Phani Kumar Garikapati
Senior Technical Consultant (Nutanix Resident Consultant) at CitiusCloud Services LLP- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Kubernetes for the Absolute Beginners - Hands-on Tutorial
KodeKloudJul, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
MicrosoftMay, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
CKA: Certified Kubernetes Administrator
The Linux FoundationAug, 2023- Nov, 2024 -
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Automation 5
NutanixJul, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 6
NutanixNov, 2022- Nov, 2024 -
Multicloud Network Associate
AviatrixDec, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Sep, 2020- Nov, 2024 -
Nutanix Certified Professional - Multicloud Infrastructure 5
NutanixOct, 2020- Nov, 2024
Experience
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CitiusCloud Services LLP
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India
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Technical Consultant (Nutanix Resident Consultant)
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Jul 2021 - Present
ICICI Bank: (Nutanix Resident Consultant)Implementation and Configuration:1. Built phoenix bundles (.iso) with AOS running on ESXi and AHV to image the nodes.2. Imaged a variety of rack servers from various OEMs.3. Deconstructed and rebuilt the clusters at the client's request.4. Deployed Prism Central instances across 7 sites and scaled them into 3 PCVMs cluster at 3 sites.5. Installed Nutanix Move, ERA and Files and configured the requisites.6. Hosted a local web server using IIS as a dark site for the Nutanix Life Cycle Manager across 3 setups.Operations and Upgradations:1. Daily troubleshooting sessions for various issues across the infra.2. Upgraded AOS in 88 clusters running on VMware ESXi and upgraded AOS and AHV across 49 clusters.3. Prism Central across 7 sites has been upgraded.Automation and Monitoring:1. Automated the incident creation on ServiceNow when an alert was generated on Prism Central using Nutanix Playbooks across 7 sites.2. Scheduled comprehensive reports about the inventory, health, progress of the upgrades of the clusters.4. Configured custom alerts for monitoring the parameters for Business critical applications.Training:1. Trained the team members on data center basics and Nutanix 101s.2. Coached them on creating phoenix bundles, imaging the nodes, building Nutanix clusters, and navigating the Prism consoles.3. Taught them to upgrade the AOS, AHV, and firmware of the nodes in the cluster.4. Instructed them on using the CLI and basic commands to check, monitor, and manage the cluster.OpenShift integration with Nutanix:1. Assigned block storage on Nutanix cluster used as a storage class for two applications - redis and CBDC.2. Installed the Nutanix CSI driver to access the nutanix-volume storage class.3. Coded manifest files (.yaml) for the for storage class, secret and csi driver in OCP.4. Helped the team upgrade the Nutanix CSI driver and fix the issues using the domain account to access the Nutanix volume. Show less
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Technical Consultant
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May 2021 - Jul 2021
Charles Stanley:1. I migrated 250 VMs from their legacy ESXi infra to AHV using Nutanix Move Appliance.2. Inspected the VMs for migration and created the migration plans on Nutanix Move.3. Performed cutover, set up the VM with the Nutanix Guest Tools(NGT) and network configurations, and uninstalled the legacy tools.4. Did sanity testing of the VM to ensure it's ready to go live.
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Technical Consultant
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Feb 2021 - Apr 2021
Life Insurance Corporation of India:1. Virtualized (P2V migration) 90 legacy rack servers in 6 nights across 10 locations using the following tools: 1. VMware Workstation Pro, 2. VMWare ESXi, and 3. VMware Standalone Converter2. Deployed those VMs onto Nutanix Hyperconverged Infrastructure.Lumina Datamatics:1. Racked and stacked 3 factory-imaged HPE ProLiant DX380 Gen10 nodes in Chennai and 4 in Pondicherry.2. Created a cluster respectively and configured the requisites.3. Deployed a Prism Central to manage both the Chennai and Pondicherry clusters.4. I have upgraded the AOS, NCC, Foundation, and AHV to the required version.RBL Bank:1. We have racked and stacked 4 NX-3170-G7 nodes in the server racks.2. I created a cluster of 4 nodes using the Nutanix Foundation Applet.3. Post cluster creation configured it with the required DNS, NTP, SMTP, and alert email configuration. Show less
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Agilysys
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate, Quality Analyst
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Dec 2020 - Apr 2021
1. Quality assured both the On-Prem(Desktop) and WebApp versions of the Agilysys Property Management System(PMS). 2. Designed test scenarios with 25 test cases for a simple feature using Microsoft Team Foundation Server (TFS). 3. I have led the Room Service status feature of the PMS application and its integrations with the rGuest Service application. 4. Collaborated with the rGuest Service team to maintain consistency across the integration. 5. Created footnotes and trained about the feature and its integrated components to ease testing. Show less
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Amazon
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United States
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Software Development
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700 & Above Employee
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Associate Quality Services
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Oct 2019 - Dec 2020
1. Worked with the Amazon Echo Show devices ensuring flawless end-user experience using manual testing methods. 2. Performed various testing methods such as - sanity, smoke, ad-hoc, and regression on daily released builds. 3. Executed test cases from the Test Rail tool and marked the observations. 4. Logged an average of 7 bugs in the Atlassian Jira tool, of which four were ad-hoc. 5. Contributed to creating citations to ease testing the complex features. 6. Pitched three new features, out of which one uses IFTTT(If This Then That) for enhancement of the smart-home experience of the devices. Show less
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Education
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2015 - 2019
Hindustan University
Bachelor of Technology - BTech, Mechanical Engineering
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