Santosh Kumar M

Experience

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  Wipro

  Sept 2009 - Mar 2010

  System Analyst
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  Accenture

  Mar 2010 - Mar 2015

  Cloud Delivery Expert

  >Working on Cisco UCS Blades.>Hands on experience on Cisco hardware modules and blades like B-Series models B200 M3, B230 M2, B400 M2, B420 M3, UCS Manager 2.2 (3b), >Creating /modifying service profiles as per build document for UCS blades.>Using VMware vCenter, created Datacenter Environment by creating VMware clusters, adding ESX hosts in the clusters, and implemented HA and DRS.>Installing, configuring and administration Virtual Infrastructure ESXi 5.1, Vcenter, Vsphere>Virtual Center Server & License Server Installation and Configuration>VMware Infrastructure Client configuration>Performing Snapshots, Cloning, Cold Migrations and Hot Migrations >Creating templates from VM's, deploy VM's from templates and allocate resources >Created clones and templates of Virtual Machines >Deploying VMs Through Templates>Troubleshooting issues relating to VMotion such as compatibility issues.>Managing Vcenter Server, Update manager.>Configuring Alarms, Root Cause & System Log Analysis and reporting >Performance tuning of VMware Servers, Virtual Sessions and management of server resources.>Troubleshooting problems with the help of Event Logs>Manage VM’s using VMware Virtual Center and Web Access>Security hardening and monitoring VMs & ESX servers (CPU, Memory, Disk, Network Utilization).>Configurations of Virtual Switches and Network Connections>Migrate Physical Servers to Virtual Server using VMware Converter (P2V Converter)>Creating and managing Resource Pools and adding the VMs into Resource Pools.>Excellent understanding of SAN, NAS storage architecture.>Provide RCA (Root Cause Analysis) Show less

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  AXATECH

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2016

  VMWARE

  • The environment has grown to over 800 ESXi hosts and 1400 Virtual machines for Production/DR/UAT and development roles.• Also structured the performance monitoring process and improved disaster recovery to utilize virtualization benefits using vMotion, FT etc….• Setting up new user mailboxes / DLs, setting up Message size limits / Mail quota / configure hidden membership for DLs.• Installing various security agents on servers like Symantec ESM, Big fix for updates.• Allow the users to access to application and kill the user sessions through Citrix management console.• Work with Data Center teams to get the server racked and stacked, allocate storage, schedule backup Jobs and Data Center activities like maintains backup tapes for IBM Library. • Supporting for NOC teaming to resolving on various tickets. Show less

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  IBM

  Apr 2015 - Mar 2016

  Senior Technical Specialist

  • The environment has grown to over 800 ESXi hosts and 1400 Virtual machines for Production/DR/UAT and development roles.• Also structured the performance monitoring process and improved disaster recovery to utilize virtualization benefits using vMotion, FT etc….• Setting up new user mailboxes / DLs, setting up Message size limits / Mail quota / configure hidden membership for DLs.• Installing various security agents on servers like Symantec ESM, Big fix for updates.• Allow the users to access to application and kill the user sessions through Citrix management console.• Work with Data Center teams to get the server racked and stacked, allocate storage, schedule backup Jobs and Data Center activities like maintains backup tapes for IBM Library. • Supporting for NOC teaming to resolving on various tickets. Show less

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  VMware

  Mar 2016 - now

  Working as a member of the 7x24 operations team responsible for delivery and implementation of the Horizon Air DaaS service.• Deployment of Horizon Air DaaS platform on vCLoud and vCenter based datacenters globally to enable enterprises to consume desktops from the cloud in an as-a-service model. • Work with customers, and VMware services team to help customers understand requirements for deploying the Horizon DaaS solution. • Creation of Provider VDC, Organizations and Org VDC’s and setting policies to different organizations• Creation of Network Pools, External Networks, Org VDC Networks and vApp Networks.• Creating Public/Private Catalogs and uploading templates to the catalog and publishing catalog to the organization• Private and Public cloud configuration and support• Perform the configuration in the vCloud Air and Global Partner infrastructures as well as within the DaaS Service portal to deploy new customers. • Work with customers on turning up site to site VPNs as well as initial training of using the Horizon DaaS Platform. • Troubleshoot technical issues related to the Horizon Air DaaS Platform.• Provide feedback to Product Management on new features and functionality required by our customers.• Support customers with Active Directory, or Windows Desktop problems that arise in the Horizon DaaS offering.• Support a 7x24 mission critical cloud hosting service and provide on call support as needed• Deployment and configuration of firewall rules for Vshield Edges Show less

  • Sr. EUC Cloud Engineer at VMware R&D / Horizon Infrastructure

    Feb 2018 - now

  • EUC Cloud Horizon Air Engineer at VMware R&D

    Mar 2016 - Feb 2018