1. Tata Consultancy Services Sep 2008 – Nov 2011
VMware Engineer / Windows Administrator
Environment: VMware4.1/3.5, Windows Server2003/2008
1. VMware Support Engineer
Installed, configured and deployed of VMware products such as VMware Vcenter, VMware converter
and ESXI
Build, configure and deploy VMs and templates, Virtual-to-Virtual (V2V) and Virtual-to-Physical (V2P)
migration of Windows NT, 2000, 2003, & 2008, from Plate Spin.
Installed, configured VMware ESXi, within vSphere 4 and 5 environments with Virtual Center
management, Lab Manager, DRS, HA, DPM, vMotion and VMware Data Protection.
Managing the VMware virtualization environment with 204 Host along with approx. 1800 VM Machine.
Installed, configured and deployed of VMware products such as VMware Center, VMware converter,
VMware Workstation and ESXI
Configured storage LUNs for VMFS and raw disk mappings (RDM’s) on an EMC and VNX.
Good experience in migrating production VMs using Storage vMotion to new Datacenter with zero
downtime
Configured storage LUNs for VMFS and raw disk mappings (RDM’s) on an EMC VNX and VMAX
Using VMware vCenter, created Data Center Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESXI
hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.
Excellent experience with VMware update manager to install patches and updates on ESX hosts and
virtual machines
Design, monitor and maintain the VMware Virtual Infrastructure, both in production and the test
center, which includes 05 Virtual Center/Update Manager instances managing more than 400 ESX
hosts hosting thousands of virtual machines.
2. Windows/Linux Support Engineer
Install and Design Microsoft Failover Cluster on 2k3 and 2k8 specially for SQL Server
Install and managing Linux Server for Orcale and Tomcat Web Server.
Installation and fixes of Linux, packages and patches
User Administration, user creation and permission.
Managing volume groups (Creating /Removing)
Implemented and Managed on Windows DNS/DHCP and WINS.
Excellent experience with designing and implementing VMware backup products and disaster
recovery solutions.
Periodic Firmware upgrade on Server.
Excellent experience on Hp ProLiant series 360,380,580 and Blade server BL 460.
Patch Management under the wsus 3.0.
Serve as interface for vendor relationship management with respect to equipment and contracts.
Provide 3rd level, 24 x 7, technical assistance for installation, maintenance, and monitoring of the
virtual Infrastructure & the Microsoft Windows, at corporate and other data centers.
DR Testing for the critical Finance server (Once in a Year)
Installed and configured Plate Spin job for DR server.
Managed and implement DR test in every six month for critical server.
Make sure all DR steps are the documented properly.
Schedule the vm server job with the plate spin for the regular replication.
Restore the server in the dr network and check with other GTS team.
Project Title: Data Center Migration
Data Center Migration from different geographically braches to centralized Data Center. Migration
required infrastructure and network builds, assessment, procurement, planning and execution. This
needs to coordinates between multiple GTS Teams including infrastructure, network, Application and
database.
2. Perform multiple P2V in order to migration by Double take, VMware Convertor and Plate Spin
Migrate.
Shutdown 70+ Physical Servers in multiple branch office.
Responsible for providing project documentation on all projects including schedules, issue/action/risk
logs, executive presentations, project policies and procedures, organizational charts, communications
plans and best practices documents.
Project Title: ESXI 5.1 Upgrade Project
Planning Existing 4.1 Esxi server for up gradation on ESXI 5.1.
Upgrade around 120+ ESXI from 4.1 to 5.1.
Upgrade VCenter from 2.5 to 5.1.
Upgrade all ESXI servers on Latest Patch Level by Update Manager.
Ensure to automate the post step for ESXI server By Power Cli.
Maintained the security through user’s access and group access.