PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• 8 years of total experience in IT industry.
• 5 years in the area of Virtualization with VMware ESX 5.1/4.1/4.0/3.5/3.0 hosts and Virtual Center server administration.
• 4 years Hands on Experience in Cisco Network and Windows/LinuxSystem Administration.
• Build and troubleshooting experience With VMware ESX Server and Virtual Center Server.
• Worked on different VMware products like SRM 5.1/ 4.5/4.0/2.0, VMware View and VMware ThinApp environment
• Sound knowledge on VirtualCenter server 2.5 and vCenter 4.0 for managing multiple ESX servers.
• Sound knowledge on ESX Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots
• Experience with HP C7000 blades and Cisco UCS Blade Servers administration.
• Administration of netapps SAN filers.
• Vmware backup using netapps snapshot manager
• Netappsnfsdatastores management
• Handled E2600 series Data Netapp storage devices
• Worked with E2600 storage netapp systems.
• Experience with EMC and Netapps SAN storage with VMware Infrastructure Integration.
• Sound knowledge on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding the VMs into resource pools.
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter and Plate Spin/Doubletake
• Extensive background in working with the VMware vMotion technology
• Strong experience with the VMware HA and VMware DRS.
• Strong understanding of VMware Networking concepts like creation of vSwitches, different types of port groups, NIC Teaming and VLAN Problem management on VMware ESX 3.X and Virtual Center and vMotion.
• Basic knowledge on Symantec backup exec and vRanger ProBackup tools
• Basic knowledge on Microsoft Hyper V.
• Documentation knowledge with Microsoft Office Visio.
• Excellent leadership qualities, good communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Extremely self-motivated, quick learner, team player.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

PROFESSOINAL CERTIFICATIONS

• VMware Certified Professional on VSphere VCP 4
• VMware Technical Sales Professional VTSP 5
• Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist Windows Server 2008
• Cisco Certified Network Associate CCNA

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Designation: PS Support

Responsibilities:

• Work on VNX / VNXe Storage initializations
• Work on ESX servers. Initialize/ InstalliingEsxi, Raid groups,Deploying VMs C200/ C220 servers.
• Upgrading the firmware on the CIMC and UCS blades.
• Running the upgrade scripts on the 3560/ 5500/ 9000 switches.
• Designing and implementing Storage Drive Layouts on the VNX Storage.
• Worked on UCS blades B200, B230, B400. Troubleshoot networking / storage issues .
• Worked on UCSM/ Unisphere.
• UIM install and provisioning the Vblock 300 series.
• Monitoring and troubleshoot network and storage issues on Cisco Switches 3560/ 5540 and 9000 series
• Troubleshoot Fabric Interconnect networking issues.
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 5.1 and vCenter5.1, Update Manager, Sql Database.
• Running Audit scripts.
• Coordinating with Offshore team and assisting them in the logical build of the Vblock.

Confidential

Designation: Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Assessment and Implementation of VMware vSphere Environment.
• Migrations of vm from HP Blades to the Vblock
• Perform vMotion,Perform Storage VMotion Production as well as DEV. environments.
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines using Solar winds.
• Performed P2V using the VMware converter tool.
• Involved in the Datacenter Relocation Project using the EMC SAN storage replication
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 4.1 and vCenter 4
• Worked with Cisco UCS 4400/2500 and HP C7000 Blades for ESX hosts deployment
• Worked with the Storage team to Back up the virtual environment using Avamar.
• Coordination with Networking and VCE support teams.
• Troubleshooting issues and ticket resolution.
• Contribute to the organization knowledgebase WIKI for the for process information.

Confidential

Designation: Technical Consultant

Responsibilities:

• Experience with Physical Build and Logical build of Vblock 300x and 700x
• Worked on the logical configuration of the VMware component of the Vblock.
• Includes Configuring Advanced Management Pod AMP
• Configuring raid controller
• Updating CIMC firmware
• Configuringsql database server, Vcenter server, Vcenter update manager, UIM Server.
• Assessment and Implementation of VMware vSphere Environment.
• Storage Migrations Using the Power CLI scripts.
• NLB Migrations from HP C7000 blades to VBlock.
• Perform vMotion ,Perform Storage VMotion.
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines.
• Coordination with Networking and VCE teams.
• Involved in the Datacenter Relocation Project using the EMC SAN storage replication
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 4.1/4.0/3.x and vCenter 4
• Experience with Cisco UCS and HP C7000 Blades for ESX hosts deployment
• Worked on Upgrade Project from ESX 3.5 to vSphere environment

Confidential

Designation: Senior VMware Engineer

Working as Senior VMware Engineer on 180 ESX servers and 6 Virtual center server's and 9 data center's with 500 Windows, Linux and Solaris Virtual machines and also involved migration in 1400 server's like P2V migration using VMware Converter enterprise and PlateSpin.

Responsibilities:

• Assessment/Design and Implementation of VMware vSphere Environment.
• Design and Implementation on VMware View 4.5 desktop virtualization environment
• Deployed Application Virtualization setup using VMware ThinApp on 180 applications.
• Administration of netapps SAN filers.
• Vmware backup using netapps snapshot manager
• Netappsnfsdatastores management
• Handled E2600 series Data Netapp storage devices
• Worked with E2600 storage netapp systems.
• Configured SRM 4.0 for the disaster recovery setup.
• Testing the SRM functionality between the protected site and DR site.
• Design and configured the recovery Plans using the SRM for the disaster recovery setup .
• Involved in the Datacenter Relocation Project using the EMC SAN storage replication
• Installation and configuration of VMware ESX 4.1/4.0/3.x and vCenter 4
• Experience with Cisco UCS and HP C7000 Blades for ESX hosts deployment
• Worked on Upgrade Project from ESX 3.5 to vSphere environment
• 500 P2V migration using VMware converter and PlateSpin
• Perform vMotion ,Perform Storage VMotion and troubleshooting HA/DRS issues

• Capacity planning , Using enterprise capacity planner for Data center migration

• Performance monitoring using solar winds and vCharter Pro
• Creating templates and deploying through templates
• Taking snapshot's according to system owner's requirement
• Managing Virtual center permissions and Active Directory User Management
• Creating and Managing VMware cluster with HA and DRS
• Creating and Managing resource pools for Virtual Machines
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Upgrades and updates using VMware Host update utility
• Performance monitoring and tuning for ESX Servers, Virtual Center Server and Virtual Machines,Using FT for mission critical Virtual Machines

• Creating Virtual switch, Configuring Virtual switch settings and policies
• Taking care of Backup's using third party backup tools like Vizon core, Symantec and Veeam

Confidential

Designation: Technical Consultant

• Confidential is a global leader in automotive experience, building efficiency and power solutions. It delivers products, services and solutions that increase energy efficiency and lower operating costs for over one million customers.
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Responsibilities:

• Installation of configuration of ESX hosts and Virtual center.
• Managing the VMware Infrastructure Environment
• Creation of VMs and install different guest OS.
• Deployed SRM 2.0 in the POC testing for the disaster recovery setup .
• Installation of VC server and Installing Virtual center components
• Updating ESX host's using VMware Update manager.
• Monitoring and managing performance of ESX servers and Virtual Machines
• Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
• P2V and V2V conversions by using VMware Converter and Vizon core
• Worked on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding the VMs intoResource pools.
• Working on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using VC.
• Working on Migration concepts like VMotion and cold migration
• Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates.
• Managing an ESX server host from Virtual center.
• Creating Virtual switch, Configuring Virtual switch settings and policies.
• Connecting to ESX server by using VIC, putty and Web access.
• Working on networking concepts like creation vSwitches, different types of port groups, Nic
• worked on VMotion ,Storage VMotion
• Teaming and VLAN
• Using capacity planner for Data center migration
• Taking and managing snapshots using snapshot manager
• Migrating Physical Machines to Virtual Machines P2V and Virtual Machines to Virtual Machines V2V using VMware converter and vCenter Guided Consolidation.
• Migrating Linux based machines and Power off Machines to virtual machines using VMware converter boot CD.
• Performed Hot Cloning, Cold Cloning, Classic VMotion and Storage VMotion. In depth Knowledge in VMotion.
• Security hardening and Monitoring of VM's ESX servers CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization for Security Compliance.
• Training users in best practices for efficient utility of resources.
• Installing and Configuring DNS Servers, DHCP Server and DFS Server.
• configuring administering Domain Naming Server DNS ,Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP , Distributed File System. DFS ,Internet Information Service. IIS and Remote Access Service RAS
• Assist staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.

Confidential

Designation: Technical consultant

Responsibilities:

• Installation of Windows NT, Server2003, Workstation, Proxy Server, Configuration, implementation and maintenance.
• Managing Domain Controllers and Additional domain controllers.
• Symantec antivirus console management, updating antivirus definitions through centralize Symantec antivirus server.
• System Troubleshooting in case of a failure and maintain server uptime above 99.99 .
• Migration of active directory services from Win NT to Win 2k to Win 2003.
• Providing Capacity Planning review for all the servers.
• Patching all Windows servers and workstations with Company standards
• Customize the 2000/2003 servers in terms of Registry, Audit/Account/Security policy, patching, to sustain Company Standard Operating Environment
• configuring administering Domain Naming Server DNS ,Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol DHCP , Distributed File System. DFS ,Internet Information Service. IIS and Remote Access Service RAS
• Assist staff with the installation, configuration, and ongoing usability of desktop computers, peripheral equipment and software within established standards and guidelines.
• Work with vendor support contacts to resolve technical problems with desktop computing equipment and software.
• Assist in maintaining LAN/WAN records and, as appropriate, telephone systems cable