This document provides a profile summary for Sudhindra Srinivasmurthy including his work experience, skills, certifications, and contact information. He has over 10 years of experience leading server and storage migration projects. His roles have included architect, migration specialist, administrator, and project lead. He is proficient in migrating various server platforms including Windows, Linux, AIX, and Solaris using tools such as VMware, Platespin Migrate, and Double-Take. He is also experienced in storage migrations and has certifications in technologies like Red Hat, AIX, Solaris, and Windows Server.
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1. Sudhindra Srinivasmurthy
Profile
Establish as a Server & Storage Migration Architect/Team lead in the IT Infrastructure
solution practice, responsible for providing datacenter Solution, Optimization, Virtualization
and Standardization of new & existing IT Infrastructure. IT infrastructure includes servers,
storages and workstations.
Have around 10+ years of full life-cycle experience into Server & Storage Migration
solution. More than 4 year experience as Server & Storage Migration Architect with 5 years
relevant experience into Server Administration and Migration.
Perform various roles in infrastructure operation hierarchy starting from Server & Storage
Architect, Migration Specialist, Senior System Analyst, Migration Engineer, Server
administrator and Project Lead.
With strong personal and professional skills, understand and articulate Client requirement,
technical issue and clearly communicate solution, concepts to Clients as well as Project
Team.
Being at Onsite (USA) for 3.5 years, did the Customer facing and provided the solutions
based on the customer requirements. Gained an experience with wide range proprietary and
open source tools and technologies likes, IBM AIX, Microsoft Windows, Redhat / Suse
Linux, Oracle Solaris Server platform, VMware VSphere/ESX 3.x/4.x/5.x, vCenter
Converter , Veritas Storage Foundation, IBM Softek TDMF, CIRUS DMS Appliance for
LUN level Migration. Qlogic iSR appliance, Nexsan SATABeast, IBM SAN Volume
Controller, Hyper-V, Platespin Migrate, IBM MKSYSB, Solaris FLAR, Rsync, Cisco DMM
& Double-Take.
Professional Certification’s Completed Successfully
Postal Address
# 4119, II main, B’ block,
Subramanyanagar, Rajajinagar
Bangalore – 560 029.
Email Id: srisudhin@gmail.com Cell: 8970379902.
Alternate-id: sudhindraguru@gmail.com
2. Red Hat Certified Engineer(RHCE) on Red Hat Enterprise Linux
IBM AIX system P administrator
Sun Certified System Administrator(SCSA) on Solaris
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator on Windows Server 2003(MCSA 2003)
Key Skills:-
Storage migrations - Double-Take, CIRUS DMS Appliance for LUN level Migration. IBM
SAN VOLUME CONTROLLER, Qlogic iSR, Cisco DMM, IBM V7000storwize, Nexsan
SATABeast IBM Softek TDMF,.
Wintel Server Migrations - VMware VSphere/ESX 3.x/4.x/5.x, vCenter Converter
Platespin Migrate, Double-Take.
UNIX Server Migrations - Solaris FLAR , AIX MKSYSB, Rsync, Softek TDMF-IP, CIRUS
DMS Appliance, Innovative Migration approach (self-developed migration approach for
the Linux kernals which are not supported by Platespin migrate and vCenter Converter).
IBM AIX, Redhat/Suse Linux & Oracle Solaris Administration Skills:
• A system professional with around 5 years of IT experience in Installation,
Administration, Configuration and Technical support in LINUX,AIX & Solaris
infrastructure.
• Knowledge and hand on experience on Advanced Power6 and Power7 Virtualization.
• Involved in the administration of RSYNC, MKSYSB & FLAR backups on the LINUX, AIX
& Solaris servers.
• Installing and configuring of Bonding the NIC cards in Linux servers for no single point
of network failure clustering configuration.
• Installing configuring and maintenance of Samba Server in Linux servers for cross
platform environments accessibility.
• Configuring and Maintenance of Software level RAID on Linux Boxes.
• Configuring and Maintenance of LVM(Logical Volume Manager) on Linux Boxes
• Installing packages using YUM.
• Installing Packages from SRC rpm and Tar Ball.
• Management of file permission and ownership of important files and directories.
• Experience in upgrading, downloading Patches and installing to keep system in current
maintenance level.
• Experience to take system backup on external device.
• Managing NFS client-server architecture with auto mount feature.
• Strong understanding of performance monitor tools vmstat, iostat, netstat.
• Familiar with SMITTY, Mirroring, Paging space management, creation of CRON jobs
and User Account management and password reset.
• Administrating SMF, controlling services and clearing problem with services.
• Growing and Shrinking the Veritas volumes and File system.
• Adding and configuring new hardware in Solaris & AIX servers.
• Automating tasks using SHELL SCRIPTING
3. Microsoft Windows server administration skills
• Installation and Maintenance
• User Account Administration
• System Security and File Permissions
• Disk and File System Administration
• System Backups and Restore
• Printing
• Active Directory Services
• Domain Name Service (DNS)
Digital unix/Tru64 Unix
• Digital Unix 4.0B,4.0D
• Compaq Tru64 Unix 4.0F and 5.0x
• Configured Alpha systems as NIS server, NFS server, BIND server.
• Digital applications like Fortran, C compilers, Phigs, multimedia, patches etc. have
been installed and configured
• For Additional storage Digital SWCC (storage works command console) installed and
configured for RA3000 and BA356 boxes.
Backup and restoration are part of our daily check activities
Network Concepts:
Worked on Cisco switches, Dlink switches, Foundry switches , Foundry FastIron. Among routers
SSR2000 and SSR8000 of Cabletron also configuring Systems for Networking, NFS, NIS and DNS
(BIND).
Key courses and training:
• 4 days training on HP servers in CMC Ltd. Bangalore.
• 6 months training on MCSE-2003 in IIHT, Bangalore, and Certified MCSA-2003
• 3 months training on RedHat Enterprise Linux4 in IIHT, Bangalore, and certified RHCE
• Six Sigma Level -1 training Completed and certified
• 5 days IBM Aix 6.1 training
• 5 days of Vmware vSphere training
• 5 days IBM Tivoli storage manager training
• 5 days of Oracle Solaris level 1 training
• 5 days training on AIX 6.1 Training and certified as IBM System P Administrator
• 4 days training on IBM V7000 Storwize Implementation and Administration
• 5 days training on Cisco DMM in San Jose, CA, USA
• 5 days training on Nexsan E60, CIRUS Appliance and Qlogic iSR in Atlanta, GA.
Career History :-
IBM Global Service, India
4. 04/2007 – till date ( 3.5 years in on-site at San Jose, CA, USA)
Associate Architect and IT Architect
Assignment history -:
WellPoint -: 05/2012 – till date
Server / Storage Consolidation & Migration Architect.
Project Description: To migrate the servers and SAN data from Wellpoint DC at Richmond
VA to IBM DC in Raleigh Data Centre. These are the servers with 1.5 PB of data on SAN, In
which the total server count is around 2430 servers running on the Windows, AIX, Linux and
Solaris in Richmond DC. The project is to migrate the OS image along with data from source
to target DC using Platespin Migrate, VMware Converter, Double-Take, MKSYSB, FLAR,
CIRUS and IBM SAN Volume Controller.
Roles and Responsibilities:
As a Technical Lead, I was working with a team of 20+ engineers and guiding them to finish
the end to end migration and help them in resolving technical problems faced. Also working
closely with Client and onsite team to understand the technical requirement and trained the
teams accordingly.
Project Contribution:
• Analyze the Source servers and do the pre-migration checklist to understand the risks
involved in migration.
• Check connectivity between source servers and NIM Servers to transfer the image.
• Check the storage available to hold the backup data.
• Design the server migration method (Physical to Physical, Physical to Virtual or Virtual to
Virtual).
• Decide the migration method we need to use for all the servers, e.g. Solaris 8/9/10
Reimage process.
• Adhere to the time lines of migration window to finish the tasks on time.
• Coordinate between the teams on ongoing tasks and progress.
• Give training to the teams on technical processes to migrate the servers.
• Perform P2V/P2P server migrations for Windows and Linux using Platespin Migrate,
VMware Converter and Double Take to the VMware ESX and IBM x series server
environments.
• Investigate and solve the issue faced by team members.
• Lead and mentor the team and provide L3 escalation level solution.
• Communicate with client and team at multi geographical level and assign the tasks and
provide technical direction.
• Help the client in performing the post migration tasks and user acceptance test.
• Install the target servers from the previously backed up operating system and configure
them to connect with the network.
5. • Organize the team and status meetings and provide the status reports to customer and onsite
project managers.
• Analyze the source server and applications and decide the consolidation approach.
• Create the compatibility matrix to decide which application will run on which version of
operating system and latest release of the application software.
• Analyze the similar applications running on multiple servers and check the performance of
the servers. That’s help in consolidating the multiple servers onto 1 server in new
environment.
• Taking interview of application owners to understand the architecture of the application and
understand the risks involved with migration.
• Create the technical solution design documents and record the architectural decision needed
for migration.
• Create the FLAR images for Solaris servers.
• Create the MKSYSB images for AIX servers.
• Create the migration plan and document all the steps going to take place at the time of
migration.
• Migrated TBs of SAN data using Cirus , Qlogic iSR and IBM Softek TDMF, Double-Take.
• Install and configure the AIX and Solaris operating system on new servers and create the
user and file systems required for migration.
• Prepare the data migration plan and back out plan in case of failure of migration at the time
of cut-over.
• Help application team to complete the cutover and give them the training to understand the
new environment.
• Coordinating with onsite team for task scheduling and other project related updates.
Environment: AIX 5.3/6.1, VMware VSphere/ESX 3.x/4.x/5.x, Oracle Solaris, Redhat Linux,
Cirus, IBM SVC, Hyper-V, Platespin Migrate, vCenter Converter, Double-Take, Qlogic iSR,
IBM Softek TDMF, Web Sphere Application Server, NFS.
Team Size : 28
Amtrak -: 08/2010 - 05/2012
21 month(s) Server / Storage Consolidation & Migration Architect
Project Description: Amtrak hired IBM to consolidate the old servers in their datacenters to
new virtualization environment, there are approx 740 servers with 530TB of data running on
operating system Windows, Linux and AIX servers.
Nature of project is server virtualization, consolidation and migration. It involves replacing
old/legacy computing systems with new one and merging small computing units with one
large computing system like-for-like (means same vendor and version). This would in turn
reduce the administrative, operating, licensing and operational costs for the customer while
providing a more robust and scalable computing environments. It allows multiple virtual
6. servers, with heterogeneous operating systems to run in isolation, side-by-side on the same
physical machine.
Project Contribution:
As a Migration Specialist at Onsite ( USA) and was involved in all the phases of project life
cycle. Study phase, Planning Phase , Designing phase and Implementation phase. I was
involved in Study and Analyzing customer infrastructure for Server Consolidation , Propose
the appropriate tools and techniques best suits for the customer environment from migration
prospective, Understand applications residing on the servers, Study the Application
dependencies, Preparing documentation( Wintel and Unix Migration Process , Cutover
documents etc.) ,Used tools and techniques ( Scope, Sizing , TSD), Planning Migration
Strategies with Onsite Architects Planning and Migrating Servers to the Virtualized
environment.
Other than above work I prepared documentation to meet the objective of the project.
Following are the documents which I used in analyzing of Servers are: reports from TADDM
data collection, creation of Sizing documents, TSD Creation, Score Card. For designing the
documents I prepared Amtrak initiation phase for different Waves, Unix Global Zone
Grouping, Deep Dive document, MF dependency document .For Planning of Wintel and
Unix Migration Strategies with Onsite Architects I prepared documents like, C&M migration
planning, Unix Migration process, Cutover document for Wintel and Unix, Wave wise
Cutover checklist in compilation with Amtrak visual take down. Prepared technical
documents, Delivered work request to customer on time.
• Access the Hardware Management Console (HMC) to create the LPAR’s on the AIX
machines.
• Interviews the application teams and complete the application assessment questionnaire.
• Create the migration plan to migrate the operating systems and data from the source servers
and target servers.
• Performed Storage Data Migration utilizing Double-Take, Softek TDMF IP, CIRUS and
Nexsan SATABeast.
• Take the MKSYSB backup of the Servers and install the image on target LPAR’s using
NIM Server.
• Perform P2V (Physical to Virtual), P2P(Physical to Physical), V2V (Virtual to Virtual)
server migrations using Platespin Migrate, VMware Converter and Double-Take.
• Upgrading the technology level of the AIX Operating system during the installation and
configure the network parameters after installation.
• Analyze the source server’s performance and decide the consolidation approach to target.
• Create the Technical Solution Design documents.
• Support Amtrak Datacenter Strategy and enable Datacenter Consolidation.
• Migrate to common Infrastructure Architecture.
• Increase utilization of server and storage hardware.
• Multiple applications and operating systems can be supported within a single physical
system.
7. • Data does not leak across virtual machines and applications can only communicate over
configured network connections.
• Complete virtual machine environment is saved as a single file; easy to back up, move and
copy
• Help the customer teams to finish the testing on new servers and provide them the after
migration support.
Environment: Microsoft Windows, Redhat Linux, AIX 5.3/6.1, VIO Servers, NIM Servers,
LPAR’s, Platespin Migrate, VMware Converter , Double-Take, CIRUS, NFS, IBM SVC,
Softek TDMF IP and Nexsan SATABeast.
Team Size: 60
AVIS -: 10/2009 - 07/2010
10 month(s) Wintel and UNIX Migration Lead
Project Description: The ultimate goal of this project is to migrate the Windows, Linux and
Solaris servers and the Database data of the applications running on them from the
customer’s location to the IBM data center.
I was working as Wintel and UNIX Migration Engineer and provided technical support to the
project by building the target servers using Platespin Migrate, VMware Converter, FLAR
from the NAS device.
Project Contribution: As Wintel and UNIX Migration lead, I came up with the process,
which goes like:
• Migrate the windows and Linux OS using Platespin Migrate and VMware Converter
• After installing OS from FLAR on Solaris servers,
• Created disk groups using VERITAS volume manager.
• Created volumes on the SAN device attached to the target servers.
• Created VERITAS file system on the target server and
• Mounted the VERITAS file system to accommodate the database data to the respective
locations using rsync tool.
RSYNC tool helps in syncing the database data from the NAS device. This is the
implementation area of the system life cycle. Once we make the target server ready with OS
and databases up and running on them we handover the server to other team (ITD) for further
quality testing and to ensure the target server is good to give back to client.
By adhering the above process we are able to migrate the Solaris servers and data to the IBM
datacenter which fulfills the client’s requirement. This process requires specialist skills of
Solaris administration, Solaris Migration tools and technology like FLAR, VERITAS volume
Manager, RSYNC tool for data syncing which I have from my previous projects and
experience.
8. Environment: Microsoft Windows, Linux, Solaris, Platespin Migrate, FLAR, VMware
Converter, and Rsync.
Baxter -: 12/2008 - 10/2009
11 month(s) Technical Team Lead/Migration Assoc Architect
Project Description: The purpose of the project to migrate 980 plus server with 350TB of
data running multiple applications in various platforms (Solaris/Linux/Windows).
Project Contribution:
• Responsible for End to End migration of application starting from application interview to
migrate the application on the new server.
• Responsible for creating all the documents related to application (AAQ/TSMR/Darwin
request/Migration Plan etc.)
• Work with application team to create the application assessment questionnaire.
• After installing OS from FLAR,
• Created disk groups using VERITAS volume manager.
• Migrated data utilizing Cisco DMM & Softek TDMF IP.
• Created volumes on the SAN device attached to the target servers.
• Created VERITAS file system on the target server and
• Mounted the VERITAS file system to accommodate the database data to the respective
locations using rsync tool.
• Access the source application and server and analyze the risks during migration.
• Create the migration plan for application and reviewed with application owner for approval
and assigning of tasks.
• Coordinating with onsite and offshore team for task scheduling and other Migration related
issue and solutions.
• Handles multiple applications at a time and managing the team to deliver the servers on
time. The tasks involved communicating with multiple teams including Architects, Server
delivery team, DBA, Application Team.
• Do the server readiness checklist for accuracy after the server is delivered from server
delivery team.
• Install and configure the Web Sphere application server, IBM IHS and other application
software’s.
• Help the application team to complete the UAT and post migration help.
• Provide Training to Team Members and Application team to new environment and Baxter
Processes.
Environment: Solaris, Windows, Virtualization servers, Server, Cisco DMM, Softek TDMF
IP,
Team Size : 40
Circuit City -: 12/2007 - 11/2008
9. 12 month(s) Windows and Linux Migration Specialist
Project Description: Performed Data migrations from one data center to another data center
servers by using the Migration Tool called TDMF(Transparent Data Migration Facility) for
windows and flavors of UNIX like Solaris servers and performing windows P2P and P2V
migrations using Platespin Migrate, VMware converter to incorporates Circuit City server
images (556 Intel and 181 RISC) located across 2 Data Centers in Richmond, VA and
Boulder, Colorado to centralize the servers into one data center located at IBM Southbury
(SBY) datacenter.
Project Contribution:
• Analyze the source server and applications and decide the consolidation approach.
• Create the compatibility matrix to decide which application will run on which version of
operating system and latest release of the application software.
• Analyze the similar applications running on multiple servers and check the performance of
the servers. That’s help in consolidating the multiple servers onto 1 server in new
environment.
• Perform data migration from one datacenter to another data center by using Transparent
Data Migration Facility (TDMF).
• Taking interview of application owners to understand the architecture of the application and
understand the risks involved with migration.
• Create the technical solution design documents and record the architectural decision needed
for migration.
• Create the migration plan and document all the steps going to take place at the time of
migration.
• Install the application software’s like WAS, IHS, Best1, Visa Plus, VPON and configure
them as per configuration in Source Servers.
• Prepare the data migration plan and back out plan in case of failure of migration at the time
of cut-over.
• Help application team to complete the cutover and give them the training to understand the
new environment.
• Coordinating with onsite team for task scheduling and other project related updates.
Environment: Linux, Platespin Migrate, VMware Converter,Windows, IBM Softek TDMF,
Virtualization servers.
Team Size : 30
Belo Corp -: 06/2007 - 11/2007
6 month(s) Server Consolidation & Migration Specialist
Project Description: Belo Server Consolidation Project is to virtualize around 850 Linux
Servers onto ESX servers.
Project Contribution:
10. My role is Migration Specialist. Responsible for migration of Linux Servers and Applications
which includes information gathering of existing systems, check for incompatibility in case
of consolidation, devising the strategy and procedures for migration of databases and
applications, step by step ad-hoc migration plan according to individual system and Testing
& Validation of the migrated Servers and applications.
• To do detailed study/analysis on the existing environment (Servers/ Applications & various
services) and servers which are to be migrated to the consolidated/migrated environment.
• To capture the complete Inventory of the systems under consideration and freezing on the
number of system for migration/consolidation. To capture statistics of existing environment
and check for any technical incompatibility for consolidated/migrated systems.
• Preparing final list of servers to be migrated / consolidated based on various technical
checks and other client recommendations.
• To create a complete migration plans and strategies for servers and applications which are
to be migrated
• Consolidating all the information captured through various source and then preparing a one
stop repository of information in Excel for references (Servers/ Applications) which are to be
migrated for all servers for the project.
• To create work break down schedules and detail design documents pertaining to each
specific wave on which the project has been divided.
• To collate the information about different migration tools this can be used for server
consolidation processes.
• Perform actual migration falling on schedule and within stipulated window.
• Perform testing on the new system in comparison to old system for any technical problems
and concurrency.
• Performed P2V (Physical to Virtual), P2P(Physical to Physical) server migrations using
Platespin Migrate and VMware Converter.
• Migrated data utilizing Double Take.
• Due to the Platespin Migrate limitations on Linux kernel version, used our innovative
approach using RSYNC tool to perform the Linux P2V migration.
• Hand over the system to customer for their final testing (Technical/Functional) and
receiving the acknowledgement for the work done for final closure of that particular work
item.
• Responsible for Adhering Quality Process and maintaining tool “RPM” for centralized
document repository of all the deliverables and documents for Belo Project.
Environment: Linux, Platespin Migrate. Innovative migration approach, VMware Converter,
ESX server, Double Take, Virtualization, NFS, SSH.
Team Size : 30
CMC LTD (Tata Consultancy Services), India
08/2005 - 04/2007
IT Engineer
11. CMC LTD (TCS) deputed me as Resident Engineer at ISTRAC, ISRO Bangalore (ISRO
Telemetry Tracking and Command Network)
ISTRAC is a unit of ISRO, Dept. of Space for tracking of Low Earth Orbit Satellites and
Commanding and collection of the data from the satellites. ISTRAC is a facility, which
provides spacecraft control data support for the Indian remote sensing (IRS). This data is
critical from the perspective of telemetry, tracking and command of the satellites. The
responsibility includes providing operating system and hardware support for the dedicated
servers and client systems with emphasis on maintaining a minimal system downtime.
• Supporting the ISTRAC, ISRO customer on 24Hrs basis without any delay in attending or
finishing the call with minimum down time.
• Upgraded the Real time systems Hard disks in a Trucluster environment with no down time
and configured the disks for LSM i.e. striping at Hardware level and Mirroring at OS level.
• The overall knowledge gained mainly by working in Customer locations in mission critical
network environment.
• Strong hold on the installation and configuration of the Systems, Operating system mainly
Compaq Tru64 unix, Linux and Solaris, Application s/w, Hardware trouble shooting from
Server to PC’s.
1. System administration includes:
• Creating and maintaining user accounts and groups.
• Maintaining disk storage and user area limits
• Performing scheduled backup for the file systems and data area
• Loading licenses, configuring the system for printers
• Sharing the filesets/directories and controlling access over that for the clients
2. Hardware Maintenance includes:
• Installation of Operating System, software’s / Applications
• Updating OS/System related patches and firmware.
• Carrying Preventive Maintenance Monthly / Quarterly depending on the AMC .
• Diagnosing and trouble shooting the system and bringing up the system with less
downtime.
3. Network administration includes:
• Configuring system for network and ensuring system's network connectivity with the server
• Minimum packet losses by ensuring speed settings of the network card on system as well
port speed on switch side.
• LAN configuration, vLAN configuration, routing for different networks on the
switch/routers.
12. • Configuring Firewall as per the customer requirement, setting permits and deny options for
the network / hosts.
• NFS, NIS and BIND/DNS administration.
4. Other Major Activities includes:
• Installation and configuration of the new equipment's supplied by the CMC and sending the
Installation reports getting duly signed by the concerned authorities in time.
• No Single Point of Failure Redhat Enterprise Linux Cluster Server.
Project: No Single Point of Failure Redhat Enterprise Linux Cluster Server
Role: Team Member
The aim of this project is to provide a file server with no single point of failure and optimum
performance.
Hardware: HP DL360 servers, HBA cards, HP MSA1000 storage array.
Software: Redhat Enterprise Linux operating system, HP Service Guard Cluster Manager,
HP Proliant Support Pack for Redhat Enterprise Linux.
The set up involves two HP DL360 servers forming a two node cluster. The MSA1000
storage arrays form the storage area for client data. RAID formats have been configured on
the storage arrays. The HBA Card provides the fiber optic connectivity between the cluster
components. The HP service guard cluster manager software controls the cluster setup.
Cyber-Media India Pvt LTD (Cosmic Computers ltd) India
02/2003 - 08/2005
IT Engineer
As a Site Engineer for Maintaining HP Compaq Servers and Workstation with Redhat
Enterprises Linux 3 OS.for their IBM Severs with Windows 2000, dell desktops with WinXP
and Network Components. Handled Routine Full Backup.
Configured the Redhat samba server and scheduled to take the backup of all windows
systems, before they were using windows server to do the same which was not stable.
Education Background
Bachelor Degree (Technical)
Personal Memoranda:
Father’s Name : S. Srinivasmurthy
Date of birth : 12th April 1982
13. Martial Status : Married
Sex : Male
Contact Number : Cell : 8970379902
Languages known : English, Kannada, & Hindi.
Area of Interest : Drawing, Painting & Reading books
Self Analysis : Flexible with respect to the nature of the job and willing
to learn new techniques.