Hemant Gajbhiye

VMware Administrator / VMware Cloud Engineer / Migrations Engineer VMC

Mphasis, Pune                                                            Dec'2021 to Present

• VMware Administrator Responsibilities:

• Led end-to-end migration projects for 2000+ VM workloads from on-premises to AWS and 3000+ VM workloads to private cloud environments, utilizing VMware HCX Manager and VMware Cloud technologies.
• Spearheaded VMware Cloud on AWS and VMware Cloud on Dell projects, migrating on-premises workloads to VMC and Private Eagle Cloud, respectively.
• Managed and supported HCX migration tasks, including VM creation, staging, synchronization, migration, and verification, ensuring smooth transition processes.
• Expertly handled bulk, cold, and reverse migrations using HCX, troubleshooting migration-related virtual machine issues.
• Collaborated closely with VMware for seamless cloud project implementation and ongoing support for SDCC infrastructure environments.
• Led the redeployment of HCX appliances, resolving tunnel issues and performing upgrades from HCX version 4.4.1.0 to 4.6.2.0/ 4.6.2.0 to 4.8.2.0 / 4.8.2.0 to 4.9.2.0 (on-prem and AWS cloud side).
• VMware Cloud Foundation – Migration from consolidated to standard architecture, NSX-T Edge Automated Deployment, Cluster, and Workload Domain Addition or Removal.
• Specialist in deployment and configuration of private cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 4. x) (Standard and Consolidated Architecture)

• Proficient in a wide range of technologies, including Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC), Software Defined Networking (NSX-T), Storage (Legacy and vSAN), and Disaster Recovery (SRM, HCX).
• Executed VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) upgrade from 4.5.0 to 4.5.2, covering SDDC, vCenter, VxRail Manager, NSX-T, and ESXi.
• Conducted iSCSI to VMDK conversions, optimizing SAN disk-based VMs for cloud environments.
• Managed VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure implementation, patching activities, and VMware update management using VUM, LCM, and CLI tools.
• Oversaw UCS firmware updates for 700+ ESXi hosts, ensuring smooth integration and operations.
• Troubleshot physical server issues remotely, working with hardware from HP, Cisco, Dell, and Steelfusion.
• Facilitated VxRail ESXi cluster upgrades, collaborating with Dell engineers for seamless upgrades and ESXi host rebuilds.
• Performed disaster recovery activities utilizing Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and effectively managed vendor calls to resolve issues.
• Prioritized and resolved ServiceNow tickets based on severity, ensuring timely issue resolution.
• Monitored and optimized virtual machine and ESXi server performance (CPU, memory, disk, and network utilization), adding resources where necessary.
• Managed VM migrations for load balancing, created and managed virtual machines, performed vMotion, and handled VM cloning, snapshots, and deployment from templates.
• Possess Basic knowledge of SRM, VROps, VRLI, VRNI, and NSX-T.

VMware Administrator / VMware Cloud Engineer / Migrations Engineer VMC

Mphasis, Pune                                                            Dec'2021 to Present

• VMware Administrator Responsibilities:

• Led end-to-end migration projects for 2000+ VM workloads from on-premises to AWS and 3000+ VM workloads to private cloud environments, utilizing VMware HCX Manager and VMware Cloud technologies.
• Spearheaded VMware Cloud on AWS and VMware Cloud on Dell projects, migrating on-premises workloads to VMC and Private Eagle Cloud, respectively.
• Managed and supported HCX migration tasks, including VM creation, staging, synchronization, migration, and verification, ensuring smooth transition processes.
• Expertly handled bulk, cold, and reverse migrations using HCX, troubleshooting migration-related virtual machine issues.
• Collaborated closely with VMware for seamless cloud project implementation and ongoing support for SDCC infrastructure environments.
• Led the redeployment of HCX appliances, resolving tunnel issues and performing upgrades from HCX version 4.4.1.0 to 4.6.2.0/ 4.6.2.0 to 4.8.2.0 / 4.8.2.0 to 4.9.2.0 (on-prem and AWS cloud side).
• VMware Cloud Foundation – Migration from consolidated to standard architecture, NSX-T Edge Automated Deployment, Cluster, and Workload Domain Addition or Removal.
• Specialist in deployment and configuration of private cloud with VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF 4. x) (Standard and Consolidated Architecture)

• Proficient in a wide range of technologies, including Hyper-Converged Infrastructure, Software Defined Datacenter (SDDC), Software Defined Networking (NSX-T), Storage (Legacy and vSAN), and Disaster Recovery (SRM, HCX).
• Executed VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) upgrade from 4.5.0 to 4.5.2, covering SDDC, vCenter, VxRail Manager, NSX-T, and ESXi.
• Conducted iSCSI to VMDK conversions, optimizing SAN disk-based VMs for cloud environments.
• Managed VMware vSphere virtual infrastructure implementation, patching activities, and VMware update management using VUM, LCM, and CLI tools.
• Oversaw UCS firmware updates for 700+ ESXi hosts, ensuring smooth integration and operations.
• Troubleshot physical server issues remotely, working with hardware from HP, Cisco, Dell, and Steelfusion.
• Facilitated VxRail ESXi cluster upgrades, collaborating with Dell engineers for seamless upgrades and ESXi host rebuilds.
• Performed disaster recovery activities utilizing Site Recovery Manager (SRM), and effectively managed vendor calls to resolve issues.
• Prioritized and resolved ServiceNow tickets based on severity, ensuring timely issue resolution.
• Monitored and optimized virtual machine and ESXi server performance (CPU, memory, disk, and network utilization), adding resources where necessary.
• Managed VM migrations for load balancing, created and managed virtual machines, performed vMotion, and handled VM cloning, snapshots, and deployment from templates.
• Possess Basic knowledge of SRM, VROps, VRLI, VRNI, and NSX-T.