SUMMARY

• Sr. System Administrator with over 8 years of experience as a VMware/Windows Consultant with experience in Installing, deploying and configuring VMware Infrastructure 2.5/3.0/3.5, vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5/6.0/6.5/6.7/7.0 and Other VMware Products like vCenter Site Recovery Manager, vCenter Operations Manager, VMware VDI products and Horizon View 8.x/7.x/6.x.
• Performed several Windows R2, 2008 R2 to 2012 and upgrades.
• Experience in creating and applying ESXi 4.0/ 4.1/5.0/5.5/6. 0/6.5/6.7/7.0 Host profile, Storage profiles.
• Experience in cloning and creating Templates from VMs, Snapshot and using vSphere features like vMotion, Storage vMotion, DRS and HA. Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File & Print Server, IIS, FTP, Terminal Server, ADFS.
• Experience in installing and configuring VMware vSphere Update manager 5.0/5.5/6.0/6.5 and upgraded ESXi from 4.1 to 5.0/5.0 to 5.5 to 6.0, 6.5 and patched ESXi 6.0/6.5 to ESXi 6.7/7.0. experience in Windows Administration and Virtualization implementation which includes Windows 2008\2008R2\2012\2012R2\2016\2019 Server Administration, VMWare, Active Directory, VDI, DNS, DHCP servers, ITIL Process, LAN/WAN/Network and Citrix Administration. Extensive experience in VMware vSphere & Windows administration (Both Tier 3 & Tier 2 - support)
• Extensive experience with Windows 2008 clustering services.
• Experience in administering Microsoft Windows Server 2019, Server 2016, Server 2012R2, Server 2008R2, Windows 2003, Windows 2000 Server & Windows NT Environments, Active Directory, DNS, DHCP. Experience using VEEAM backup tool.
• Expertise in Microsoft clustering for clustered SQL servers and Hyper-V. hosts.
• Experience on Configuration Management tools Chef &Puppet
• Experience in deploying patches, updates, checking and fixing compliance using BMC blade logic and Microsoft SCCM.
• Experience with Windows server services like AD, File, Print and also valuable experience with group policy.
• Good knowledge and hands on experience of VBlock & FlexPod components and experience with Cisco UCS administration.
• Experience with scripting like Windows power shell and VMware power CLI to automate the tasks/Processes.
• Very good knowledge on cloud products vCloud Director/ AWS/MS Azure/OpenStack.
• Knowledge on VMware products like vCenter Orchestrator, vCloud Director, vCAC/vRAC.
• Active demonstrated strong analytical, troubleshooting and Interpersonal skills with a customer focused approach.
• Experience with x86 / x64 Intel, HP & Dell hardware like rack-mounted servers, tower servers, desktop, laptop and other peripherals.
• Experience on tools like BMC Remedy, Service Now. Knowledge on iSCSI SAN, NAS, NFS storage and RAID concept.
• Knowledge on Exchange and Office 365.McAfee EPO Antivirus Virtual Server Implementation and Administration.
• System Administration-Managing Users, Groups, Roles and Access Permissions.
• Set up and monitoring performance using BMC patrol, SCOM. Installing Cisco UCS, Dell and HP Servers
• Experience in building VMware virtual servers and physical servers with Windows 2003/ 2008/ 2012/2016/2019.
• Experience in Installing and configuring Microsoft Hyper-V and Hyper-V VMs administration.
• Experience with VMware vSphere distributed switch and Cisco Nexus 1000V.
• Experience in Data Center migration and P2V migration projects using tools like VMware vConverter, Plate Spin Migrate.
• Experience in creating Cisco UCS service profile templates, service profile and associate service profile with Cisco UCS blade servers.
• Experience with Cisco UCS hardware like UCS chassis 5108, Blade servers and Rack mount server’s configuration.
• Experience in installing HP ProLiant BL460c G6/G7/G8, BL465c G7, BL660c G8 and BL680c G7 Blade Servers on HP c7000 chassis and configuring the chassis using Onboard Administrator(OA).
• Experience with HP, Dell and IBM blades administration using iLO, iDRAC and RSA.
• Experience in Zoning on Brocade switches and LUN allocations/unallocations from VNX 5100/5300/5600 and providing/creating CIFS and NFS shares from NetApp FAS 2040/2050/3040.
• In VMware infrastructure Involved in Windows OS Installations, User Creations, File Permissions, Scheduling tasks, Performance Monitoring and maintenance of day-day activities.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization/Storage: VMware ESXi 4.x/5.x/6.x/7.x, vSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0/5.1/5.5/6.0/6.5/6.7/7.0 , ThinApp 4.x/5.x, SRM 4.1/5.0/5.5/6. x/8.x, vCloud, vShield, Cisco UCS, HP virtual connect, PowerCLI, VMware, vConverter, PlateSpin & Double Take, BMC BladeLogic, EMC VNXe 3100 & 3300, VNX 5100, 5300 & 5600 and NetApp FAS 2040, 2050 & FAS3040, Brocade and Cisco MDS storage switches.

Languages: Perl, XML, HTML, VBScript, Windows Power Shell, VMware power CLI.

Operating System: ESX3.0/3.54.x/5.x/6.x/7.x, Vsphere4.0/ 4.1/5.0/5.5/6. 0/6.5/6.7/7.0, Win 2000/2003// 2008/2012/2016/2019 NT/XP/Vista/7.

Hardware: Windows, Macintosh, HP Blades, IBM Hardware, Dell Server Hardware, CISCO UCS blades.

Networking: TCP/IP, DHCP, DNS, SNMP, Telnet, POP3, IMAP, VPN, hubs, Routers, switches, LAN/WAN, ARP, RARP, IPV4, IPV6.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, San Francisco, California

Windows/VMware/Wintel - Sr. Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed VMware ESX server 7.0/6.7/6.5/6.0/5.5 created virtual machines on ESX Servers. Created standard templates and deployed virtual machines from these templates.
• Installed, Configured, and administered ESX 7.0/6.7/6.5/6.0/5.0/4.0 on DELL servers using DELL onboard administrator for the DELL chassis & enclosures, and with IBM Flex Systems and Cisco UCS Blades.
• Implemented and administered Windows Server 2012 R2/2008 R 2/2012/2016/2019 Servers in the Dev, Test and Prod Environments.
• Configuring IIS 7.5/8.0/8.5/10.0. Performed NAS to NAS storage migrations through Dell Secure Copy Tool.
• Developed PowerShell scripts to automate various tasks in on Windows 2008/ 2012/2016/2019.
• Configured site-to-site and client VPNs and identify and resolve firewall and VPN connectivity issues.
• Installed Windows Update/Patches, Software and Performed Diagnostics on 2012 R2/2008 R2/2016/2019 servers.
• Installed and/or upgraded Puppet Agent services configuration on 2008 R2/2012 R2/2016/2019 servers.
• Troubleshoot and perform root cause analysis of the Technical issues.
• Performed domain migrations from NAC to ADS.
• Deploying the applications, perform day to day operations and hosting websites on the web servers.
• Ensured that all tickets and phone calls are handled within appropriate service level agreement time frames.
• Perform Installs, configure and support Microsoft technology solutions on windows 2008/2012/2016/2019 platform hosting web and database applications, while maintaining security patches, antivirus updates, backups, monitoring and performing routine server maintenance.
• Experience with VMware Convertor for server migration from P2V and V2V.
• Experienced in configuring hardware and software RAID under Windows 2019.
• Experience and Strong familiarity with Security Policy Management and Implementation, Vulnerability Management, Access Control Measures.
• Virtual Networking (Virtual Switches, VM Kernel Ports.Add Virtual Storage (Access Control and VMFS Data stores)
• Created DRS and Custom roles for users and Administrators. High availability, DRS/DPM, vMotion, Storage vMotion.
• Server Consolidation withVMwareConverter (P2V Conversions). Snapshot manager and restoring a snapshot.
• Knowledge of DR usingVMwareSRM for VM's.
• Responsible for administrative and management tasks to maintain system operations, new server builds, maintaining system security and performance, and maintaining data integrity.
• Resolving the day-to-day platform level incidents and requests through IT resource Management Tool Service Now.
• Worked with ISO Team on monitoring server health and fixing issues which on security vulnerable servers.
• Troubleshoot server hardware issues such as boot problems, blue screens issues, source application performance problems and determine root-cause.
• Generated report summary and performance for ESX Servers and VM's. Created snapshots for the VM's and also created new folders, data centers, clusters and resource pools in the VC.
• Involved in Scheduling Tasks, Monitoring Tasks, created alarms and Deploying load balancing, implementing Network security.
• Deploying HA & DRS Cluster, Managing resources. Migrating virtual machine configuration files and virtual disks from one Data store to another Data store. Migration of servers P2V and V2V by usingVMwareConverter.
• Involved in Customizing VM's (Memory, hard disk, NIC) and Analyzing log files, Resources utilizing monitoring.
• Problem analysis and Troubleshooting of ESX Server with service console. Resolving issues on servers, VLANs, routers, and switches in the data center.
• Worked with GPOs, Domain Users and groups, and Computers on Active Directory 2012/2016/2019.
• Managed Group Policy Objects (GPOs) throughout the Active Directory (AD).
• Experience on VCloud Open Stack - Infrastructure as a Services (IaaS).
• Used Azure Active Directory for MFA (Multi Factor Authentication) and integrate with Virtual Desktops for users.
• Creating and managing end points using Azure Traffic Manager.
• Adding and Managing Co-Admins for all the subscriptions in the Windows Azure Platform.
• Updating the instance counts in the production in the Azure platform.
• Knowledge on Windows PowerShell command line and scripting environment.
• Administered Active Directory, SharePoint and Microsoft Exchange Servers. Worked extensively on Group Policies and Printer paths in Active Directory. Good knowledge on DNS/TCP/IP and LAN/WAN.
• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation and datacenter relocation projects for large datacenter environment.
• Windows Server Administration on Windows Server 2008/2012/2016/2019 , maintaining SQL Databases for real time administrative data.
• Expertise in Asset Management of all the Licenses at Data Center Level and Application Level.
• Managed and configured the application and System Environment variables using Curam Software Products.
• Successfully upgraded vCenter and vSphere ESX to 5.1, 5.5,6.5,6.7 and 7.0 versions.
• Involved in Azure Platform Development Concepts, hosted Cloud Services, platform service and close interface with Windows Azure Multi-Factor Authentications.
• Worked on Private Cloud and Hybrid cloud configurations, patterns, and practices in Windows Azure and in Azure web and database deployments.
• Implemented Azure Resource Manager Template and extensive experience in creating custom build steps using PowerShell.
• Used the Microsoft Deployment Kit and PowerShell to build Hydration Kits to create robust testing environments
• Involved in upgrading the existing Servers with latest Service Packs, Security Patches.
• Utilized VMware PowerCLi and scripts to automate common and repetitive tasks in Vsphere.
• Responsible for SQL Express Database migrations - these include All Vmware related databases - View, Virtual center, SRM, Update Manager, SCOM, Sophos and OCS
• Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates. Converted over 200+ P2V, V2V migrations of Windows 2000,20 from legacy hardware and MS virtual Servers.
• Installed and supported Citrix Xenapp 4.5 and 6.5 farm - Created replicas of Xenapp servers for DR including profile replication and load balancer configurations
• Experience in analyzing and troubleshooting Microsoft Windows Server hardware, Software applications and clustered environment issues.

Confidential, Knoxville, Tennessee

Systems Administrator (Windows/VMware/Wintel)

Responsibilities:

• Deployed and configured 2008 and 2012 R2, 2016 on virtual and physical platforms.
• Built VMWare ESXi hosts from version 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 6.7 on Dell& Cisco UCS blade and rackmount servers.
• Experience in installing Dell PowerEdge M620, M630, M830 Blade Servers into the Chassis Dell PowerEdge M1000e and configuring Chassis, PowerEdge M I/O Aggregator and managed the chassis using Chassis Management Controller(CMC).
• Used iDRAC to access Dell Servers, specifically M620, M630 and R630 and R730 model hardware.
• Involved in P2V and V2V conversion of Windows 2008/2012/2016 servers by using Platespin Migrate & VMware vConverter.
• Created VM images through VMware vSphere Client for enterprise environments and support virtualization process.
• Installation, configuration and up-gradation of Windows servers 2008R2, 2012, 2012R2, 2016 VMs’.
• Created & Implemented Host profiles for Multiple Hosts & added FC LUNs as Datastores to multiple ESXi hosts.
• Experience with vSphere6.0 features like HA, DRS, vMotion, Storage vMotion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions and templates.
• Creating and managing the VMware cluster with HA and DRS.
• Experience in administering Windows servers 2003/ 2008/2012/2016 and building new windows physical/virtual servers as per the requirement of the project.
• Worked and managed DNS and DHCP servers to create forward and reverse DNS records, and also to create and configure DHCP scopes and DHCP reservations.
• Responsible in using BMC Remedy System for incident, change and problem management.
• Created newVMwarevirtual machines to meet the specifications provided by the Client.
• Configured vMotion for Hardware Resource Management.
• Troubleshooting the Hung VM Sessions on ESX Host and sending the files toVMwaresupport for resolutions.
• Involved in creating vSwitches and created different ports groups for different purposes.
• Involved in troubleshooting the DNS, DHCP, IIS and Active directory.
• Maintained Web Servers by installing Microsoft IIS7/8/8.5/10.
• Active Directory and Operating System account management With NTFS permissions.
• Maintaining FTP Sites and creating Virtual Directories in IIS7/8/8.5/10.
• Experience in creating Cisco UCS service profile templates, service profile and associate service profile with Cisco UCS blade servers.
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, implemented migration of virtual machines using VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter and Plate Spin.
• Created PowerShell scripts for automating VM build process, worked with clones and snapshots of Virtual Machines.
• Responsible production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, Domain users, Users and groups, clean-up and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Implemented pilot group for Exchange Online. Migrated 1050 mailboxes to Exchange Online.
• Used BMC blade logic tool to install windows OS, patches on Virtual and physical servers.
• Perform Remediation of the OS configuration to make server compliant with standards.
• Discover un-used/in-active serves and identify them for decommission.
• Created User Accounts and Groups in Active Directory.
• Updated and upgraded the ESX servers using vCenter update manager.
• Compaq/HP Blade Server hardware maintenance and HP Insight Manager.
• Involved in the migration of Virtual Machines and Virtual machines files using the vMotion and Storage vMotion.
• Use PowerShell and other scripting languages, to create adhoc or scheduled custom reporting out of AD, LDAP, Exchange, O365, Azure, HRMS, ITMS, Databases, File Systems, and other sources of data.
• Installed configurations on client machines for Exchange Online, email migrations and Lync online.
• Created VB Scripts, Powershell, WMI Scripts for any Customization and permissions.
• Created various PowerShell and PowerCLI scripts for reporting purposes.
• Deployment of Cisco Nexus 1000v for Vblock Virtual Networking.
• Working Experience with VMware ESXi 5.5, 6.0, 6.5 and 6.7.
• Creating and Configuration virtual machines, installing VM Tools into VMs and allocating for end user.
• Working on Commvault Back up Recovery,and BMR.
• Working on Server O/S,Antivirus Hardening. Administration windows 2003, 2008R2, 2012 and 2016.
• Working on adding new malware rules to McAfee antivirus
• Configure SNMP based monitoring alerts on all Vblock infrastructure elements.
• Server Administration tasks for both Microsoft Windows 2003/ 2008/2012/2016 & Citrix Servers 4.5, 5.0 & Xen Server.
• Responsible for month end usage reports for Citrix applications & Citrix Terminal server usage using Citrix Edgesite.
• Resolving end user’s issues within Citrix applications, Citrix Clients, and Terminal Server Applications.
• Actively involved in Win2003/2008R2/2012/2016 Server deployment in DR environment
• Experience in administering and configuring Cisco UCS hardware like Chassis Cisco UCS 5108, Blade servers like Cisco UCS B200M2, B200M3 and B230M2 and Rack mount servers like C200M2 and C200M3.

Confidential, Wichita, Kansas

System Admin (VMware and Windows)

Responsibilities:

• Provided support, maintain and consolidate servers, storage solutions administration / maintenance and backups at the Data Center house.
• Provided site support for various architecture; Manage and maintain HQ, Senior Management and end-user support, LAN/WAN connectivity.
• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESXI hosts in the datacenter.
• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates. Working with snapshots of Virtual Machines.
• ConfiguredVMwareon clustered environment, Implemented Migration of Virtual Machines using VMotion, Storage VMotion.
• Deployed new vSphere 5 infrastructure for VDI implementation.
• Performed VM Storage migrations to new EMC and Net app storage arrays.
• Administered and upgraded vCenter and ESXi servers from vSphere 4 to vSphere 5.1 and 5.5.
• Hot and Cold Cloning of Virtual Machines usingVMwareConverter.
• Racked and installed ESXi servers and added to vCenter clusters.
• Performed data store migration usingVMwarestorage vMotion.
• Experience on Host Profiles, Distributed Switch, DRS, VMotion, SV-Motion, Resource pools, permissions, Patches, Snapshots, Tools Upgrade, disk expansions, Templates.
• PowerShell, VBscript, Power CLI Windows batch scripting. Strong propensity to automate routine tasks via scripting. Ability to author scripts.
• Experience supporting MS Windows network infrastructure; including any of the following: Active Directory, WINS, DNS, DHCP, Group Policy, Exchange.
• Create and apply citrix policies to control connections, security and bandwidth settings using group policy management console, Citrix delivery services console and Local group policy editor.
• Reviewed supporting our MS Windows infrastructure and virtualization technologies.
• Installs, configures and maintains operating system workstations and servers, including web servers, in support of business processing requirements.
• Functional knowledge of core protocols such as TCP/IP, SSH, SMTP, LDAP, NFS, DNS, Active Directory, SSL, Apache, Tomcat, IIS.
• Experience with managing VMware/ESX in Production environments.
• Building VM's and new Templates for new Projects and allocating them to appropriate Resource pools.
• Worked on VMware View 4.5 and 4.0 with installation and configuration.
• Good experience in configuring, optimizing and troubleshooting of Linux/Unix servers and the Networking setups.
• Provided support and maintain Microsoft Windows 2000/2003/2008 , Novell NetWare 6.5 servers.
• Created/installed/setup multiple 2-nodes, Microsoft 2003/2008/SQL 2005 Cluster Service servers, utilizing the SAN/LUN drive mapping as resources on fiber technology.
• Maintain and managed documentation of current and new servers while maintaining inventory for asset management.
• Migrated servers between sites and deployed patches and updates as necessary.
• Managed Dell, Cisco UCS, IBM, HP and Compaq servers.
• Worked and resolved backup issues, using EMC Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 server client software.
• Provided weekly status updates and reports to senior management.
• Excellent analytical, problem solving, communication & interpersonal skills with ability to interact with individuals at all levels.
• Strong skills in organization and time management.

Confidential, Seffner, Florida

System Admin (VMware and Windows)

Responsibilities:

• Worked on Group policy management to restrict users to have limited access on their desktops.
• Maintained Microsoft Active Directory 2008 R2 and Group Policies
• Used PowerShell scripts for the automation of the system. Worked with Security team for Active Directory.
• Experience on Windows 2008 Clustering and, Experience working with DNS, DHCP, WINS, FTP and printing.
• Implemented infrastructure, identified migration candidates and established the new Virtual infrastructure utilizing VMware vSphere suite 5.5 bundled with ESX hosts, vCenter Servers
• Experience with SAN Storage, done packaging using Appv 5.
• Monitoring of VBlock resources using UCS Central and UCS Manager.
• VMAX and VNX storage system Implementation and administration in VMware environment.
• Installation and configuration of EMC Power Path in ESXi for SAN Storage Path optimization.
• Configuring and managing Multi-pathing with EMC Powerpath.
• Experience in Installing and Configuration of SCCM Client and Console for Deployment of Applications.
• Experience monitoring, tracking and managing of environment using vCOPS.
• Configured and managed vSphere 5.0, 5.1, 5.5, ESXi hosts and VMs.
• Installation and configuration of Windows servers 2012/2008R2/2008 Virtual Machines in the VMware environment host clusters.
• Performed several Windows R2 upgrades. Windows 2008 and 2012 Servers deployment, troubleshooting and configuration.
• Managing windows Services - AD, Group policy, DNS, DHCP, Terminal Services and WINS.
• Disaster Recovery planning, design, implementation and testing
• AntiVirus updates and MS Patches Management. Active Directory Services - Managing Users & Other Resource objects.
• Managing Cluster Services - Installation & Administration
• Web Server Administration - IIS. Managing IIS 6.0/IIS 7.0/8.0 Web servers and hosted web sites. creating data stores. Adding virtual machine memory and vcpu. Migrating VM's through Vmotion and SVmotion.
• Convert physical machines to virtual machines (P2V) and virtual machines to virtual machines (V2V) with VMware converter.
• Proven experience in IT infrastructure planning, performance, monitoring, development, and familiar with applicable data privacy practices and laws.
• Performed Microsoft File and Print services management tasks.
• Worked on ESX and VM storage issues and also coordinated with the storage admin team.
• Performed P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 4, 5 and also the P2V cold conversion usingVMwareConverter Boot CD.
• Created and used Active Directory groups to assign desktops to end users.
• VM migration across cluster level using v2v, Mount files option and SCP.
• Experience working with monitoring tools like SCOM and demoting Active Directory.
• Managed snapshots, clones, templates during patch releases and new server deployments.
• Experience in Active Directory, GPOs, DNS, DHCP, File & Print Server, IIS (Web Server), FTP, Terminal Server, NAT, Microsoft Clustering and Exchange Mail Server in Windows based server environment.
• Worked on Exchange Online and SharePoint migration tasks including data migration, team site configurations, content management, workflows, site permissions, user adoption and change management.
• Created templates for users, application servers for faster VM deployments.
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager.
• Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS, FT in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure.
• Created thin provisioned VMs as per client application requirements and expanding Hard Disk sizes as requested.
• ThinApp Packages, Applications Upgrades and deployment testing and Production Implementation.
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter.
• Managed Windows2008 Active Directory Domain Administration and configuration of DNS/DHCP services
• Having experience on IOS upgrades, port filtering vulnerable ports/ protocols and services - DOS/ IP filtering, Firewall packages.
• Worked on Rack server management cables like Fiber Optic Cable & Fiber Optic Patch Cords.
• Application virtualization using VMware ThinApp 4.6 &4.7 versions.
• Experience using VEEAM backup tool and INFLOBOX for network management.

Confidential, Phoenix, Arizona

System Admin

Responsibilities:

• Performed ESXi Hosts and Virtual Machine migrations between Development, Integration, and Production environments and across Datacenters.
• Experience creating VMware vRealize Orchestration (VRO) workflow.
• Automation of many task using Vmware Vrealize Automation center VCAC and implemented many custom workflows using VRealize Orchestrator vRO.
• Experienced in creating Virtual Machine Templates and deploy virtual machines from templates and allocate resources.
• Managing and Installation of VMware ESXi 4.1 server, Installation and configuration of virtual center database and installation of VMware infrastructure virtual machines.
• Implemented the migrations of ESXi 4.0 and 4.1 servers to ESX 5.1.
• Worked with implementation of Active Directory Services/DNS/DHCP/IIS in Windows 2003, 2008 R2 Server environment.
• Installed and configured MS Exchange 2003/2008/IIS servers migration and day to day operation of the same.
• Created Active directory group policies (GPOs) based on Domain, Site and OU structures to apply restriction to users, workstations and Servers. Extensively used Active Directory Services to manage Domain controllers and domain trusts and replication.
• Documented disaster recovery procedure for Active Directory Domain Controllers and FSMO role holders.
• Installed, configured and maintained 32-bit and 64-bitWindows 2003 servers and 64-bit Windows 2008 servers.
• Technical support, administration and troubleshooting of Microsoft Windows 2003 & Windows 2008 cluster servers.
• Administered and troubleshot Active Directory, DNS, DHCP and DFS issues.
• Installed and configured Microsoft SQL 2008 on failover cluster.
• Security Administration of File Server, user accounts and security groups on a multiple Active Directory domain.
• Installed, configured and administered print server / print queues.
• Worked on day on support troubleshooting client's problems.
• Built, configured and performed hardware upgrades of Windows servers.
• Supported VMware, specifically ESXi to monitor cluster performance, optimize the server environment, diagnose and resolve production issues amongst Data Centers.
• Develop, test, and maintain a disaster recovery plan for critical VMs and application data.
• Providing and maintaining user access in VMware virtual Center, configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU and memory.
• Trouble shooting issues related to VMware ESX host, VMware virtual center, HA, DRS, VMware update manager.
• Maintained the Domain environment, including setting up the policies as per the security settings.
• Administered DNS, DHCP, WINS in Active Directory Environment.
• Coordinated with Application, Network and Security Teams and Vendor Management.
• Responsible for setting up Windows 2003/2000/NT Servers.
• Installed and configured Microsoft Windows 2003, Active Directory.
• Upgraded Windows 2003 to Windows 2008.
• Conversion of Microsoft SCCM packages to App-V sequences.