1. Vijay Rama Raju
Email: vmadm.vijay@gmail.com Ph.No:8828334824
SYNOPSIS
 Over 3.8 years of rich experience in VMware (2.8yrs) & System Administration (1yr).
 Strong detail and task operation demonstrated ability in troubleshooting.
 Ability to work in team environment with excellent presentation.
 Proven abilities in establishing effective task priorities, working independently, and participating
as an integral part of a team.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 My primary area of expertise is with VMware & Windows OS related issues and Troubleshooting Hardware.
 Extensive experience with VMware ESXi server, Windows 2008 and 2012 server Operating System.
ADMINISTRATION SKILLS
VMware Administration Skills:
 Worked on different VMware products like VMware workstation, ESXI 4.0, 5.X, VMware Converter.
 On ESXI host Creation of VMs and installing different guest OS like windows and Linux flavors. Creating
Teaming, cloning, snapshots.
 Managing VMs through VCenter and Web access.
 P2V and V2V convertions by using VMware Converter.
 Good understanding of ESX server architecture.
 Configure Virtual Network in ESX server by creating vSwitches.
 Creation of different port groups like Service Console, VMkernel and VM port groups.
 Creation of NIC teaming, VLANs and Switch and port group policies.
 Worked on Distributed Switch environment in ESX 5.0.
 Worked on resource management framework like creation resource pools, adding the VMs into resource pools.
 Working on VMware clustering like HA and DRS clusters using Virtual Center.
 Configure Alarms, Host profiles, Scheduled Tasks, Distributed Power Management (DPM) and Fault Tolerance.
 Also worked on vCenter plugins like Update manager, guided consolidation and vCenter Converter.
 Working on Migration concepts like Vmotion, SVmotion.
 Creation of templates from VMs and Creation of VMs from templates.
 Strong knowledge on VMware Networking, Storage concepts.
Windows Administration Skills:
 Installation, maintenance and up gradation of various networks involving various types of Server operating
systems like Windows 2008 and windows 2012 .
 Installing and configuring Windows 2008 R2 and 2012 Active Directory Service.
 Expert in configuration of Member servers and clients.

2.  Installing and configuring DNS.
 Configuring and managing DHCP.
 Configuring and maintaining FTP service.
 Maintaining and creating user accounts and groups by assigning permissions.
 Creating Organizational Units and managing Computer Accounts.
 Group Policy Objects.
 Setting up Shared Folders and Printers, Mapping Drives, and Creating Permissions.
 Monitoring Windows Server 2008.
 Securing Data.
 Configuring Remote Access.
 Trouble shooting as well as managing the performance of the software and network.
 Setup, Modify & Managing User/Group Accounts.
 Managing Backup and Restoration operations.
 Configuring new devices.
 Installing and partitioning new disk devices.
 Protecting the workstation from virus by installing Antivirus software.
 Installation and maintenance of LAN network. Troubleshooting of network issues.
 Managing File System.
Linux Administration Skills:
 Installation of RHEL 7/6/5 full and minimal.
 LVM configuration.
 Network configuration.
 NIC Bonding.
 Basic administration, Creation of users, providing root access to the local users.
 Providing permissions to the directories.
 Installing packages.
 Troubleshooting network issues related to SSH.
Hardware Skills:
 Hands on experience on HP DL 380 Gen9/Gen8/Gen7 Servers.
 Hands on experience on HP BL 460 Gen8/Gen7 Servers.
 Worked on HP c7000 chassis.
 Management of chassis through On Board Administrator (OA).
 VC-Flex configuration.
 Configuring iLO ip for HP DL380.
 Configuring iLO ip for HP BL460 via OA or directly.
 RAID configuration (RAID 0, RAID 1 and RAID 5) at hardware level.
 Hot swap of hard disks when found degraded.
 Increasing and decreasing the memory depending on the requirement of the vendor.
 Firmware upgradation of each and every device related to the hardware.

3.  iLO upgradation.
 Creating users and providing privileges for easy administration.
 BIOS settings at hardware level for better performance and power management.
 Knowledge of VCFlex module and connectivity.
 Trouble shooting from hardware level by monitoring system resources and iLO event logs.
Company: Reliance Jio Infocomm Pvt. Ltd. from March 2016 to till month
Responsibilities:
 Installation and Troubleshooting of ESXI 6.0 Servers.
 Creating and providing Virtual Machines to vendors depending on their requirements.
 Installing and maintaining vCenter Servers of both the environments(IoT and Replica)
 Mapping all the existing ESXi servers to vCenter 6.0 to manage them centrally.
 Licensing the ESXi hosts, vCenter server and Windows machines.
 Taking regular backup of vCenter Server machine.
 Taking backups of VM through VDP depending on the requirement of vendor.
 Providing the features of Vmware like HA, DRS, vMotion depending on requirement.
 Monitoring Server Health Status of the CPU processors, Memory, Fans, Temperature and Voltage from iLO.
 VLAN configuration.
 Creating Resource Pools and Setting limits on CPU and RAM.
 Cloning Virtual Machines.
 Creating scheduled backups tasks using VDP.
 User administration in vCenter.
 Acknowledging alarms in vCenter by troubleshooting them.
 Working on vCloud Director.
 Inventory maintenance of hardware resources (Servers).
 Providing license to vendors as per the request and reason.
 Troubleshooting of network reachability issues of any of the servers.
 Hand-over take-over of the nodes which I support.
 Worked on HP DL 380(Gen9/8/7) and HP BL 460(Gen8/7) servers.
 iLO configuration and chassis management through OA
 VC-Flex configuration.
 RAID configuration at hardware level depending on the requirement of vendor.
 Firmware upgradation to resolve the issues being faced at hardware level.
 Windows Clustering.
 Windows NIC teaming.
 Windows Active Directory creation and maintenance.
 DNS and DHCP server installation, maintenance and DNS entry.
 RHEL 6/7 installation full and minimal.
 Basic administration of RHEL.

4.  NIC Bonding.
 IP Address management through IPAM.
 Worked on Open Filer.
Client #2: Computer Science Corporation, Hyderabad from August 2013 to March 2016
VMware Administrator Responsibilities:
 Installation and Troubleshooting of the ESX 5.x and ESXI 6.0 Servers.
 Upgrading ESX 5.0 servers to ESXi 5.5
 NIC teaming in ESX/ESXi Servers.
 Installing and maintaining vCenter Servers.
 Taking regular backup of vCenter Server machine.
 Creating Resource Pools and Setting limits on CPU and RAM.
 Creating Virtual Machine Templates.
 Cloning Virtual Machines.
 Converting Virtual Machines running on Workstation to VMs on ESX Server (P2V).
 Converting Physical machines to Virtual Machines using VMware Converter (V2V).
 Changing the configuration of VM’s on need basis.
 Creating Snapshots on virtual machines.
 Monitoring Server Health Status of the CPU processors, Memory, Fans, Temperature and Voltage.
 Setting up and troubleshooting features like HA/FT/DRS with EVC for the Virtual Machines for business
continuity.
 Configuring Virtual Switches, Port groups.
 Setting up Alarms/alerts for the infrastructure changes.
 Troubleshooting issues related to Virtual Machine Vmotion, snapshots, clone and converter.
 Creating daily report on resource usage and resource availability.
 Provide training to new hires on how to use the virtualization environment.
 Rotational On calls support 24X7.
Client #1: Tata Consultancy Services, Hyderabad from July 2012 to July 2013
System Administrator Responsibilities:
 Installing, Managing and Troubleshooting windows server range operating systems (2008, 2008R2, 2012).
 Installed and configured an Active Directory Domain Controller.
 Installing, configuring and maintaining of Microsoft operating systems (windows XP, Vista, Windows 7).
 Troubleshooting Various Operating systems.
 Responsible for providing level 1 support to end-users in troubleshooting and resolving PC/Server problems.
 Implemented various group policies over the domain and forest.
 Performing user account creation, deletion and configuration.
 Managing and troubleshoot network LAN in desktop and laptops.
 Performed user account creation, deletion and configuration.

5.  Solving the end user incidents remotely by using VNC.
 Day to day backup for recording calls.
 Performed day-to-day administration functions, backup and restoration, file server maintenance.
ACADEMICS
 Completed B.Tech (E.C.E) in 2012 from K.G Reddy College of Engineering & Technology with an aggregate
of 78.09.
 Completed Intermediate (M.P.C) in 2008 from Narayana jr.college, Vanasthalipuram with an aggregate of
90.08.
 Completed S.S.C in 2005 from Hayathnagar Public School, Hayathnagar with an aggregate of 77.66.
AWARDS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
 Was awarded “Best Outgoing Student (ECE)”.
 Stood college 1st in 3rd year (2nd SEM) and 4th year (1st SEM)
 Participated in zone level Cricket and Volleyball Tournaments
 Won 1st Prize in Paper presentation in ”AVANCO”
INTERESTS AND HOBBIES
 Playing cricket, volleyball, listening to music, Interested in learning new things
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : Vijaya Rama Raju
Father’s Name : Rama Linga Raju
Date of Birth : 07-05-1991
Gender : Male
Marital Status : Single
Nationality : Indian
Languages Known : English, Hindi and Telugu
Declaration:
I hereby declare that the above written particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Vijaya Rama Raju