Manager Windows Server
Resume:
Professional Summary:
Around * years of experience as a Systems Administrator focusing on Windows and VMware related technologies.
Good understanding of Converged and Hyper Converged Infrastructures like VCE vBlock, vCloud, Vmware EVO RAIL, VXrack SDDC, VXrack Flex, VXrail and EMC storage like Avamar, Data domain etc.
Designing and Implementing virtualization solutions based on VMware ESXi 6.0/5.5/5.1/5.0/4.1, ESX 4.1/4.0/3.5/3.0 platform, Vcenter 6.0/5.5/4.0/2.5.
Strong Knowledge and experience in administration of Cisco UCS 5100 chassis/B200M2 and HP Blades C7000 environment.
Installed and tested VMware vSphere 5.5 in a test bed setup for vSphere upgrade.
Design and Implementation of VIEW 6.2.0 application packaging using the VMware App volumes 2.10.
Worked on VIEW 4.5 application packaging using the VMware Thinapp 4.5.
Deploy, Secure, Analyze, Administer and Troubleshoot VMware VI 3.5 platforms.
Experience of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery (DR) using VMware Site Recovery Manager (SRM).
Good understanding of protocols such as DNS, DHCP, NIS, CIFS, NFS, LDAP, TCP/IP & their testing procedures.
Extensive experience on Windows Administration and clustering support.
Experience with working on iSCSI, SAN and NAS storage in different environments.
Good knowledge on test plans, executing test cases, replicate testing environments.
Experience with working on Cisco UCS Blade Server environment.
Worked on testing networking and storage technologies such as NIC, Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE), iSCSI.
Experience with SRM 5.5 (beta)/5.1/4.5 deployment and implementation.
Experience in administration of Cisco UCS and HP blades hardware.
Design, Implement and troubleshoot any issues related to VMware Distributed Resource Scheduling, Resource Pools, VMware High Availability, Enhanced VMotion (EVC), ESX Host Profiles, vNetwork Distributed Switch (vDS), vCloud directory and VMware Fault Tolerance (FT).
Knowledge on Hyper-V, ESX and ESXI Architecture, guest OS installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning and Snapshots.
Experience in handling hardware manufactured by Cisco, Dell, HP, EMC and Brocade.
Experience in installing, managing and administering Windows 2008 and 2003 based domain controllers.
Worked on POC for VBlock300, 500 and 700 for specific customer needs.
Experience in the server and desktop management, support, analysis and maintenance.
Carry out daily backup activity and participate in restoration activity.
Provide troubleshooting for assigned level, operating system upgrades, capacity planning and provisioning on daily basis.
Demonstrated ability to work well with a wide variety of people at various levels, foster cooperation and collaboration among individuals in the work unit, help team resolve conflicts constructively and willingness to communicate when help is needed.
A Self-starter with a positive attitude, willingness to learn new concepts and acceptance of challenges. Strong listening, interpersonal and analytical skills.
Technical Skills
Operating Systems
Windows 98/NT/2000/2003/XP/7/8/10 and Windows Server 2003/2008/2012
Linux, Unix
Languages
C, UNIX Shell Scripting.
Protocols and Tools
DNS, DHCP, TCP/IP, Active directory, Group policy
VM Platforms
Vsphere 6, Vcenter 6, Horizon 6.2.0, Vmware App volumes 2.10, VMware SRM, VMware ThinApp, VMware Workstation, VMware Infrastructure 4, 5 and 6, VMware vCenter Converter, VROPS, VMware Fusion, VMware Lab Manager, and VMware View, Vmware NSX etc.,
Instant Messaging
Microsoft Lync, Communicator.
Hardware
Servers (Dell PowerEdge servers C6220, C6320, R630, R720), Cisco C220 m3 business edition servers, Cisco B200 m2, Desktops, Laptops.
Email Clients
Outlook, Lotus Notes.
Certifications:
VMware Sales Professional- VSP 5.5
VCE Certified Professional- VCE CIA
VTSP 2015 (VMware Technical Solutions Professional)
Nutanix Platform Professional 4.5 (NPP)
VCE Certified Converged Infrastructure Administration Engineer- VCE CIAE
VMware Certified Professional 6- Data Center Virtualization- VCP 6 DCV
VCE Certified Converged Infrastructure Implementation Engineer- VCE CIIE
Infrastructure Storage Associate v3- EMCISA
Education:
B.Tech (C.S.E) from JNTU, India
Work Experience:
Client: Ernst &Young, NJ
Role: Sr.System Administrator
Duration: July 2016 – August 2017
Responsibilities
Administer and manage Physical and Virtual Windows Server 2012/2008R2/2003.
Build and configuring Windows Server 2012/2008R2 based on the requirements from DB/Application teams.
Supported day-to-day issues in Windows Server 2012/2008/2003 environment.
Deployed and involved in monthly security patches to Windows server 2012/2008R2/2003 using Microsoft SCCM 2012.
Qualified potential Clients for VCE Vblock Private Cloud infrastructure solutions opportunities and oversaw the delivery of the Vblock infrastructure solutions.
Planned and implemented Vblock 300 and 700 - performed the architecture and onsite configuration and remote storage logical builds for Vblock VNX, VNXe, VMAX and Cisco MDS 6148s and 9500s.
Create and configure alerts for monitoring Windows/SQL on SCOM 2012.
Familiar with Windows Cluster setup for Database server.
Managed and troubleshoot issues with Microsoft SQL Cluster.
VMware implementation and Administration with Cisco UCS /VNX.
Worked on creating RAID Groups, binding LUN’s, creating storage groups, registered Hosts for assigning hosts to Storage Group.
Creating SAN Copy Sessions using Navisphere Manager to perform migration.
Worked on Cisco UCS Blade server administration.
Deployed VMware vSphere 5.0/5.1/5.5 on Cisco UCS environment.
Involved in large P2V migration using Platespin/ Doubletake tools.
Implemented Cisco UCS Blade as a Server platform for delivering Server Virtualization, Fabric Interconnects, Fabric Extenders, Compute Blades, Mezzanine Adapters, GBIC, Connectivity and Bandwidth Option.
Installed configured and maintained the organizations vsphere HA and vmotion while working with a team of engineers.
Experience in administration of Cisco MDS SAN switches.
Creating, adding and deleting aliases, zones, and activating zone sets on CISCO switches.
Utilized Fiber technologies and iSCSI to configure and maintain SAN environments remaining consistent with the industry standards.
Client: Pennsylvania Dept of Auditor General, PA
Role: VDI Engineer
Duration: April 2016 – June 2016
Responsibilities
Worked in a VDI (Virtual Desktop Infrastructure) consisting of 130 desktops, Dell PowerEdge R720 servers and EMC Xtremeio storage.
Maintained the VMware Horizon 6.2.1 which is a virtual desktop infrastructure environment.
Developed test scenarios and documented test cases to improve performance of the webcams and cisco WebEx in the VDI.
Performed maintenance of vrealize operations manager 6.0.2 and used it for doing maintenance tasks.
Worked on VIEW 6.2.0 application packaging using the VMware App volumes 2.10.
Administer and manage Physical and Virtual Windows Server 2012/2008R2/2003.
Supported day-to-day issues in Windows Server 2012/2008.
Worked on VMware NSX and load balancing.
Configured Vplex (metro) ports and designed Run Book.
Experience in thin provisioning by creating storage views on Vplex using Vplex management console.
Migration of data behind Vplex using Vplex mobility central with no host impact and no server downtime.
Engaged in installation and configuration of VMware Update Manager in the vsphere 5.5 environment.
Worked on creating baselines and upgrading the esxi hosts using VMware Update Manager.
Worked on creating group policies and implementation as per standard procedures.
Engaged in upgrading the vsphere environment from version 5.5 to 6.0 on Dell PowerEdge R720 and Cisco c220 m3 business edition servers.
Worked on troubleshooting various kinds of network and storage related issues.
Performed day to day maintenance on the VDI and ensured best practices for performance and efficiency.
Client: Dell, TX
Role: Systems Engineer
Duration: June 2015 – January 2016
Responsibilities
Experience working on vSphere 6.0/vSAN 6.0 environments.
Experience working on Dell Power edge C6320, C6220 and R630 servers.
Worked on vSphere 6.0 which is a principle interface to interact with a virtual environment.
Worked on troubleshooting different kinds of vSAN and network related issues.
Implemented DNS for external name resolution.
Setup Managed service accounts for the domain.
Installed and configured IIS.
Managed User Accounts on WindowsNT and UNIX Platform (Creation, Deletion, Permissions, and VPN Access.
Developed organizational units in Active Directory (AD) and managed user security with group policies.
Deployed VMware EVO RAIL hyperconverged infrastructure solution at the client environments.
Created and maintained email addresses and distribution lists in MS Exchange.
Worked on creating test cases focusing on the functionality of the EVO RAIL.
Tested the components of VMware EVO RAIL (Versions v1.0.0, 1.0.2, 1.2.0, 1.2.1, 2.0) like Installation, configuration, automation and worked on Dell CSM (Clustered Services Manager).
Worked on performance testing of the VMware EVO RAIL using the VMware io analyzer.
Performed the manual upgrade from EVO RAIL v1.2.1 to v2.0.
Client: Becton Dickinson, NJ
Role: VMware Engineer
Duration: May 2013 - April 2015
Responsibilities
Experience working on vSphere 5.5/5.1/5.0 environments.
Experience working on Dell Power edge servers R610’s and R620’s.
Worked on setting up V-Motion, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS), and related VMware products.
Involved in large P2V migration using Platespin/ Doubletake tools.
Deployed SRM 5.1 and vCloud directory 5.1 solution at the client environments.
Created a test bed setup for SRM 5.5 solution.
Experience on working with Cisco Nexus Switch 1000V and VMware distributed switch.
Worked on creating test cases for NSX and troubleshooting various network related issues.
Performed day to day administration on vCloud Director 5.1 and troubleshooting.
Worked on creating a test case for a clustered NAS project.
Involved in automation process using the VMware Orchestrator.
Worked on creating work flow using VMware orchestrator.
Developed scripts using Power CLI for the easy deployment of VM’s, creation of data stores etc.
Experience with working on the Dell PS series 6000 iSCSI storage arrays.
Worked on POC of the Dell FS series NAS storage array.
Performed firmware updates on the storage arrays.
Worked on setting up replication between the storage arrays at different sites.
Created authentication policies for the attachment of the storage arrays to the ESXi server.
Worked on coordinating with the VMware and opened artifacts to come up with solutions for the issues at the client place.
Experience in doing root cause analysis of the SRM solution at the server and storage level and coordinating with other teams on coming up with a better solution.
Worked on Installation, Configuration and Maintenance of Windows 2008, 2008r2 and 2012 Operating Systems.
Worked on Installing and Configuring ADDS and DNS services in windows 2008 r2 environment.
Experience working on the Dell VSM (Virtual Storage Manager) for the creation of data stores, snapshots, creation of replicas of the volumes etc.
Worked on configuring security policies associated with Dell VSM.
Worked on enforcing password and security policies and maintaining different groups.
Experience in troubleshooting of storage and networking issues.
Created run books for the SRM solutions.
Client: Pfizer, NY
Role: VMware Admin
Duration: November 2010 - April 2013
Responsibilities:
Experience with designing, implementing and troubleshooting VMware ESX server, VMware virtual center, setting up V-Motion, HA, DRS, and related VMware products such as VMware Workstation, Physical to Virtual converters and other products for virtualization.
Worked on Installing and Administering VM’s across 4 Datacenters Running 1000 VM’s.
Worked on upgrading to vFoglight 6.6 and performed monitoring and generating reports for virtual center.
Worked on administering virtual machines and servers through Dominion KVM using Raritan Web Console.
Performed VMware ESXi 4.1, 5.1, 5.5 environment implementation and SRM testing.
Performed Physical to Virtual conversions P2V of Windows 2000 and Windows 2003 servers using VMware Converter.
Performed monitoring and Health Analysis of datacenters and documented the issues during migration of datacenters using VMware Health Analyzer 3.3 and vFoglight.
Worked on generating reports with Health analyzer giving recommendations and resolving performance and tuning issues in the HA, DRS clusters and Datacenters.
Performed analysis of physical servers which are eligible for Virtual Conversion Process using vCenter Guided Consolidation.
Worked on migration of virtual machines from VMware ESXi 4.X and performed live migrations from physical to virtual machines using hot cloning with VMware vCenter Convertor.
Worked with Network Team involving in change process with project planning to the new hardware in terms of Servers, Network, Storage provisioning and performance.
Worked on monitoring Dell and HP Servers Raid disks with disk utility tools.
Company: Honeywell, Hyderabad
Role: Systems Associate
Duration: November 2009 – October 2010
Responsibilities:
Administrated Microsoft Windows Servers (Active Directory) and network security devices for around 100 users.
Worked in collaboration with executive management and department leaders to assess network capacity needs.
Worked on performing root cause analysis and documenting it.
Worked on maintaining, testing and supporting of VMware ESX server running both Linux and Windows 2003 servers.
Worked on building servers and creating templates and images for deploying virtual machines.
Worked on building base Images in VMware and testing the solutions using the linked clones and full clones.
Worked on troubleshooting equipment malfunctions, failures, and developing resolutions in a timely fashion.
Worked with Systems team to build and deploy standardized desktops.
Worked on installation and configuration of Oracle RDBMS on UNIX and Windows environments.
Company: Novartis, Hyderabad
Role: Systems Analyst
Duration: June 2008 - October 2009
Responsibilities:
Worked on maintaining the company’s computer system.
Worked on providing Windows 2003 administration and operations support.
Worked on providing support with PC functions relative to laptop and desktop computers.
Worked on troubleshooting hardware and software Issues.
Worked on configuring the servers for DHCP, WINS and DNS services.
Worked on installation, configuration and administration of IIS web servers.
Worked on assisting the system administrator with maintenance of Domain Controller.
Responsible for upgrading and configuring Microsoft Windows servers.
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