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1 Introduction

HP Insight Orchestration extends HP Insight Dynamics to provide rapid

provisioning

and repurposing

of infrastructure services from shared

resource pools

using a Self Service Portal. Insight Orchestration

delivers advanced

template

-driven design,

provisioning

, and ongoing operations for multi-node,

multi-tier

infrastructure services

built around HP platforms:

HP Insight Control, including HP Insight Control virtual machine management

HP Virtual Connect Enterprise Manager

HP Insight Dynamics

Insight Orchestration provides lifecycle management for groups of physical and virtual servers.
Insight Orchestration includes:

Design, resource management, and self service tools supporting the key roles of IT architect,
administrator, and users of IT services

A template design environment that you use to define blueprints for provisioning servers in a
service

Effective resource utilization enabled by automated resource allocation from resource pools
assigned to users

Automated provisioning of virtual and physical servers, including blade hardware and virtual
machine configuration, SAN boot support, operating system deployment, and operating system
customization

Customizable Operations Orchestration workflows to integrate existing IT processes for
approvals, operating system deployment, and storage provisioning

Ongoing management of provisioned infrastructure in order to grow, activate, and deactivate
infrastructure services

Integration with HP Insight Dynamics for monitoring and maintenance of provisioned and
available infrastructure services

Usage scenarios

Insight Orchestration key usage scenarios:

Template design to create a library of standardized infrastructure services

Rapid provisioning and deprovisioning of complex infrastructure designs

IT process integration to include existing automated and manual tasks within Insight
Orchestration automation

Rapid project delivery

Improved utilization of infrastructure resources through reservations, schedules, and lease
periods on resources

Automated infrastructure design provisioning and management

HP Insight Orchestration supports four main activities to automate the deployment of infrastructure
services:

Design

An architect uses the graphical designer to create simple and complex infrastructure templates,
that when tested, can be published for users to create infrastructure services.

Provision

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Introduction