Manager Management

VENKATA PASUMARTHI

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San Antonio, TX 78232

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Over 8 years of professional experience in System Administration with expertise knowledge on

VMware Virtualization and Windows 2008/2003 Operating Systems, Committed towards

perfection in work, capable of managing large scale projects in enterprise level and seeking

professional excellence in all endeavors.

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

8+ years of experience in the Virtualization and Systems Administration domain.

Professional experience with VMware VSphere, ESX 4.1/4.0/3.5 and VMware VCenter

4/VCenter 2.5, VMotion, Storage VMotion, HA, DRS, FL, Host Profiles, SRM 4.0/4.5, VApp,

VMware VCenter Converter

Expertise in design and Implementation virtualization solutions based on VMware Infrastructure

4 (VI 4), VIEW 4.5/4.6, SRM and Thinapp 4.5

Experience with the VMware enterprise solutions on large-scale projects including P2V

migrations, Lab Manager, VDI View, application optimization and capacity planning in high-

availability environments.

Extensive Knowledge and experience with Virtualizations Tools like Vizioncore V-optimizer,

VRanger and Platespin/Doubletake P2V convertors

Deploy, Secure, Analyze, Administer and Troubleshoot VMware View, SRM and Thinapp

projects.

Extensive hands on experience with design and implementation of enterprise wide Virtualization

Projects with VMware.Experience in the V2V and P2V migration of Physical servers to VMware

ESX hosts.

Installing VMware ESX and ESXi Servers on Dell and HP C7000 blade servers and Cisco

UCS Blades.

Experience in Windows clustering Administration and troubleshooting.

Possess good technical knowledge in Database Management including design, development and

optimization of information Systems.

Possess good technical knowledge in Database Management including design, development and

optimization of information Systems

EDUCATION/CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Technology, Major: Computer Science Engineering

VMware Certified Professional (VCP 4)

Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSE 2008)

TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

VMware/Operating Windows 2003, Windows 2008 and Linux,VMware ESX 4.1/4.0/3.5, SRM, View 4.0, Thin

Systems/Tools apps 4.5, Perl, VBScripting, VMware Vspshere CLI, Power CLI, Vizioncore V-optimizer,

Platespin, Double take, P2V convertor, Vranger JavaScript, Oracle 9i, SQL, PL/SQL, UNIX,

Frameworks Microsoft .NET (2.0, 3.0, 3.5).

RDBMS Oracle9i, SQL Server 2008/2005,7.0, MS Access.

GUI Visual Basic 6.0 Visual Basic.NET, Windows forms.

Modeling UML.

Systems Window (NT, 2000, XP, Vista), UNIX, MS-DOS

Applications Rational Rose, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Project 2000, Borland, Visual Studio, Visual Studio

.NET, Oracle 10G, SQL Server 2005, SQL Server 2000,

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

H-E-B San Antonio, TX Jan 2011 – Till Date

VMware Technical Consultant

• Assesement, Design and Implementation of View 4.5 deployment for 400 Virtual desktops.

• Integrated ThinApp 4.5 with View 4.5 for Application packaging and deployment

• Installed and worked on VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 4.0) for the disaster recovery and

managed recovery plans

• Performed large number P2V migrations using Platespin/Doubletake and VMware Convertor tools

• Installed and configured ESXi 4.1 on HP Blades C7000 and Cisco UCS Blade environment

• Linked Different Vcenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of Vsphere client to

manage the whole Virtual environment

• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates, worked with clones and snapshots of

Virtual Machines in different platforms.

• Performed migration of virtual machines using VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using

VMware Converter, Doubletake and Platespin PowerConvert, configured VMware on clustered

environment

• Worked on Hot and cold cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.

• Performed Configuration of VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware

Infrastructure

• Analyzing the VM-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose the root cause

for the problem

Boston Scientific St.Paul, MN March 09 – Dec 10

Senior Virtualization Engineer

• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server consolidation and

datacenter relocation projects for large datacenter environment.

• Installed VMware ESX server 4.1/4.0 and created virtual machines on ESX Servers. Created

standard templates and deployed virtual machines from these templates

• Deployed and tested the Virtualization tools like Quest Vizioncore vOptimizer, Vranger,

Platespin Migrator, Veem and Vfoglight monitoring tools

• Installed, Configured and administered ESX 4.0 on HP Blade servers using HP onboard administrator

for the HP Blade chasis & enclosures

• Used Avocent DS View Module for the remote server access to the Dell rack servers

• Installed Management Server (VCenter Server) instances to enable centralized management of

multiple hosts

• Linked Different Vcenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of Vsphere client to

manage the whole Virtual environment

• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates, worked with clones and snapshots of

Virtual Machines

• Configured VMware on clustered environment, implemented migration of virtual vachines using

VMotion, Virtualized Windows servers using VMware Converter and Platespin PowerConvert.

• Hot and Cold cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.

• Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS in acquiring higher efficiency for VMware Infrastructure

• Installed and worked on VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 4.0) for the disaster recovery and

managed recovery plans

• Analyzing the VM-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose the root cause

for the problem

• Defined the Patch Management process for the VMware Environment to upgrade the Hosts and VM’s

and Successful completion of Update Manager Installation in all the Environments.

• Performed hardware replacement and troubleshooting for the Dell Rack servers and HP Blade servers

• 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 dependant virtual machines

• Used different Administration and support tools(Veeam Backup-FastSCP) to perform regular backup

and restore of the virtual machines disks and data

• Used Solarwinds IP address tracking tool to track the subnets and IP addresses in order to maintain

the whole network Toplogy

• Trained staffs to install, configure, and operate VMware ESX, Virtual Center, Lab Manager and VDI

View setup.

• Conducted VMware Virtualization Assessments to recommend consolidation scenarios and project

cost savings associated with virtualization for clients.

• Used MKS Integrity Change management Software tool to maintain the CMDB and Virtual

Infrastructure Information.

• Used Groundworks & Vkernal Monitoring Tools to have 24/7 monitoring on all the servers and

virtual machines

• Performed in place upgrades of Windows 2003 server to Windows Server 2008/R2 on Dell Physical

Servers -Power Edge 1950, R610 & R710.

• Windows clustering Administration and troubleshooting

North Memorial, Minneapolis, MN February 07 – March 09

VMware Technical Consultant

• Installed VMware VSphere 4 and created virtual machines on ESX 4.0 Servers. Created standard

images and deployed servers from the images.

• Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX 4.0 servers for server consolidation.

• Worked as Technical Lead on various infrastructure projects surrounding Servers consolidation,

Physical to Virtual Migrations, Storage and Server Management.

• Responsible for the management of servers and duties include regular and proactive monitoring of

servers, responding the alerts

• Worked on Central Management Server (VCenter Server) to manage all the ESX hosts in the

datacenter.

• Creating and managing Virtual Machines and Templates. Working with snapshots of Virtual

Machines.

• Installed and Tested VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM 2.0/4.0) for the disaster recovery and

managed recovery plans

• Implemented successful recovery by VMware SRM and eliminated the complexity of managing and

testing recovery plans

• Configured VMware on clustered environment, Implemented Migration of Virtual Machines using

VMotion, Storage VMotion

• Virtualized Windows server Migration using VMware Converter, PlateSpin PowerConvert.

• Hot and Cold Cloning of Virtual Machines using VMware Converter.

• Configured VMware HA, VMware DRS and Fault Tolerance in acquiring higher efficiency for

VMware Virtual Infrastructure

• Worked on VMware Update Manager for updating or patching for all the ESX hosts and Virtual

machines

• Integrated the HP SAN volumes to the Virtual Infrastructure to store the Virtual Machine files

• Analyzing the VM-support logs for ESX servers and Virtual Center logs to diagnose the root cause

for the problem.

• Implementation of Microsoft DHCP, DNS, WINS, Domain trust relationship, file and print services,

user and group management.

• Lab Manger 3.0 Design And Implementation/ Lab Manager 4.0 upgrade

• Performed Design/Implementation of Lab Manager 2.5 setup supporting 50+ Lab configs with 325

VMs for the Prod and Dev sites, Lab Manger 3.0/3.1 Upgrades performed to the environment.

• Lab Manager 4.0 upgrade was performed to support host spanning and to support High availability

using the vSphere distributed switch for the Lab configs in network fencing.

• Providing technical support for high profile technical design/defect analysis

• Providing Technical/Operational assistance and feedback on potential design improvements

GE Consumer Finance Stamford, CT August 05 –

January 07 Technical Consultant

• Deployed VMware ESX server 3.0 (virtualization technology) for Intel platforms (Windows and

Linux servers). Total of 40 ESX servers with over 600 VMs with Virtual center.

• Implementation of Microsoft DHCP, DNS, WINS, Domain trust relationship, fault tolerance, file and

print services, user and group management.

• Involved in design and implement Server migration from Physical to Virtual using VMware P2V

Assistant 2.1.2

• Involved in migrating physical servers to VMware virtual servers using P2V Assistant.

• Worked on Migration Projects Involving IIS 5.0 and 6.0 based applications.

• Installing, troubleshooting and supporting of Desktops, Laptops, Network Devices, and Computer

Peripherals.

• User Support - Monitoring and troubleshooting system performance, server & user related problems.

Support users to resolve their day to day issues related to OS, E-mail, Account issues, hardware etc.

• Responsible for Backup/recovery strategy of all ESX servers. Planning and implementing fault

tolerance and strategies for backup and restoring files on the network

• Responsible in diagnosing & troubleshooting of VMware ESX and Virtual Center Environments.

• Support & Training - Provide necessary help / training to IT Helpdesk / Telecom Support Personal to

resolve day to day issues.

UBS Investment Banking, NY

May 2003 - July 2005

Systems Engineer

• Installed VMware ESX Server 2.5 on all the physical servers to host multiple virtual machines.

• Installed Management Server (VMware VCenter Server) instance to enable centralized management

of multiple hosts

• Installed VM Clusters (ESX 2.5), Hosts and virtual machines

• Converting the physical servers to virtual servers using P2V Assistant

• Built servers and installed applications as per the company standards and requirement. Used windows

2003 Standard Edition. Upgraded the Firmware of the servers. Participated in mounting, racking and

cabling of the servers

• Monitored the servers and trouble shot the server issues

• Resolved the user issues related to Active Directory Users and Groups

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