AjayPrasath_T_WindowsUnix_Admin
- 1. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Experience Summary • I have 5.11 years of experience with expertise in Support and System Administration. I have worked extensively on Windows 2003, 2008 & 2012 Server administration, VMware (ESX), Veritas NetBackup, with hands-on experience on CommVault & Legato Networker for backup & restore. • Strong experience in Redhat Linux Administration and Unix Shells scripting. • I was into Server build team as Remediation Coordinator for 1500+ servers and managed day-to- day issues, coordinating with offshore team, knowledge transfer and project documentation activities. • As a part of GMRT Remediation Team, I managed, identified & deployed Patches to servers & have single handedly installed patches to 3000+ Windows Servers at a stretch. • Was a part of Windows Operations team, addressing various types of alerts such as ITM, Cluster, VM, Hardware, Backup, Disk, CPU, Memory, etc., on a vast expanse of 13000 Windows servers. I have also tweaked Python, Powershell & WMI scripts to automate day to day Server functions and Administration routines. I am much interested in Virtualization conceptions. • Undergone hands on training in Apache Hadoop Administration and have knowledge in its Ecosystems such as Pig, Hive, Zookeeper, etc. • Also have good understanding on Cloudera Manager & Ambari(Hortonworks)
- 2. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Professional – Project Experience Known for my flexibility I quickly adapted to various teams such as Build, Deployment, Patching/Remediation & Operations team in my 5.8 years of Experience. Handled queue alerts with Skill on Trading domain across AMRS, EMEA, LATAM & PACRIM regions. Capable of Writing & Tweaking Python/Powershell/WMI Scripts to manage my day-to-day Server Administration responsibilities. Education and Certifications 1. Bachelor of Computer Applications (Full Time ) 2. Master of Computer Applications (Full Time ) 3. Earned a certification on Diploma in Computer Programming(C, C++, JAVA). Took Online Course(Edureka) for: Big Data and Hadoop(License#: 448445187) Hadoop Administration(License#: Yet to receive) Technical Skills 1. Windows/Unix/Linux Server Administration 2. Apache Hadoop Cluster Administration 3. Python Scripting Operating Systems Windows Server (2003/2008/2012) | Linux Flavors(RedHat/Ubuntu/Cent OS) Scripting Tools Python, Powershell & WMI Other tools HPSIM, DELL Open Management, BMC Remedy V7.0 , NetIQ Applications Manager and Compaq Insight Manager v5.5, Pstools, Maximo, Service now, Tivoli & Symantec Critical System Protection Monitoring tools, Self-Serv(BOA Tool) Backup Tools Veritas NetBackup, Legato, CommVault Backup & Restore
- 3. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Expertise in Identifying, Scheduling & Deploying patches for a wide range of Windows servers through HPSA, Tivoli & Bigfix tools and self – constructed Scripts (WMI). Specialized in performing Pre Prod & Post Prod QA along with Server End point justification and Symantec Critical System Protection Monitoring tools. Proficient Wintel support SA for windows Server 2003, 2008 & 2012 environment performing Configuring, maintaining and troubleshooting Various Windows servers. Current employer’s name: Cognizant – Project : Voya Financial Corporation Duration From 11/02/2015 – 23/09/2016 Technology Unix / Linux, Windows Administration, Vmware
- 4. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Role UNIX / Linux operations and day to day incidents and resolving production issues. User administration and patch and package management in Redhat Linux environment. Samba profile setup in Linux environment. NFS and NAS file systems configuration and mounting to the client environment. Linux file system configuration, resolving file system issues. Periodic monitoring of linux file system and housekeeping of file systems and notifying to concern file system owners. Resolving day to day Linux OS related issue within our SLA. Redhat Linux virtual machines provisioning from VMWare client. Antivirus installation, service pack deployment and firmware/driver upgrade on all physical and virtual servers. Virtual Server commissioning and decommissioning Supporting 6000 physical + 9000 VM servers VM cloning, snapshots, DR servers Configuration changes like CPU/Memory/Disk addition or removal on VM servers MS and application update patching on Servers using HPSA tool Controlled Reboot of all systems after patch application Software deployment on Servers using HPSA tool MS Cluster troubleshooting Running daily scripts for AD Replication monitoring and regular health checks Running daily scripts for checking DNS and DHCP servers accessibility Adding and maintaining DNS and DHCP records Optimizing Server performance using Foglight and HPOV tools Creating and managing DFS/FTP/Print Servers Retrieving information from remote servers using Powershell script like Last Patch installed, Reboot me, Multipath I/O and printers details from print
- 5. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Previous employer : BA Continuum(Bank of America) Duration 4 Years 3 month Technology Windows, VMware, Powershell Role Senior Tech Associate
- 6. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Responsibilites Supporting 14000+ Server running on Windows 2000/2003/2008. Working on incident management related to Backup and restoration (Legato, TSM), Cluster alerts, Application alerts, Disk Space Management, Server performance, Time Sync Error. Produce daily reports highlighting all issues and resolutions; review report in daily meeting with onshore SA’s. Supporting Servers in Cluster environment and Decommissioning servers. Remote monitoring all the server status and services, and generating Server Morning Health check report. Perform server reboots and/or application Health checks as requested on off-hours of infrastructure changes. Done WMI script to reboot bulk server at a Single-go. Perform ticket trend analysis to help reduce the amount of noise tickets Take part in ad-hoc activities as requested. Escalate issues to onshore SA’s when appropriate. Monitor and ensure that all scheduled server reboots complete successfully & addressed, fixed, escalated Reboot issues. Involved keenly in Root cause analysis of the Incidents. Performed proper diagnostic tests in servers to identify the cause for the backup failure incidents. Handling Servers in VM-Ware environment Written scripts to automate Day to day activities and Server functionalities such as Bulk Ping Check, Bulk retrieval of ITM status, Bulk Patch deployment, Retrieving installed software Server(s), Purging Disk space in servers, Pulling CPU utilization & Memory utilization(Physical & Virtual) of Servers, etc.,.
- 7. Ajay Prasath. T Contact Numbers: +91-9840834734 : +91-9788155166 ajayprasath@hotmail.com Personal Details Name : T. Ajay Prasath Father’s Name : G. Thamarai Selvan Mother’s Name : Shanthi Thamarai Selvan Date of Birth : 09.06.1988 Gender : Male Nationality : Indian Marital Status : Single Linguistic Ability : Bi-lingual. (Tamil & English) Can Fluently Read, Write & Speak the above two Declaration I hereby declare that the above provided details are true to my knowledge and verdict.