Vmware Engineer - Cisco, UCS, Netapp, Flexpod

BACKGROUND:

* In depth knowledge of virtualization technology, Cisco UCS, and NetApp Storage, FlexPod platform.

* Ensuring and implementing the infrastructure as per the design.

* Knowledge about different hardware compute platforms, Storage, Network and Security.

* Knowledge and experience on Data Centre Virtualization like compute, network and storage would be desirable.

* Understanding of Nexus Products like Nexus 1000v, N2k, Nexus5k, Nexus7K), MDS Switches.

* Strong knowledge in FCoE and SAN

* Resolve Storage issues High availability of data to all application wherever required

* Linux server configuration and migration especially for Red Hat Linux Enterprise 4/5/6

SKILLS:

* Worked on Production systems Experience with Cisco UCS, Virtual Infra on VMware, Storage Migration, server installation, configuration, upgrades and patching

* Data centre understanding

* Knowledge of UCS Manager 2.x and VMware Virtualisation software (vCenter, Site Recovery Manager, vSphere 5.1), NetApp Storage (SnapMirror, backup, deduplication, storage maintenance and monitoring), Data ONTAP

* Strong design capabilities for Virtual Infrastructure, Compute and Networking.

* Good Exposure on Monitoring and Replication Strategies (Business Copy, Continuous Access)

* Working knowledge of Enterprise-class Fibre Switch/Director Hardware from Cisco is required

* Minimum experience of 2 years in VMware virtualisation

* NFS, CIFS and iSCSI on NetApp Storage

CERTIFICATION:

* VMware Vshpere 5.0, 4,x ( install and Configure)

* Certification on Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Support Specialist

* Cisco Data Center Unified Computing Design Specialist

* Red Hat Certified Engineer