SUMMARY:

• 7 years ofexperience in Information Technology with professional experience on Windows, Unix VMware Administration on HP, Dell, and IBM Servers.
• Hands on Experience in Installing, Configuring Troubleshooting of VMware, vSphere ESXi 3.X, 4.X, 5.0, 5.1 and 5.5VMwarevCenter 4.0, 4.1, 5.0,5.5 and Windows server 2000/2003/2008 R2 and 2012.
• Hands on Experience in Microsoft Server 2003, 2008, and 2008R2 versions.
• Supported a large-scale Data Center projects including server installation, hardware maintenance, and break/fix activities.
• Experience in the V2V and P2V migration of Physical servers to VMware ESX hosts.
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and manual upgrades for Patching
• Performed system administration activities, security policies and monitored system performance both at software and hardware levels
• Strong knowledge on Server, Desktop, and Application Virtualization.
• Administrating, creating and modifying DNS records, DHCP scope, and reservation, DFS link, Web servers including record/scope creation, troubleshooting and WINS and DNS and managing user and group accounts Administration.
• Building /Configuring /Supporting of New Datacenters, Clusters with HA DRS, Resource Pools.
• Administering and managing Windows 2003 / 2008 Active Directory services, DHCP and DNS servers. Updating servers with latest service packs, security patches, and antivirus definitions.

Technical Skills:

Work Experience:

Confidential

Role: Windows VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation and configuration of ESXi servers
• Role is to build, configure, migrate, decommission, and troubleshoot Windows virtual machines. Responsible in building physical Windows ESX host, creating clusters, adding ESX hosts to clusters, and adding storage. Responsible for P2V and V2V migration of servers and upgrading from ESXi 5.0 to ESXi 5.5
• ConfiguredVmware on clustered environment, Implemented vMotion, Virtualized Windows servers usingVmwareConverter P2V and setup Lab Manage
• Performed Hardware and Software maintenance of Windows Server environment, including VMware ESX/ESXiHost, Clusters, Servers and Virtual Machines and Interfaced with different Venders
• Server migration physical to virtual using hot and cold cloning technology in VMware
• Experience with large number of P2V and V2V migrations usingVmware/PlateSpin and Double-Take convertor tools.
• Configured DRS and HA according to VMware best practices
• Configured VMware on clustered environment, implemented migration of virtual machines using VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter and Plate Spin.
• Installation, configuration maintenance of Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Windows 2008 Servers with Active directory Infrastructure, DNS, DHCP.
• Hot and cold cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.
• Creating clusters in VMware vCenter.
• Configuring High Availability HA and Distributed Resource Scheduler DRS .
• Up gradation of Windows server's service pack and security patch as per schedule.
• Configuration and Maintenance of Microsoft Windows cluster Servers.
• Involved System Administration Level III support for Windows 2003/2008 Servers.
• Handled the VMware solutions to support multiple storage connectivity options such as FC-SAN, iSCSI, NFS NAS and internal storage.
• Cloning of virtual server Configuration of vMotion, vSwitch, VLAN in vCenter.
• Maintenance of vCenter server.
• Configured and monitored Microsoft SQL server 2005/2008 Databases and perform routine tasks such as performance tuning, indexing, purging, and database replication for vCenter server and Database dependent virtual machines.

Environment:ESXi 4.1,5.0/5.1/5.5, Windows 2008,vCenter Server, Cloning, Snapshots, HA in Clusters, DRS, HP Proliant DL 380 G6, G7 ILO Manager, Cisco UCS B-Series and C-Series, EMC CX480, CX3-80, CX4-960, FC-SAN, Mc-Data switches, Brocade fabric switches, NetApp 3020/3040/3070, Snap Mirror, NetApp snapshot, W2K8R2, Windows 7.

Confidential

Role: Windows VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installation, Configuration, and Administration of VMware ESXi 5.0, Virtual Center 4.0 Servers and also patching, management and troubleshooting of VMware, and ESX Servers.
• Involved in Installation, Configuration, and Maintenance of Microsoft Windows 2008 R2/2003 Servers on Dell and HP Servers physical/virtual environment .
• Created Domain User Accounts, Distribution Groups with Active Directory/Exchange environment.
• Involved in day to day support related to Data Center, documentation of run books, training, support, and coordination with off-shore team for moving/relocating Widows/VMware/Applications/Backup Support to offshore team.
• Installation of desktops in VDI environment.
• Installation of Operating Systems Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Windows 2003.
• Installed and updated the Windows Patches and Hot Fixes.
• Configuration and Maintenance of Microsoft Windows cluster Servers.
• Extensively worked with Active Directory Services, IIS Servers, DNS, and DHCP.
• Installed and Configured WIN, TCP/IP, DNS, DHCP, IIS, and Terminal Services.
• Involved in Installing, Clustering and Administration of SQL Server 2005 on Windows Cluster.

Environment: VMware ESXi 5.0/4.0, VSphere 4.0, vCenter 4.0, Windows Server 2008 R2/2003, Windows 8/7/XP, Active Directory, DNS, TCP/IP, SQL Server 2005, Remedy, Exchange 2007, DELL and HP Servers.

Confidential

Role: VMwareAdministrator

Responsibilities:

• Designed, installed, and configured VMware vSphere 4.0 in DELL Power Edge 2200/2950/6950/M-series/R-series , and IBM Blade center HS-series/x-series servers.
• Role is to design and document the entire infrastructure along with hardware/software infrastructure to meet the requirements. Provide maintenance and support of Oracle VM and VMware environment for application consisting of more than 1000 servers running on various platforms.
• Created VMware Command Line scripts for performing recurring system tasks.
• Installed and maintained Red hat Enterprise Linux Server V4 and V5.
• Manage and deploy appropriate packages for the Red Hat clients via channel setup configured in Red hat Satellite server.
• Installed Hot Fixes and Service packs on production VM's running on multiple cluster environments.
• Designed and Implemented Microsoft Active Directory.
• Designed and implemented messaging services using Website hosting and Internet Information Server IIS Configuration.
• Maintained Software deployment and ensured proper patching on client systems
• Maintained the Domain environment, including setting up the policies as per the security settings
• Administered DNS, DHCP, WINS in Active Directory Environment.
• Analyzed and Implemented OS patches and hot fixes as well as other OS configurations.

Environment: VMware vSphere 4.0, DELL Power Edge 2200/2950/6950/M-series/R-series , IBM Blade center HS-series/x-series servers, Red hat Enterprise Linux Server V4 and V5.

Confidential

Role: JuniorWindows Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Installed and Configured Windows 2000/2003 Servers.
• Helped the full time employees with systems administration.
• Created User Accounts and Groups in Active Directory.
• Remote Desktop Monitoring using Microsoft Terminal Services/Client.
• Provided application support and involved in troubleshooting project specific Software and Hardware related Issues.
• Involved in Configuring and Managing the Network Printers.
• Created and Maintained User Profiles for all new users via Windows NT/2000 Server User Manager for Domains.
• Installation and configuration of TCP/IP in Windows Server.

Environment: Windows 2000/2003 Servers, Active Directory, Network Printers, Windows XP.