Aryan Khan

Project: Cummins Inc

• Managing enterprise virtual infrastructure using VMware vSphere 8.0 and vCenter 8.0.
• Handling Nutanix Hyper-Converged Infrastructure (HCI), including Acropolis Hypervisor (AHV), Prism Central, and Prism Element for centralized VM management and performance monitoring.
• Performed cross-vCenter virtual machine migrations to support data center consolidation and load balancing initiatives.
• Provisioned and upgraded ESXi hosts using HPE and Dell OEM custom ISOs, ensuring hardware compatibility and optimal performance.
• Implemented and managed Cohesity backup solutions for production VMs to ensure high data availability and rapid disaster recovery.
• Monitored infrastructure health and performance using Checkmk agents, ensuring proactive incident detection and resolution.
• Administered core Windows Server infrastructure, including DNS, DHCP, File Servers, and Print Servers.
• Worked on Active Directory (AD) for user and group management, GPOs, permissions, and domain services in a hybrid environment.
• Involved in system patching, performance tuning, and OS/hypervisor upgrades to ensure environment compliance and stability.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to deliver virtualization projects, perform root cause analysis, and resolve infrastructure issues.
• Coordinated with Broadcom support to troubleshoot and resolve complex out-of-band VM migration issues, improving cluster stability and service uptime.

Project: Ingredion Inc.

• Provided backend infrastructure support for VMware vSphere 7.0 virtual environments.
• Deployed Windows Server and Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) VMs using VMware vCenter 7.0.
• Configured and managed networking components including vSS (Virtual Standard Switch) and vDS (Virtual Distributed Switch).
• Worked on vSphere storage protocols (iSCSI, FC, FCoE) and implemented multipathing through vCenter Server.
• Performed unmounting and detaching of VMFS datastores; decommissioned physical and virtual Windows servers and ESXi hosts (HPE and Dell).
• Installed VMware ESXi on HPE ProLiant Gen10 and Dell PowerEdge servers using iLO 5 and iDRAC remote management interfaces.
• Installed and managed Windows Server 2019 and 2022 OS using ISO images through VMware Remote Console.
• Administered the vSphere vCenter 7.0 environment using the HTML5-based vSphere Web Client.
• Upgraded VMware Tools on virtual machines and performed ESXi host upgrades using custom OEM ISO images.
• Created and managed clusters with DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler), HA (High Availability), and vMotion.
• Configured vSAN for clusters and Windows Server Backup (WSB) on Windows virtual machines.
• Monitored infrastructure using System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and troubleshooted Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA) issues on endpoints.
• Managed office environments through Datacenter Resource Manager (DRM).
• Gained hands-on experience in deploying monthly Windows patches using System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) and troubleshooting SCCM client issues.
• Used PowerShell scripting to automate user creation and Active Directory management.
• Collaborated with Broadcom support to resolve out-of-band VM migration issues.

Project: Equinor ASA

• Managed server infrastructure for Equinor ASA, a Norwegian state-owned multinational energy company with operations in 36 countries.
• Administered Windows Server 2012, 2016, and 2019, including installation, configuration, and maintenance of various configuration items.
• Performed decommissioning of both physical and virtual Windows servers across multiple global sites.
• Handled incidents, events, service requests, change requests, and associated tasks through ITSM tools to ensure smooth infrastructure operations.
• Monitored Windows infrastructure using System Center Operations Manager (SCOM) and managed MMA (Microsoft Monitoring Agent) on servers.
• Worked on Windows Server Backup (WSB) to take backups of physical servers deployed at various client locations.
• Gained working knowledge of System Center Configuration Manager (SCCM) for monthly patch deployment and troubleshooting client-related issues.
• Provided basic administration of Active Directory Domain Services (ADDS) for managing office network and user authentication.
• Administered VMware infrastructure including vSphere, vCenter, ESXi hosts, and Windows-based virtual machines.
• Performed ESXi host upgrades using HPE ProLiant and Dell PowerEdge OEM ISO images via vCenter Server.
• Installed NVIDIA graphics drivers on client-specific VMs by transferring installation files using WinSCP to ESXi servers.
• Utilized esxcli commands to troubleshoot ESXi hosts and manage remote services and configurations.
• Performed VM migration, snapshot management (Quiesced and memory-based), and OS deployments using VMware Remote Console.
• Familiar with vMotion, DRS (Distributed Resource Scheduler), and HA (High Availability) within clustered environments.
• Troubleshot VSS writer issues during backup failures on Windows machines.
• Configured and managed DNS and DHCP servers within Windows Server environments.
• Worked on Microsoft Windows Server Failover Clustering (WSFC) for high availability of business-critical applications.