PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Have 8+ years of relevant experience in Windows & VMware Administration. Currently playing the Technical Lead role for the Engineering & operations team which builds the Virtualization environment and migrate current applications running on the Physical servers to the Virtualization environment.
• Administered and maintained WINTEL server and OS for production, Internet and intranet services
• Installing, configuring & administering Win 2003 Enterprise Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2000/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service (RIS).
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Installation of various software applications.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Installed & configured Windows 2008 with Active Directory service. Responsible production support of Active directory (AD), GPO, Domain users, Users and groups and given appropriate permissions, shares and privilege to access LAN and Domain environment.
• Responsible for quickly troubleshooting high priority issues for end client, related to Windows OS and HP Blade servers in full - fledged production network.
• Vblock (VCE), CISCO UCS management.
• Strong knowledge on Server, Desktop virtualization.
• Installation of ESXi Hosts (ESXi 4.x, ESXi 5.x), vSphere Client and Vcenter Server.
• Worked on Vcenter server 4.0, 4.1 servers.
• Build and troubleshooting experience ESXi servers.
• Deploy Virtual Machines and use Clones, Snapshots and templates.
• Create data stores (VMFS 3, VMFS5) for VM’s & data.
• Health Check for VM’s & ESXi hosts.
• Strong knowledge on resource management framework using Resource pools.
• Implemented and managed HA and DRS clusters.
• Worked on VMware FT for critical VM’s.
• Patch management and upgrades using VMware update manager.
• P2V conversions using VMware converter enterprise 3 and 4 Platespin.
• Extensively worked on VMotion
• Worked on windows server 2003, 2008 and 2008 R2.
• Installation of Intel and/or AMD based HP, Dell, IBM standalone and blade servers, and knowledge on the hardware.
• Extensive understanding of networking concepts, Configuration of networks, Router Configuration and wireless security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, VLANs, and routing in LAN/WAN, Ethernet Port, Patch Panel and wireless networks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Hardware: HP proliant - Gen 8, Gen 9, CISCO UCS servers, VBlock (VCE)

Operating Systems: Windows 2000/2003/2008/2012

VMware: VMware VSphere 4 and 4.1. ESXi Server 4.x & 5.xVcenter server 4.x, VM ware HA, DRS, DPM and FT, VMotion.

Database: SQL server 2005/2008, Practical SQL queries

Tools: Service center, Debug diagnostic tool

Scripting: Power shell

TICKETING TOOLS: Remedy, HP Peregrine, HP Service Manager, HP service now

MONITORING TOOLS: HP Site scope, SCOM, BSM, Dynatrace, Wily, Gomez, Keynote, HPOV, Dashboard (Solar winds), HP SIM, HP VPV

ANALYTICAL TOOLS: Alive, Splunk

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

VM ware Admin - Technical Lead

Confidential, New York

Responsibilities:

• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2008/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service (RIS).
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Installation of various software applications.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Also troubleshoot the physical layer issues.
• Installing ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware.
• Installation of Vcenter server.
• Installation of Vcenter components.
• Installing Virtual machines.
• Installing and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Deploying VM’s from templates.
• Snapshots according to user’s requirement.
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters.
• Setting up new clusters based on requirement.
• Configuring FT for important VM’s.
• Troubleshooting ESXi & VM’s related issues.
• Co-ordinate with the storage groups for storage related issues
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the Physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3, 4 and 5.
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore, Vfoglight and ESXTOP.
• Capacity planning of the virtual environment.
• Presenting FC SAN LUN’s, RDM’s iSCSI LUN’s and NFS mounts.
• Created vSwitches.
• Co- ordinate with networking groups to create different ports.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESXi server level for NLB and redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using Vcenter Update manager.
• VMotion according to the requirement
• Co - ordinate Storage VMotion with the storage group without any impact to the applications.

Confidential

VMware Admin - Technical Lead

Environment: VMware 5.X

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring & administering Win 2003/2008 Enterprise Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2008/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service (RIS).
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Installation of various software applications.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Also troubleshoot the physical layer issues.
• Installing ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware.
• Installation of Vcenter server.
• Installation of Vcenter components.
• Installing Virtual machines.
• Installing and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Deploying VM’s from templates.
• Snapshots according to user’s requirement.
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters.
• Setting up new clusters based on requirement.
• Configuring FT for important VM’s.
• Troubleshooting ESXi & VM’s related issues.
• Co-ordinate with the storage groups for storage related issues
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the Physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3, 4 and 5.
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore, Vfoglight and ESXTOP.
• Capacity planning of the virtual environment.
• Presenting FC SAN LUN’s, RDM’s iSCSI LUN’s and NFS mounts.
• Created vSwitches.
• Co- ordinate with networking groups to create different ports.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESXi server level for NLB and redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using Vcenter Update manager.
• VMotion according to the requirement
• Co - ordinate Storage VMotion with the storage group without any impact to the applications.

Confidential

VMware Admin - Team Lead

Environment: VMware 4.X, 5.1

Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring & administering Win 2003/2008 Enterprise Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2008/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service (RIS).
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Installation of various software applications.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Also troubleshoot the physical layer issues.
• Installing ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware.
• Installation of Vcenter server.
• Installation of Vcenter components.
• Installing Virtual machines.
• Installing and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Deploying VM’s from templates.
• Snapshots according to user’s requirement.
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters.
• Setting up new clusters based on requirement.
• Configuring FT for important VM’s.
• Troubleshooting ESXi & VM’s related issues.
• Co-ordinate with the storage groups for storage related issues
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the Physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3, 4 and 5, Vcentre standalone converter.
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Performance monitoring using Vizoncore, Vfoglight and ESXTOP.
• Capacity planning of the virtual environment.
• Presenting FC SAN LUN’s, RDM’s iSCSI LUN’s and NFS mounts.
• Created vSwitches.
• Co- ordinate with networking groups to create different ports.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESXi server level for NLB and redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESXi servers using Vcenter Update manager.
• VMotion according to the requirement
• Co - ordinate Storage VMotion with the storage group without any impact to the applications.

Confidential

System Administrator - Windows & VMware Admin

Environment: Vmware 3.X

Roles and responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring & administering Win 2000/2003/2008 Enterprise Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2008/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Installing ESXi servers on HP, DELL and IBM hardware.
• Installation of Vcenter server.
• Installation of Vcenter components.
• Installing Virtual machines.
• Installing and upgrading VMware Tools.
• Creating resource pools and adding the VM’s into the pools.
• Deploying VM’s from templates.
• Snapshots according to user’s requirement.
• Configuring HA, DRS clusters.
• Setting up new clusters based on requirement.
• Configuring FT for important VM’s.
• Troubleshooting ESX & VM’s related issues.
• Co-ordinate with the storage groups for storage related issues
• Capacity planning using Capacity planner and VMware guided consolidation for gathering the Physical machines CPU and Memory usage metrics.
• P2V Hot conversions using converter enterprise 3,
• P2V cold conversion using VMware Converter Boot CD.
• Created vSwitches.
• Co- ordinate with networking groups to create different ports.
• Taking care of NIC teaming at ESX server level for NLB and redundancy.
• Updating and upgrading ESX servers using Vcenter Update manager.
• VMotion according to the requirement

Confidential

System Administrator

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Installing, configuring & administering Win 2000/2003 Server.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional Domain Controllers.
• Implementing Disaster Recovery in Windows 2008/2003 Domain.
• Configuration of Domain Naming Server (DNS) and Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP).
• Implementing Disaster Recovery by Optimizing FSMO roles Placement.
• Creating User Accounts, Configuring User Profiles, Creating local and Global Groups and implementing Group Policies.
• Sharing Folders, Planning and Assigning NTFS Permissions and System Policies.
• Installation of Operating Systems Win98, Win XP, Win NT, Win 2000, Win 2003 etc.
• Configuration and Managing Remote Installation Service (RIS).
• Implementing user administration like adding, deleting and modifying user accounts.
• Installation of various software applications.
• Responsible for operations and maintenance for TCP/IP.
• Aso troubleshoot the physical layer issues.
• Co- ordinate with networking groups to create different ports.