Biswajit Mukherji

Experience Summary

An experienced Information Technology Professional with demonstrated expertise in the installation, configuration, and administration of VMware vSphere 3.x/4.x/5.x and Windows server 2000/2003/2008 VMware virtual center, software and Netapp products. I am experienced in the design, planning, implementation, optimization, and troubleshooting of physical and virtual datacenter environments. I am able to diagnose complex problems and systems to consistently deliver effective solutions.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

VMware vSphere 5.0-5.5

VMware vSphere 4.x

VMware vCenter Server

VMware vCloud Director 1.5 – 5.5

VMware vCloud Networking and Security

Powercli script

Windows Server 2000 – 2012

UCS rack and blades

Dell rack and blades

HP rack an blades

IBM rack and blades

EMC/Netapp-SAN/NAS/Storage

Cisco Routing and Switching

Cisco PIX firewall

Total Years of Experience: 14+

EXPERIENCE:

Company: SAP Aug’14-Till Date

Location: Pune

Role: VMware Consultant

Responsibilities:

•Designed and implemented Virtual Infrastructure 5 including vCenter, ESX, vSphereVUM, SSO vSphere Web Client and Syslog.

•Virtual Networking(Virtual Standard/Distributed Switches, VM Kernel Ports) And Virtual Storage (Access Control and VMFS Datastores).High availability, Clustering, VMotion, Storage Vmotion, Storage DRS and Host Profile.

•Design and implemented a fully scripted deployment of vSphere 5.0 using PowerCLI.

script.

•System Administration-Managing Users, Groups, Roles and Access Permissions.

Design, Implementation, Testing and Deployment of VMware Infrastructure.

•Optimize the performance of all vSphere components. Troubleshoot operational faults and identify their root causes

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•Designed and implemented a vSphere Solution leveraging HP Virtual Connect, vSphere and VMware Security Best Practices.

•Server Consolidation with VMware Converter.

•Setting up and monitoring performance monitoring and capacity planning.

•Installation, Configuration and maintenance of Windows 2008/2012 servers.

•Configuring and managing HP/Dell/IBM blade and Rack servers.

•Using powercli scripts for job automation and reporting.

•Collaborated with Storage / Network / Data Center / Facilities / Audit / Compliance and PMO teams.

•Cisco UCS - Configure, troubleshoot, service profiles, VLAN management, blade/OS installation.

Company: Lexmark International Inc. MAY ’08-Aug’14

Location: Kolkata & USA

Role: VMware Administrator

Responsibilities:

•Provide consultation, design, implement services for the Datacenter and IT Infrastructure.

•Design, install, and maintain VMware vSphere including ESXi servers, HA. DRS, vMotion and

•vCenter.

•Design, install and implement of private cloud solution for Lexmark R&D users leveraging vCloud Director 5.1.

•Troubleshooting and problem resolution of Virtualization (vSphere 4.1\5.1\5.5) Infrastructure.

•Creating and maintaining the server templates up-to date. Performing Virtual machine builds and P2V

•(Physical-to-Virtual) conversions.

•Build, support Windows and Linux OS.

•Performance monitoring of VM’S & ESXi Servers using vCenter and other monitoring tools.

•Involved in both the types of migrations – Hot migration and Cold migration depending on the priority

and severity of the server.

•Using Update Manager for upgrading ESXi versions or applying ESXi OS hotfixes, patches.

•Enabling VMware features like vMotion, Storage vMotion, High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource

•Scheduler (DRS).

•Configuring Virtual Distributed & Standard Switch.

•Hands-on experience with Dell, HP, Cisco Blades/Rack Server hardware..

•Used PowerShell to automate the tasks and schedule backup, maintenance jobs.

•Performed root cause analysis and taken necessary actions for permanent fix.

•Handled the operations as per defined best practices. Performed Capacity Management functions.

Company: Genpact Aug’07-May’08

Location: Calcutta,Hyderabad, India

Role: IT Infrastructure Lead

Responsibilities:

•Project management of the implementation of systems and infrastructure from the definition of requirement through to the start of operational use. This includes coordination with internal customers & suppliers, managing issues through to resolution, reporting on progress and ensuring compliance to technical/corporate policies.

•Taking new initiative for improving the current process.

•Participate in periodic vendor reviews to ensure SLA’s are being met and the expected level of support is

•being provided to IT

•Software licenses tracking, new software procurement and upgrade of old version.

•Ensure adequate operations test methodologies are developed and used during testing of new solutions

•Lead infrastructure upgrade project. Migration of old infrastructures this includes application, database and hardware to new infrastructure.

•Make sure IT provides 99.99 % uptime to users.

•Provide required reports to the Operations management

Role: System Administrator AUG’05 –AUG’07

Responsibilities:

•Installation and configuration of ESX server.

•Server migration physical to Virtual using Hot and cold cloning technology in vmware

•Configuring High Availability (HA),DRS.

•Consolidation of Physical servers using p2v migration.

•Creation of backup policy, alert configuration of backup policy.

•Configuration of Vmotion, virtual switch,VLAN in Virtual center.

•Maintenance of virtual center server and ESX hosts including upgrade and patching,

•Providing and maintaining user access in VC, configuring mail alert for any failure in HA, DRS, CPU or memory.

•Patch management using VMware update manager for esx server.

•SAN space allocation for ESX servers host .Scanning and configuring LUN for ESX server.

•Trouble shooting issues related to ESX host,Vcenter,HA,DRS,Vpxa,vmware update manager

•Updating documentation of complete process

•Testing and Implementing disaster recovery

Company: TCG Software Services PVT Ltd. AUG ‘04 -AUG’05

Location: Calcutta, India

Role: System executive

Responsibilities:

•Responsible for installing configuring and troubleshooting on Windows NT/Windows 2000/2003 and 2008 servers using enterprise standards.

•Creating and modifying Group Policies for windows 2000/2003 domain.

•Configuring and Troubleshooting Active Directory, DNS, and DHCP.

•Managing windows server patching using Microsoft SUS.

•Installing, configuring, troubleshooting Cisco switches and router.

•Managing WAN for internet and VPN.

•Setting up labs for testing environments.

•Managing network security through Cisco PIX 515 firewall. Creating SITE-to-SITE IPsec VPN.

•Lotus Notes server and client administration.

•Installing and Configuring VMware GSX and Workstation server.

Company: CMS Computers Ltd DEC ‘02 – AUG ‘04

Role: Customer Support engineer

Location: Kolkata, India.

Responsibilities:

•Configuring Cisco router, switches, VLAN.

•Providing remote support to customer premises equipment.

•Installing and configuring leased line, ISDN line(PRI/BRI)

•Trouble shooting Link problems, WAN and LAN problems.

•Configuring and troubleshooting routing protocols (RIP, IGRP, EIGRP,

•OSPF).

•Installing and configuring MRTG for monitoring WAN utilization and reporting.

Company: Kaizen Services SEP ‘01 – NOV‘02

Role: Customer Support Engineer

Location: Calcutta, India.

Responsibilities:

•IBM & Compaq Server & Workstation Hardware installation, maintenance & support

•Network Operation System and other OS installation, optimization, maintenance & support

•Troubleshooting common TCP/IP problem

•Installation & Configuring of DNS, DHCP, WINS, RAS, VPN in WIN2000 & NT environment

•Administrating Groups, Users, Printers in WIN2000 & NT environment

•Hardware & software Problem diagnosis & Solution providing

Education:

B.Sc Calcutta University, Calcutta, 1998.

M.Sc.Information Technology, Sikkim Manipal University,2011

Courses/Training/ Certifications:

2001 Certificate in Hardware and networking, CMC Ltd., Calcutta, India

2002 MCSA(Microsoft Certified System Administrator)

2008 ITIL V3 Certification

2014: VMware vSphere: Optimize and Scale [V5.5] (Training)

2015 VCP 550

Personal Details:

Date of Birth: July 9, 1978.

Sex : Male

Marital Status: Married.

Notice Period: 1 month.

Work location: Pune

Mobile: +91-983*******

E-Mail: acrmh1@r.postjobfree.com

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