Manirathinam R M

• VMWare Administration (VM Creation, Modification, Decommission).
• Creating Clusters for HA and DRS.
• Storage Management (LUN Creation and Assigning).
• Managed Virtualization Environment using VM Ware vSphere ESXi 6.x,Virtual Center, vSphere Client, P2V.
• Creating and Managing Virtual Machines and Templates.
• Configured Resource Pool, V Motion, Alerts, Alarms, NTP.
• Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter).
• Migrating of Virtual Machines using V Motion.
• Performing Snapshots, Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations.
• Creating Templates from VM’s, deploy VM’s from templates and allocate resources.
• Monitoring of Virtual Machine’s & ESXi servers (CPU, Memory, Disk and Network Utilization) for Security.
• Converting P2V and V2V using VMware Standalone Converter.
• Creating duplicate Virtual Machine’s using cloning technology.
• Setting up Users and Groups for access to the Virtual Center.
• Moving VM’s from one LUN to another LUN using Storage vMotion.
• Installation, Configuration, Administration and Trouble shooting of ESXi 6.x,vSphere 6.0, Virtual Center, vSphere Client.
• Performance tuning of VMware servers, Virtual sessions and management of server resources between Virtual Machines.
• Enclosure Management (Profile Creation, Modification and Decommission).
• Server Build & Retirement actions.
• Veeam & SMVI Backup and Restoration.

· Managing Virtual environment using multiple VCenter Servers

· Diagnostics & Troubleshooting ESXi Servers

· Build/Decommission of ESXi servers and virtual machines

· Assigning the license for ESXi servers and VCenters

· Supporting DR tools ZERTO and performing DR activities

· Work with third party hardware vendors (HPE) to resolve the hardware issues

· Work with VMware vendor and troubleshooting the issues

· Configure Connectivity of VMware ESXi Servers in Datacenters.

· Performing P2v/v2v using VMware converter

· Addition and removal of CPU, Memory, disk on virtual machines

· performing compute resource and storage management in VCenter

· Managing hardware’s firmware upgrade

· Dealing with Unexpected Reboots, analyze the dump and troubleshoot the cause

· Participating bridge calls and troubleshooting issues, working on problem tickets and RCAs

· Working on storage management and reclamation

· VM Resource Management and Monitoring

. Backup tool Monitoring DPM, Networker and SMVI backup.

VMware:

· Working on VCheck Report on monthly Basis

· Configuring Vcenter Alarms and traps

· Implement and configuring HP blade enclosures

· Converting Physical machine to Virtual ( P2V ).

· Documenting the procedures while working on new technologies and uploading it to

the central portal.

· Monitor and fine tune performance related issues with the VM’s.

· Perform daily health check using customized reports.

· Resolve HA and DRS related issues in the VMware environment.

· Taking snapshots for VM’s as per customer requirement

· Identify and remove old snapshots and clones.

· Taking cloning and templates

· Install and test the latest products released by implementing it in test environment.

· Configuring RAID for ESXI host

· Upgrading the Blade Firmware

Windows:

· Installation of Windows 2008, 2012 and 2016 servers

· Decommissioning of windows servers

· Implementing and Configuring MS cluster & Always ON Cluster for SQL

· Collect, monitor, and analyze systems performance data

· Maintain a fully patched environment using a monthly patch cycle

· A high degree of technical aptitude and troubleshooting skills

· A strong sense of customer service, attention to detail and desire for organization

· Configuring RAID 1 and RAID 5

· Working on sharing and security permission issues

· Analyzing the Blue dumps and conducting root cause analysis

· Handling the hardware of DELL, HP servers and co-coordinating with onsite counterparts for any H/W issues

· Implement and configuring HP blade enclosures

· Updating firmware for HP Blade enclosures (OA, VC, ILO)

· Coordinating with storage team for storage migration activity

· Taking up projects as per customer’s requirements and complete them well before

· Installing McAfee and working on EPO related issues for windows severs

· Desktop and Server hardware support.

· Installation of Windows Servers

· Decommissioning of windows servers

· Implementing and Configuring MS cluster & Always ON Cluster for SQL

· Configuring RAID 1 and RAID 5

· Working on sharing and security permission issues

· Analyzing the Blue dumps and conducting root cause analysis

· Handling the hardware of DELL, HP servers and co-coordinating with onsite counterparts for any H/W issues

· Implement and configuring HP blade enclosures

· Updating firmware for HP Blade enclosures