Praveen Mani
Senior Systems Administrator
Chennai
Summary
Experienced System Administrator with expertise in VMware, Windows, Cisco UCS, and cloud services. Highly skilled in VMware infrastructure, hardware and software maintenance, and Cisco UCS management. Proven track record of overseeing infrastructure maintenance across multiple locations.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Assistance Consultant
TATA Consultancy Services
Chennai
7 2022 - Current
- Monitor and troubleshoot infrastructure issues on physical blades, VMware, and servers running both current and legacy versions of Windows OS.
- Conduct CISCO UCS blade and firmware upgrades, add VLANs, and implement other policy updates from both Central and FI, including infrastructure upgrade activities.
- Decommissioning older hardware with new hardware with business approval.
- Implemented Windows Template standardization on quarterly basis.
- Execute server builds (physical, virtual, and cloud) as required for projects. These builds include ESXi and Windows servers on blades and rack-mounted servers (Cisco UCS Managed and Dell)
- Implementing rightsizing and upgrading of VMs and AWS Instances based on business requirement.
- Troubleshooting backup issues with VM's and Physical machines.
- Categorize and prioritize incidents and requests as per the ITIL standards in line with service level agreements. Participate in daily and weekly CAB meetings. Contributing documents and reference materials for KEDB.
- Participated in SCRUM call meetings and delivered all requirements within the given time frame.
- Implementing Changes (Standard, Normal, emergency and Expedit) Based on business impact by monitoring using Logic Monitor tool.
- Upgrading Vmtools and Hardware Version for Windows servers which are out dated.
- Conducting P2V migration activity along with in-place upgrade activity for legacy OS.
- Building new Servers and hypervisors based on the business requirement.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends, sharing insights with colleagues to support a culture of continuous learning.
- Improved client satisfaction by providing thorough and timely project updates and addressing concerns promptly.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative solutions tailored to specific client needs.
VMware Administrator
Hexaware Technologies Pvt Ltd
9 2013 - 9 2014
- Enhanced system performance by optimizing VMware configurations and settings.
- Streamlined IT operations by automating routine tasks using PowerCLI scripting.
- Evaluated emerging technologies to determine their potential benefits for improving the organization''s virtual infrastructure capabilities.
- Facilitated smooth migration of physical servers to a virtualized environment, minimizing disruption to end-users and applications.
- Conducted comprehensive capacity planning to ensure adequate resources for future growth and expansion.
- Conducted routine and emergency maintenance of assigned data center equipment.
- Performed software installations and upgrades to Windows operating systems.
Engineer
AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
10.2014 - 07.2022
- Coordinated a project for rightsizing and upgrading of VMs and AWS Instances across the AstraZeneca (AZ) estate which optimized server performance and reduced CPU, memory usage, and other performance related alerts
- Clean-up of auto generated alerts as a part of environment stabilization activity
- Perform Server Builds Physical, Virtual and Cloud) as a part of project requirement. Builds include ESXI, Windows servers on Cisco UCS blades and Rack mount
- Coordinated a project for rightsizing and upgrading of VMs and AWS Instances across the AstraZeneca (AZ) estate which optimized server performance and reduced CPU, memory usage, and other performance related alerts
- Led a team of four in removing unused volumes in AWS across 4 Regions which decreased the costs by more than 50%
- Part of a team that performed cisco ucsm upgrade, HPE ILO, Dell Idrac and ESXI firmware update validated host profile compliance across the data-centers
- Part of a project where decommissioned Blade and Rack servers are re build with ESXI 6.5 and adding to existing cluster to overcome workload issues.
- Involved in migration activity using Zerto Recovery Manager.
- Quarterly audit of resource utilization and enable EC2 scheduler. On an average reduced annual costs of approximately 20% each year since 2018
- VMWare Template Management - Managing a group of four in creating, updating and release of VMware and Azure templates every quarter
- Assessment of Patching for creating Package and deploying to all New build servers using Tanium Tool.
- Performed FI and UCSM upgrades and managing the policy in it.
- Collaborated on interdisciplinary teams to develop creative, cost-effective solutions for complex projects.
- Presented technical findings to stakeholders, ensuring clear understanding of project status and goals.
- Achieved successful project outcomes by maintaining accurate documentation and meeting strict deadlines.
- Applied lean principles to enhance efficiency and reduce waste in various engineering projects.
System Analyst
DELL India Pvt Ltd
Chennai
05.2012 - 08.2013
- Supporting in-call requirements and troubleshoot on Vmware environment
- Monitoring Server passwords resets.
- Performing Server managed roles, Cluster installation and troubleshooting
- Troubleshoot backup issues.
- Enhanced collaboration between IT teams by standardizing communication protocols around system requirements, project progress updates, and change management processes.
- Facilitated training sessions for staff members on new software applications, promoting efficient adoption of new technologies across the organization.
- Designed custom reports for management teams, providing valuable insights into key performance metrics and facilitating informed decision-making processes.
- Optimized database structures to improve data storage efficiency and query performance levels.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Information Technology
04.2001 -
Skills
Vmware Vsphere
Cisco UCSM
Windows Server
Zerto
Cloud Computing
Certification
AWS Solutions Architect – Associate Level
Roles And Responsibilities
- Monitor and Troubleshoot infrastructure faults on Physical blades, VMware and servers that run the current and legacy versions of Windows OS.
- Perform CISCO UCS Blade and firmware, upgrade, VLAN addition and other policy updates from both Central and FI.
- Premform UCSM upgrades.
- Coordinated a project for rightsizing and upgrading of VMs and AWS Instances across the AstraZeneca (AZ) estate which optimized server performance and reduced CPU, memory usage, and other performance related alerts
- Led a team of four in removing unused volumes in AWS across 4 Regions which decreased the costs by more than 50%
- Clean-up of auto generated alerts as a part of environment stabilization activity
- Part of a team that performed cisco ucsm upgrade, HPE ILO, Dell Idrac and ESXI firmware update validated host profile compliance across the data-centers
- Implementing AWS S3 budget creation and encryption for different regions.
- Perform Server Builds Physical, Virtual and Cloud) as a part of project requirement. Builds include ESXI, Windows servers on Cisco UCS blades and Rack mount
- Part of a project where decommissioned Blade and Rack servers are re build with ESXI 6.5 and adding to existing cluster to overcome workload issues.
- Involved in migration activity using Zerto Recovery Manager.
- Quarterly audit of resource utilization and enable EC2 scheduler. On an average reduced annual costs of approximately 20% each year since 2018
- VMWare Template Management - Managing a group of four in creating, updating and release of VMware and Azure templates every quarter
- Performed FI and UCSM upgrades and managing the policy in it.
- Assessment of Patching for creating Package and deploying to all New build servers using Tanium Tool.
- Participated in SCRUM call meetings and delivered all requirements within the given time frame.
- Managing CISCO UCSSM and Central for All servers updating the policy and Firmware.
- Categorize and prioritize incidents and requests as per the ITIL standards in line with service level agreements. Participate in daily and weekly CAB meetings. Contributing documents and reference materials for KEDB.
Skillset
- Microsoft Windows Servers (20112/2016/2019)
- Vmware vSphere Virtualization Technology (6.5/6.7/7.0)
- Windows Server Hardware (Cisco UCS C & B Series and HPE Blade Servers)
- Dell Rack servers
- Cloud Services (Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure & Google Cloud Platform)
- ITIL V4 Process Certified
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Mani
- Date of Birth: 07/30/89
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Values And Behaviours
- Effective Communication
- Resilience
- Respect for Race and Diversity
- Personal responsibility
- Planning and organizing
- Openness to change
- Customer focus
- Problem solving
Projects
Physical Machine / VM Migration of close to 350 servers Rightsizing of VMs across multiple sites (7000 VMs approx.) ESXI and Driver Upgrade Host-profile compliance update Data Migration to CIFS share Cisco UCS VM build and Firmware upgrades V2V migration using Zerto CISCO Bade movements. VMware and Azure Template Management Storage Migration from Hitachi to Netapp Workload Migration Vcenter upgrade
Accomplishments
- Have been awarded the best employment for saving cost by removing unused Datastores in VMware environment and deleting unsed volumes/Disk in AWS and Azure Cloud environment.
- Lead a small team for working on project activity and achieved best team effort.
- Successfully migrated Physical Machine / VM of close to 350 servers within the timeline
- Done successful Workload migration activity by moving legacy file server to CIF Share using robocopy.
- Successfully helped in utilizing Decommisioned servers to be re used for non critical environments.
Timeline
Engineer - AstraZeneca India Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 07.2022
System Analyst - DELL India Pvt Ltd
05.2012 - 08.2013
Bharath University - Bachelor of Science, Information Technology
04.2001 -
Assistance Consultant - TATA Consultancy Services
7 2022 - Current
VMware Administrator - Hexaware Technologies Pvt Ltd
9 2013 - 9 2014