2. Quick Facts
About Us
• 23rd Year
• Grand Rapids &
Royal Oak
• 30 Staff
Approach
• Vendor
Independent
• Non-reseller
• Professional
Services Only
Partnerships
• Microsoft Gold
• VMware
Enterprise
• Citrix Silver
• Cisco Premier
• Novell Gold
3. Microsoft Gold Partner
Competencies
Four Gold
Eight Silver
Successes
Customer
Excellence Award
Virtual Technical
Specialist (VTSP)
Managed Partner
Numerous Partner
Awards
Pinpoint
Microsoft’s official
partner directory
5-star rating
7. Agenda
• What Is Orchestrator
• Preparing for Installation
• After Installation
• System Center Integration
8. System Center Orchestrator
• Graphical IT Workflow Engine
Activities Managed through Custom Workflows
• Automation for System Center Suite
OpsManager, ConfigMgr, ServiceMgr, DPM, VMM, Self-Service
• Extends to entire Microsoft stack
Windows Server, SQL, Exchange, SharePoint, FTP
• Extensive Third Party Integration
VMware, HP, IBM
• New in SP1: Server 2012 and SQL 2012
9. Orchestrator Components
• Management Server
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
• Orchestration Database
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2, Microsoft SQL Server 2012
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
• Runbook Server
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
• Orchestrator Web Services
Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 and enabled IIS role
WCF HTTP Activation
• Runbook Designer
Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows 8, .NET 3.5 SP1
• Orchestrator Integration Packs
10. Orchestrator Requirements
• Windows Server 2008 R2 / 2012
Minimum 1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM, 2 GB or more recommended
200 megabyte (MB) of available hard disk space
Dual-core Intel microprocessor, 2.1 gigahertz (GHz) or better
All components are 32-bit
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS)
Orchestrator Setup enables IIS if it is not enabled
• Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1
• Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5
• Active Directory
• SQL Server 2008 R2 / 2012
11. Management Server
• Facilitates communication between Orchestrator
components and the SQL Database
• Coordinates assignment as scheduling of
Runbooks
• Single 32-bit server role
• Connection target for Runbook Designer
• All critical configuration data and logs are stored in
Orchestration database
• SQL Server database collation MUST BE
SQL_Latin1_General_CP1_CI_AS
12. Runbook Server
• Execution of Runbooks
• Communicate directly with the database
• Dynamically balanced across multiple
instances
• Primary Runbook Server is configurable
• Runbooks run by default in the security
context of the Runbook Server service acct
• Single Runbook Server can execute up to 50
runbooks simultaneously…
13. Web Services
• The Orchestration Console - Silverlight web-
interface:
List runbooks and runbook servers
Status and history of runbooks
View high-level runbook definitions
Start and stop runbooks
View Orchestrator related events
Uses TCP port 82 by default
Leverages the Orchestrator web service
• The Orchestrator web service
REST-based service
Enables custom applications to connect to Orchestrator
Conduit for the Orchestration console
Used by other services (SCSM) to interact with Orchestrator
Uses port 81 by default
14. Runbook Designer
• Create, edit, execute Runbooks
• GUI “drag-and-drop” workflow editor
• Includes Runbook tester
• Deployment Manager used for Integration
Pack management
16. 72 Default Activities (SP1)
Append Line
Apply XSLT
Check Schedule
Compare Values
Compress File
Copy File
Create Folder
Decompress File
Delete File
Delete Folder
Delete Line
Disconnect Network Path
End Process
Find Text
Format Date/Time
Generate Random Text
Get Computer/IP Status
Get Counter Value
Get Disk Space Status
Get File Status
Get Internet Application Status
Get Lines
Get Process Status
Get Service Status
Get SNMP Variable
Initialize Data
Insert Line
Invoke Runbook
Invoke Web Services
Junction
Map Network Path
Map Published Data
Modify Counter
Monitor Computer/IP
Monitor Counter
Monitor Date/Time
Monitor Disk Space
Monitor Event Log
Monitor File
Monitor Folder
Monitor Internet Application
Monitor Process
Monitor Service
Monitor SNMP Trap
Monitor WMI
Move File
Move Folder
PGP Decrypt File
PGP Encrypt File
Print File
Query Database
Query WMI
Query XML
Read Line
Read Text Log
Rename File
Restart System
Return Data
Run .Net Script
Run Program
Run SSH Command
Save Event Log
Search and Replace Text
Send Email
Send Event Log Message
Send Platform Event
Send SNMP Trap
Send Syslog Message
Set SNMP Variable
Start/Stop Service
Write to Database
Write Web Page
17. Additional Integration Packs
• Active Directory
• Exchange Admin / Users
• FTP HP iLO and OA
• HP Operations Manager
• HP Service Manager
• IBM Tivoli Netcool/OMNIbus
• Windows Azure
• VMware vSphere
• System Center:
SCOM, SCCM, SCSM, VMM, DPM
27. Software Assurance Benefits
• Training Voucher
Used for Microsoft training
Converts to DPS (3 Training = 1 DPS)
• Deployment Planning Services Voucher
Delivered by participating Microsoft Partner
Proof of Concept
Discovery and design
Deployment Planning
May Convert to Consulting (1 DPS Voucher = $1,000)
• C/D/H Consulting Services
DPS Vouchers can be applied to some projects
Partially fund deployment projects
Completely fund POC or customization assistance
In most cases 3 DPS vouchers = 2 days of C/D/H consulting
28. Get the Slide Deck / Recording
We upload all of our
presentations and
recordings to our
website.
We’ll send you an email
within the next week
containing the details
on downloading the
slide deck and
recording.
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Royal Oak, MI 48067
(248) 546-1800
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