 virtualized desktops and 12 virtualized servers.
• Provide research into VMWare vCloud initiative to help make the case for increasing server virtualization.
• Provide guidance, documentation, training and support services
• Extensive use of Novell Plate spin for server consolidation
• Installed, configured and maintained Windows 2000, and 2003 Operating Systems
• Installed, configure and maintain Microsoft Cluster environments
• Hardened the security at the host level.
• Perform data restore using TSM Tivoli Storage Manager
• Create and maintain Microsoft file and print server on Microsoft Cluster.