VMWare Consultant

Job Title : VMWare 4.1 to 5.0 Migration Consultant

Location Edmonton, AB

Days of work : Monday to Friday

after hours and weekends .

Start / end time each day :

5 PM start time – work must be done after hours & on weekends

Hours per week : 37.5 to 40

Reason :

Our client has been having some issues with VMWare as well as with some of the IBM hardware they currently have. The client believes that a VMware migration from v4.1 to v5.0. may resolve most if not all of his issues. (Resource to confirm). Client wants a partner that has experience with IBM equipment and is a senior resource in VMWare. Resource will need to perform the work after hours or over the weekends as this is a live environment & they cannot have the network down.

Role :

• Experience migrating VMWare environment from 4.1 to 5.0.
• Support experience in a private sector company would be a great asset
• Excellent communications and client facing “people skills”.
• Working knowledge of VMware 4.1 and VMware 5.0
• Working knowledge of VMWare migration from 4.1 to 5.0
• Working knowledge of IBM Hardware – x3650-M3 Servers (See current environment above)
• VMWare certification
• Working knowledge of VMware within IBM Server environments
• Must possess a valid driver's license and good driving record with no criminal record

Overview of current environment :   (Approx. 100 users – Single office Law Firm in Edmonton, AB).

VMWare 4.1

1 – VCentre

2 – Hosts

25 – Virtual Servers

1 – Virtual Template

Other :

All IBM Hardware – x3650-M3 Servers, DS3524 SAN, EXP3512 Storage Unit, TS3100 LTO-5 Tape Library, BNT G8000 10GB Switches, APC UPS & Rack Equipment

Software – VMWare v4.1, Citrix, Symantec BU Exec, Symantec EndPoint, VEEAM Essentials Plus, Quest Groupwise Migrator, New Boundary Prism, PJ Technologies Goverlan Remote Administration Suite, Quest MessageStats Reporting & Analysis Tool, Flexera Admin Studio 10, etc.