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Manager Management

Location:
Fishkill, NY, 12524
Posted:
August 11, 2011

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Srujan L

* ******** **** ****** **, Apt M,Fishkill, NY, 12524

******.**@*****.***

VMware Consultant

Phone: 916-***-****

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Summary

Over 8 years of professional experience on VMware Virtualization and

Windows 2008/2003 Operating Systems, EMC storage and Cisco Network

Committed towards perfection in work, capable of managing large scale

projects in enterprise level and seeking professional excellence in all

endeavors.

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Professional Qualifications

. Extensive knowledge and experience in the Virtualization and QA Testing

domain.

. Professional experience with VMware VSphere 4 / ESXi 4.1, ESX 4.0/3.5

and VMware VCenter 4/VCenter 3.5, VMotion, Storage VMotion, HA, DRS, FL,

Host Profiles, SRM 2.0/4.0, VApp, VMware VCenter Converter

. Expertise in design and Implementation virtualization solutions based on

VMware Infrastructure 4 (VI 4) platform with EMC VNX storage and Cisco

UCS Blades

. Experience in storage performance and Application performance testing on

Vmware Virtual Machines

. experience in

. Deploy, Secure, Analyze, Administer and Troubleshoot VMware VI4 platforms

. Extensive hands on experience with design and implementation of

enterprise wide Virtualization Projects with VMware and Vblock POC

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

hosts.

. Installing VMware ESX and ESXi Servers on Cisco UCS and HP blade servers

with Flex 10 Networking.

. Experience in Windows clustering Administration and troubleshooting.

. Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster

Recovery (DR) using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM)

. Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center

servers and windows virtual machines using VMware Update manager and

manual upgrades for Patching

. Experienced in Planning and implementation of SAN products such as HP EVA

and NetApp Storage systems

. Installation and configuration of Microsoft Windows Vista, XP, 2000

server, Professional, Windows 2003 and 2008 Servers.

. Experience installing, managing and administering Windows 2008 and 2003

based Domain controllers, Backup / Additional Domain Controllers

. Management, Client Installation, Remote control, Site database

maintenance and Recovery

. Experience installing, configuring & administering Network services like

DNS, DHCP, WINS and WSUS

. Supported a large scale Data Center projects including server

installation, hardware maintenance, and break/fix activities

. Hands on experience installing, configuring & administering Network

services like DHCP and DNS services.

. Experience in the Server and Desktop Management (Windows Administration),

Support, Analysis and Maintenance

. Performed system administration activities, security policies and

monitored system performance both at software and hardware levels

. Exceptional troubleshooting, organizational, interpersonal, written and

verbal communication skills.

. Strong interpersonal communication and technical skills in software,

hardware and networking which help me to quickly identify and resolve

issues.

. Installation and Management of Network Security Servers like Symantec

Corporate Edition and Trend Micro Office Scan

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Education

. Bachelors in Computer Science Engineering, India.

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Professional Certifications

. VMware vSphere Certified Professional - VCP 4

. VMware vSphere Certified Professional - VCP 3

. Microsoft Certified IT Professional - MCITP

. Microsoft Certified Database Administrator - MCDBA

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Technical Skills

Core VMware ESX 4.1/4.0, ESX 3.5, ESXi, VSphere 3 and 4, VI3,

Virtualization Virtual Center Server, P2V, V2V, Storage VMotion,

Skills HA, DRS, SRM 4.0, Host Profiles, VApp, VMware

Consolidated Backup, Vmware Management Assistant,

Vmware Vsphere Client, Vmware View 4, Vmware Thinapp,

Events and Alerts, Capacity Planning, Platespin

PowerConvert

DR/P2V Tool Platespin migrator, Quest Vconvertor and Double take

DR tools

Desktop Operating Microsoft Windows 2000, Win XP sp2, Vista, Windows 7

Systems

Server Operating Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, 2003 R2, 2008, 2008 R2.

Systems

Server Services Active Directory, DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Clean Server

Installation/Migration

Management Tools HP Onboard Administrator, HP Virtual Connect Manager,

Avocent DS View, Putty, MKS Integrity Change

Management Software, Groundworks VI Monitoring Tool,

Vkernal Monitoring Software, Microsoft Robocopy GUI,

SolarWinds IP Address Tracker, Veeam Backup-FastSCP

Directory Services Designing, Deploying and Migration of Windows Based

/ Internet Active Directory. Installation and Administration of

IIS 6.0, DHCP & DNS servers

Server/Storage HP blades C7000,IBM blades HS21, HP Proliant DLs and

Hardware Blade Servers, Dell Power Edge Servers, HP Enterprise

Virtual Array Family, Netapp FAS2000 series,Cisco

UCS, EMC SAN storage VNX and Symmentrix DMX-3

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Experience Summary

Key Bank, Cleveland OH March 10 - July

11

VMware Consultant

. Wrote the strategy document, designed and administrated the environment

consisting of over 90 ESX hosts and 1200 Virtual machines environments at

different Geographical locations

. Designed and successfully implemented VMware ESX servers for server

consolidation

. 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

. Load Testing on the Vmware Lab Manager/Vclound director deployment with

DR Testing on SRM

. Installed, Configured and administered ESX 4.0 on HP Blade servers using

HP onboard administrator for the HP Blade chasis & enclosures and Cisco

UCS blades.

. 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

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

servers

. 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

. 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

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Apple Inc Cupertino, CA

February 07 - March 10

VMware 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

. Extensive experience with HP blades C7000/C3000 server hardware.

. Involved with designing and implementing VMware backup products and

disaster recovery solutions

. Involved in installing/configuring and troubleshooting VMware Lab Manager

and administrating multiple labs in Lab Manager and dealing with Lab

Manager issues

. Installed & configured VMware virtual center for production & DR site.

. Perform server consolidation using VMware Converter to convert physical

machines to virtual machines in a production environment.

. Involved in VMware updates manager to install & troubleshoot patches and

updates on ESX hosts and virtual machines.

. 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.

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Johnson & Johnson, NJ

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.

. 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

. Enabled VMware HA, VMware DRS for higher efficiency for the

Infrastructure

. 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.

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Citigroup, SD May 2003 -

August 2005

Systems Engineer

. Installing, troubleshooting and supporting Windows 2003 servers

administration and Active Directory .

. 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

. Managed the installation and configuration of Windows 2000

Server/Workstations.

. Created user and computer accounts on the Active directory users and

computers.

. Configured servers for DHCP, WINS and DNS services.

. Installation, configuration and Administration of IIS web servers.

. Provided Norton Antivirus support for virus security.

. Administration of print servers and troubleshooting print jobs.

. Support & Training - Provide necessary help / training to IT Helpdesk /

Telecom Support Personal to resolve day to day issues.

. 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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