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M Gowtham Reddy

VMware Admin
Hyderabad

Summary

A competent professional with over 3.8 years of IT experience in primarily managing Infrastructure running on VMware 5.x/6.x/7. x. Provide L2 support for Host & VM management running Linux/Windows OS. Primarily responsible for resolving SLA issues by following the ITIL process for Incident/Problem/Change management and ensuring customer satisfaction. Expertise in multi-platform migrations between VMware. Proven abilities in end-to-end management of VMware operations, implementation, maintenance, support, and troubleshooting. Experienced in Server administration running in a virtual environment as well as physical devices from various hardware vendors like DELL, and HP. Holds experience in Network Management - Creating, configuring, and monitoring vSwitches (Standard & Distributed switching). Performance monitoring and management (Network, CPU, Memory, Storage) Install/Configure/Troubleshoot - Windows Server 2003/2008/2012/2016, VMware vCenter& ESXi 5.x/6. x/7.x. Hands-on experience in Applying Security Patches, Deploying Support Packages, performing upgrades & updates, Antivirus management, and Services & Tools Installation. Experienced in remote server management using various tools like ILO, iDRAC, and VMware infrastructure management, including advanced features like VMotion, SVMotion, VMHA, FT, DRS, SDRS, Resource pools, Host Profiles, and VDS. Demonstrated excellence in handling Data Centre Operations for enterprise customers. Participate in customer meetings, present briefings, and provide weekly status reports to customer management. Excellent communication skills with broad exposure to communicate effectively across all organizational levels. Top-notch skills with a keen interest in quickly mastering emerging technologies. Proficient in maintaining key relations with clients by acquiring feedback on critical issues and taking suitable actions to ensure a positive experience.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education

Work History

VMware Administrator

Byjus
hyderabad
04.2019 - 12.2022
  • Installation, configuration, and administration of vSphere versions 5.x/6.x/7.x, vCenter servers, vCenter Web client, ESXi hosts on physical servers (HP/Cisco/Lenovo/IBM) and virtual machines running Windows/Linux operating systems
  • Deploying, modifying and managing Virtual servers
  • Creating and managing the VMware cluster
  • Enabling HA and DRS features in cluster
  • Security hardening and Monitoring of VMs & ESX servers (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utiliation) for Security Compliance
  • Performance management, tracking, and reporting
  • Management of VMware advanced features like vMotion, SVMotion, HA and DRS clusters
  • Working with vSphere Update Manager (Handling security issues by remediating vulnerabilities, patching, and performing upgrades like VMware Tools, VM Hardware version)
  • Snapshots, Cloning, and Templates management
  • Port group and VLAN management
  • Creation of Virtual Switches, Ports, and Port groups (Management Network, VMkernel& VM Network)
  • Working with vSphere Update Manager (Handling security issues by remediating vulnerabilities, patching, and performing upgrades like VMware Tools, VM Hardware version)
  • Adding LUNs to ESX/ESXi hosts and creating data stores
  • Perform root cause analysis of recurring and critical issues and problems
  • Creating and managing resource pools and adding VMs into resource pools
  • Troubleshooting snapshot Backup and Disk Consolidation issues
  • Troubleshooting ESXi and VM failure issues
  • Network Configuration on ESXi servers creates Port groups in Standard and Distributed Switch
  • Providing Dedicated Firewall connectivity with the help of networks team in Cloud Infrastructure level and check networks team Cloud Infrastructure level and checking network connectivity to concerned port groups and VMs
  • Setting reservations and limits on CPU/Memory and HDD resources
  • Adding LUNs to ESX/ESXi hosts and creating datastores
  • Synchronization of NTP with ESXi hosts in VMware
  • Replication of virtual machines from intra-vCenter servers using the VEEAM replication tool
  • P2V and V2V conversions and migrations using VMware Standalone converter and Starwind Converter.
  • Conducted routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data centre equipment
  • Identified and resolved network congestion issues and bottlenecks
  • Planned and implemented upgrades to system hardware and software
  • Maintained flexible schedule and responded to after-hours and weekend emergencies

Education

M.Tech - Communication Engineering And Signal Processing

Amrita School of Engineering
Bangalore
07.2016 - 09.2018

Skills

TECHNICAL KNOWLEDGEundefined

Timeline

VMware Administrator

Byjus
04.2019 - 12.2022

M.Tech - Communication Engineering And Signal Processing

Amrita School of Engineering
07.2016 - 09.2018
M Gowtham ReddyVMware Admin