Senior Virtualization Consultant and System Administrator
Stc Solutions
Total years of experience :19 years, 6 Months
Experience in designing and implementing virtualization technology solutions. Sound understanding of Software Defined Data Center (SDDC) concepts and implementations. Experience in designing and implementing datacenter infrastructure virtualization projects in regards to compute, network and storage. Experience in datacenter infrastructure migration projects in regards to compute, network and storage including physical to virtual (P2V).
Manage Virtualization Environment using VMware ESXi 5.5\6.0\6.5, 6.7 VMware vSphere 6, 6.7 Virtual Center, VI Client, P2V.
Installation, Configuration, Administration and Troubleshooting of ESXi, VSphere, Virtual Center, VI Client & Windows OS.
Creating and Managing Virtual Machines and Templates
Creating Clusters for High Availability (HA) and Distributive Resource Scheduling (DRS)
Configured Resource Pool, V Motion, Alerts, Alarms, NTP
Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter.
Migrating of Virtual Machines using V Motion
Performing Snapshots, Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations
Scheduling VDP Backup jobs and restoring the same backup when required.
Creating Templates from VM’s, deploy VM’s from templates and allocate resources
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Monitoring of Virtual Machine’s & ESX 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.
Creation of Virtual Switches, Ports and Port groups and setting up Security Policies for Virtual Networks.
Troubleshooting issues relating to v motion such as compatibility issues with help of event log.
Setting up Users and Groups for access to the Virtual Center.
Moving VM’s from one LUN to another LUN using Storage V-Motion.
Performance tuning of VMware servers, Virtual sessions and management of server resources between Virtual Machines.
Root Cause & System Log Analysis and reporting.
Organize tasks, events and Configuring alarms.
VM monitoring using VRealize Operation Manager.
Creating and management of Data stores.
Patching of ESXi servers using Update Manager.
Creating Backup Policies in VEEM and restoring the files from backup.
Monitoring Exchange Mailbox along with DB status and Queue.
Have good troubleshooting skill and apply best solution and approach in solution.
Research and recommend innovative, and where possible automated approaches for system administration tasks. Identify approaches that leverage our resources and provide economies of scale.
Knowledge of ITIL best practices (Incident, change and problem management)
Work experience as a Windows systems administrator with an IT equipment vendor, service provider, or a data center
Participate in disaster recovery (DR) planning and execution in support of customer requirements;
Provide expertise and assistance in migrations to managed service(s)
Working with Dell Blade, Hp Blade, Cisco UCS Servers.
working with diffrence type of stoarge include but not limit to EMC Unity, VNX, VMAX and HP 3PAR, Huawei Dorado, OceanStor
Management Task:-
Recommends information technology strategies, policies, and procedures by evaluating organization outcomes; identifying problems; evaluating trends; anticipating requirements.
Accomplishes financial objectives by forecasting requirements; preparing an annual budget.
Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
Working with PMO office to control and managed company projects (King Saud University, King Fsisal University, Princess Nourah University and Tabiha University project).
Directs technological research by studying organization goals, strategies, practices, and user projects.
Technical Task:-
Implementing and managing ERP system in ICEAT group (MENAME and Focus).
Preserves assets by implementing disaster recovery and back-up procedures and information security and control structures.
Managing server including Hyper- v, DC, TMG, Home, Antivirus, Backup and Storages servers.
Configure and install computer systems, Printers and Scanners for company.
Design and implement system security and data assurance.
Identify departmental needs and make suggestions regarding technical direction.
Oversee development and maintenance of computer systems.
LMS Knowledge (MOODEL, efront and ERA) and OES system.
Designing Low Level and High Level Plan.
Network design and configuration with wire and wireless technology (Fiber optic and UTP cabling).
Installing and configuring Cisco router (2800, 3900 series)
Installing and configuring Cisco switch (2900, 4000, 3700 series).
Installing and Configuring Windows Server 2008, 2012.
Installing and Configuring exchange Server 2010.
Installing and Configuring Hyper-v.
Installing and Configuring Microsoft system center configuration manager 2012.
Installing and Configuring Network Access Protection.
Installing and configuring antivirus.
Installing and Configuring HP storage P2000.
Installing and Configuring HP Backup.
Installing and Configuring Symantec Backup.
Diagnose hardware and software problems, and replace defective components.
Perform data backups and disaster recovery operations.
Implementing VAT (Value added taxation system), ERP(HR, Paywall etc) System.
Maintain and administer computer networks and related computing environments, including computer hardware, systems software, applications software, and all configurations.
Plan, coordinate, and implement network security measures in order to protect data, software, and hardware.
Operate master consoles in order to monitor the performance of computer systems and networks, and to coordinate computer network access and use.
Perform routine network startup and shutdown procedures, and maintain control records.
BSc Honer in Computer Engineer