SUMMARY

• Overall 7+ years of VMware/Windows/Linux experience and total 6+ years of System administration.
• Expertise in the area of Virtualization with Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware ESX 4.0, VMware ESXi 4.1.1, vSphere 5 servers, and vCenter Server 5.
• Expertise configuring HA, DRS, DRS rules, HA VM settings, HA Admission control as part of brand new ESXi environment build out
• Expertise in upgrading of ESXi 4.1 to ESXi 5.0 hosts, vCenter 4 to 5, as well as upgrading 1800+ VM's from Virtual machine hardware 7 to 8 as part of a major enterprise upgrade.
• Migration of VM's between hosts and migrating along the datastore using vMotion Technology and SvMotion Technology respectively.
• Created user accounts and group policies and also troubleshoot the existing GPOs.
• Experience installing, managing and administering Windows 2012, 2008 and 2003 based Domain controllers, Backup / Additional Domain Controllers.
• Expertise in Dell physical servers and HP Proliant blade, UCS C240 M3 Rack servers.
• Deploy Windows /2012 R2 Servers using Templates, Customized ISO’s and PowerCLI Scripts.
• Experience configuring, maintaining and supporting Microsoft Cluster Server to maximize uptime.
• Experience evaluating, prioritizing and delegating end - user requests. And Active Directory and Exchange account administration.
• Experience with tier three supporting servers and directory service issues. Any unresolved issues were escalated directly to Microsoft support.
• Experience in managing and configuring multipath based solution and well experienced in configuring EMC/NetApp SAN based LUNs.
• Experience in configuring and upgrading Flex-10 Shared Uplink Sets, SAN Fabrics, and Server Profiles on Virtual Connect Manager for BL460c, BL680c g6/g7 on HP C7000 enclosures.
• Expertise in rack and stacks work required for building any new HP/UCS enclosures and EMC VNX/ VMAX SAN solutions.
• Experience in deploying and creating new VM guests with Windows System Administrator using Customized ISO/Gold Image as well as templates.
• Responsible for server builds, patch management, antivirus and updates.
• Responsible for WINTEL server builds and HP blades C7000 server buildsPerformed system administration activities, security policies and monitored system performance both at software and hardware levels.
• Expertise with IP sub-netting, VLANs, Load Balancing, and High Availability (HA) architectures Strong experience with theVMwareHA (High Availability), Fault Tolerance, Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) andVMwareDistributed Power Management.
• Strong analytical, technical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience in the V2V and P2V migration of Physical servers toVMwareESX hosts.
• Experience in Windows clustering Administration and troubleshooting.
• Knowledge of maintaining Business Continuity and performing Disaster Recovery (DR) usingVMwareSite Recovery Manager (SRM).
• Hands on experience in updating / upgrading ESX servers, Virtual Center servers and windows virtual machines usingVMwareUpdate manager and manual upgrades for Patching.
• Implemented VDI (Virtual desktop infrastructure) technology usingVMwareVIEW.
• Good Understanding and Knowledge VBlock and components and experience with Cisco UCS administration and EMC SAN storage.
• Experience in ESX Architecture, guest O/S installation, setting up of VM priorities, Cloning, Creating Templates and Snapshots.
• Extensive experience in working with the vMotion and Storage vMotion technology Strong Experience in vNetwork concepts: vSwitch and dvSwitch.
• Experience in deploying and creating new VM guests with Windows System Administrator using Customized ISO Images as well as templates.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Virtualization Technologies: VI3,VMwarevSphere 4.0/4.1/5.0,VMwareESX 2.5/3.0/ 3.5,VMwareESXi 3.5/4.0/4.1/5.0 , VMwarevCenter, vSphere client,VMwareVDI,VMwareThinApp, V - Cloud automation center (VCAC), View 4.6/5.0, Microsoft Hyper-V,VMwareUpdate Manager, Plate spin migrator, VMware convertor, HA, VMotion, VCops.

Operating Systems: Windows Server NT 4.0/2000/2003/2008 R2, Windows XP/Vista/7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.x/5.x/6.x, SUSE 10.3/11/1, Solaris 9/10 and CentOS, VMWare ESX/ESXI server

Application Servers: DNS, DHCP, Windows Active Directory Services, FTP, SFTP, Microsoft Exchange 2003/2007/2010 , P2V/V2V Converters, MS Office 2003, 2007. Directory Services / Internet Designing, Deploying and Migration of Windows Based Active Directory. Installation and Administration of IIS 6.0, DHCP & DNS servers

Infrastructure Hardware: UCS C240M3 RACK server, HP ProLiant BL460C (G6 and G7) Blade Server series, DL380, DL580 physical servers, Dell Power Edge Servers, Intel x86 processors

Network environment: Cisco Catalyst switches, L3 and L2 switches, Checkpoint, Net gear, HP Switches, TCP/IP, HTTP, DHCP, DNS, SMTP and SNMP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Confidential, Bolingbrook, IL

VMWARE/WINDOWS Engineer

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Installation of ESXi 4.x/5x Hosts, vCenter Server, vCenter update manager and administering VM's across 15 Datacenters running 30000+ VM's.Provided on-call support by rotation to provide 24x7x365 support.
• Installation, Configuration and Administration of VMware ESXi 4.1.1 I Virtual Center 4.1, vCenter Servers as well as upgrading to ESXi 5.0 I Virtual Center 5.
• Build and deploy new VM's from templates manually as well as utilizing PowerCLI as per the client through change management process.
• Experience in configuring VMware Host profiles to maintain consistence across hosts in clusters.
• Assessment, design and Implementation on the vSphere Upgrade, 400+ ESXi hosts upgraded from VMware ESXi 4.1.2 to ESXi 5.0 as well as consolidate the entire ESX environment to ESXi 4.1.
• Configure and build brand new ESXi sites by deploying vCenter, MSSQLNCDB and VUM.
• Migrated and ManagedVMwareESXi - 5.0 and 5.1, worked onVMwarecapacity planner.
• Worked on deployments of EMC VNX & VNXe SAN for vSphere 5 HA and DRS
• Performed tons of V2V Migration, Created clones and templates of Virtual Machines.
• Deploying VMs through OVF Templates, Created & Troubleshot Virtual Networks and vSwitches.
• Worked on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration and Remediate.
• Configured NetBackup Client thorough planning was done for downtime, knowing each server usage & there placement in Datacenter.
• Creating Data centers in the Vsphere Web client and adding the Hosts to the Data center.
• Configure and upgrade Flex-1O/Flex Fabric Shared Uplink Sets, SAN Fabrics, and Server Profiles on Virtual Connect Manager for BL460c, BL680c g6/g7 on HP C7000 enclosures.
• Upgrade OA firmware of HP C-7000 Firmware from 3.32 to 3.7 and VC firmware from .
• Coordinate, Engineer and migrate multiple datacenters using VMware converter to virtualize 200 physical Windows 03/08 R2 and RHEL Linux servers into vSphere 4.1/5.0 environment.
• Creation & Troubleshooting of Virtual Network, troubleshooting ESXi & Virtual Machines
• Physical Servers imported through VMware Convertor to VMware ESX and ESXi servers.
• Document and develop runbooks for the entire P2V migration project as well as coordinate with onsite support to maintain a smooth transition.
• Setting up the VLANS for each and individual VMs.
• Troubleshooting UCS hardware if the Hosts are disconnected in the vCenter.
• Installed Management Server (vCenter Server) instances to enable centralized management of multiple ESXi hosts.
• Linked different vCenter servers using linked mode to have a single instance of vSphere client to manage the whole Virtual environment.
• Configuring High Availability (HA), Distributed Resource Scheduler (DRS) and vNetwork Distributed Switch (VDS).
• Responsible for optimizing system performance which includes input/output, disk storage, CPU
• Usage, memory allocation, disk throughput, network traffic, uptime and maintenance cost by monitoring current performance, analyzing possible problems/solutions and performing indicated modifications.
• Write and design server modification and environment based PowerCLI scripts to manage over 350+ hosts.
• Creating standard server build, update servers with latest service packs and hot fixes.
• Creating standard process for group policy deployment as well as Active Directory users and groups management.

Confidential, Chicago, IL

VMWARESYSTEMS ADMINISTRATOR

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Built and MaintainedVMwareinfrastructure with Windows Servers, Windows XP/7 Clients across Test and Demo Environments. ImplementedVMwareView 4.6 to distribute Client Desktops to user accounts.
• Worked on creating Virtual Templates.
• Installed and Configured EMC VNX providing iSCSI storage to VMware ESX environment.
• Upgrade VMware ESX 2 to 3 and ESX 3 to 4 using VMware update manager.
• Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates
• Performance monitoring and tuning for ESXi Servers, Virtual Center Server and Virtual machines
• Configured ESXi 4.1 with SAN Attached storage (LUN Assignments, Data stores)
• Sizing hardware according to needs and requesting quotes from different vendors.
• Maintain DNS, DHCP and Trust Relationship between domains.
• Configure network monitoring and patch management using VMware Update Manager.
• Implemented resource pools to divide the VM's according to their resource requirements.
• Responsible for creating, configuring and applying the Host Profile to specific hosts.
• Utilized VMware Converter for Physical to VirtualNirtual to Virtual conversion/Physical to Physical conversion.
• Application Migration from physical to virtual/virtual to virtual platform.
• Develop, test, and maintain a Disaster recovery plan for critical VMs and application data
• Working on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration
• Supporting the windows server for various customers in shift basis.
• Perform daily systems monitoring, verifying the integrity and availability of all hardware, server resources, systems and key processes, reviewing system and application logs.
• Ensuring the Network Infrastructure is up and running.
• Analyzing system logs and identifying potential issues with servers and Desktops
• Installation of ESXi 5.0 Hosts, vCenter Server, vCenter update manager and administering VM’s across 3 Datacenters running 2000+ VM’s.

Confidential, Dallas, TX

VMware System Admin

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Implemented resource pools to divide the VM's according to their resource requirements.
• Responsible for creating, configuring and applying the Host Profile to specific hosts.
• Utilized VMware Converter for Physical to VirtualNirtual to Virtual conversion/Physical to Physical conversion.
• Application Migration from physical to virtual/virtual to virtual platform.
• Develop, test, and maintain a Disaster recovery plan for critical VMs and application data
• Working on Migration concepts like vMotion and cold migration
• Supporting the windows server for various customers in shift basis.
• Managed Virtual Memory and swap space on RedHat Linux Servers.
• Configuration of DNS, APACHE, MAIL, DHCP & FTP Servers in RedHat Linux 3.x/4.x.
• Written Shell scripts to run Batch Jobs using cron and at.
• Implementing Raid levels and changing Boot PROM values according to the requirement.
• Configuring modems & printers.
• Disaster Recovery operation setup & checkup at contracting facility
• Support of multi flavor UNIX environment Linux and Windows with various responsibilities.
• Setup and configured network TCP/IP at all levels on Linux servers
• 24x7 support for the UNIX servers. Rotating on call pager responsibilities for Production environment.
• Administered and maintained WINTEL server and OS for production, Internet and intranet services

Confidential, Danville, PA

Systems Admin

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Served in computer maintenance, performed all types of hardware, software maintenance and engineering in addition to systems selection, backup and technical support.
• Installing, configuring and Windows 2003 servers of DHCP, FTP, WSUS, Web Server and SQL Database Server. Logical Volume Management (LVM) of AIX.
• Installation and Configuration of networks, router configuration and wireless access point/router with security, TCP/IP, VPN, Content Filtering, Access Control Lists on router/switches, VLANs (port mapping, naming etc.), and routing IP address in both LAN/WAN and wireless networks.) Escalation of issues to Level 3 Administrators as part of the ticket escalation procedure.
• Test and install various patches (Fix Packs) on the servers to solve the problems encountered by the applications running on the servers.
• Creating a backup job and also took backup of data center on daily, weekly and monthly basis.