An orchestration tool allows you to define the workflows and operations needed to
deploy the desktops and deliver them on demand. For example, it provisions the server using Cisco UCS Manager plug-ins, deploys the storage using automated
processes, configures the network, updates CMDB, provisions the provider vDC and organization vDC, and so on.
There are various orchestration tools available that perform all or some of the
orchestration functions. For this solution we focused on vCenter Orchestrator, which
uses an open and flexible plug-in architecture to automate provisioning and operational tasks across both VMware and third-party applications.