Stefan R.
Virtualization Engineer
- Role
- Virtualization Engineer at Parker Hannifin
- Location
- Long Beach, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Stefan R.
VMware ESX: Over numerous positions, I\'ve honed my skills in managing and optimizing…
Experience
Virtualization Engineer
Jun 2022 — Present
Enterprise Upgrades: Successfully transitioned the enterprise environment from vSphere7 to vSphere8 and VDI Horizon 7 to VDI Horizon 8, ensuring seamless operations and enhanced capabilities. Scripting & Automation: Proficiently utilized PowerShell and Python for scripting, leading to streamlined processes and improved efficiency. Spearheaded automation initiatives across the enterprise. Citrix Management: Oversaw Citrix and XenApp 7 support, ensuring optimal application deployments and user experience. Storage & Replication: Managed data replication across NetApp storage systems, ensuring data integrity and availability. Disaster Recovery: Orchestrated the build-out of a DR site using SRM8, successfully conducting yearly failover testing for 5 vCenters and 300 VMs. Lifecycle Management: Transitioned to single image management using Lifecycle Manager, optimizing VM management. VMware Suite Mastery: Proficient with VMware Aria Automation (formerly vRA) and VMware Aria Operations (formerly vROps), ensuring optimal virtual infrastructure management. Infrastructure Management: Configured host profiles for clusters and implemented Auto Deploy PXEBOOT. Managed a vast infrastructure of 560 VMware Hosts across versions 6.7, 7, and 8, spanning 7 data centers, including international operations in the UK. System Recovery: Addressed and repaired vCenter corruptions, ensuring system reliability and uptime. Azure Transition: Established resource pools in preparation for a seamless transition to Azure. Coding & Automation: Leveraged PowerShell and PowerCLI for VM-related tasks, enhancing automation and reducing manual interventions. Networking Proficiency: Comprehensive understanding of VMware ESXi, VMware NSX-T/V networking, and foundational networking concepts including TCP/IP, SSH, SMTP, LDAP, DNS, OSI Layer, VLANs, Firewalls, ACLs, and Load-balancers.
Education
Self-Taught
Science
1979
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