Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2 Essentials

Withtheincreasingcomplexityofsystemsinourinfrastructuredesigns,administratingthesesystemshasbecomemorecomplexandrepetitive.Thisultimatelytranslatesintoaninefficientenvironmentandlossoftime.SystemCenterOrchestrator2012R2isthetoolthatcanhelpyouregainthattimeagain,bysimplifyingrepetitivetasks(orcomplexones)intoasimpleonethatwillrequireminimuminterventionfromyou,orevennone.ThistechnologywilldriveyouonestepforwardtowardsamoredynamicinfrastructureandcanalsobeusedtomakeacustomizedPrivateCloudenvironmentsetup.StartingoffwiththefundamentalsofOrchestrator,thisbookhelpsyoutolearntheconfigurationanddeploymentoftheOrchestrator2012R2inacorporateenvironmenttosuccessfullydeployandmitigatereal-lifeissuesthatyoumightencounter.You’lllearnthemostusedpartofOrchestrator,theRunbookDesigner,withallitscomponentsandmechanismstohelpyouefficientlydesignandimplementyourRunbooksfromtoptobottom.Additionally,youwillalsogetfamiliarizedwithconfiguringkeyIntegrationPacksavailableforOrchestratortoextenditsfunctionalityandenhancetheautomationsolution.Furthermore,youwillexplorethepossibilitiesofextendingandintegratingOrchestratorwithotherpartiesandlearntosetupcoreinfrastructureadministrativetasksthatcansavetimeandeffortwhenautomatedwithOrchestrator.YoufinallyroundoffbygaininginsightsonthemaintenanceaspectsofOrchestrator,whilesimultaneouslycoveringthetroubleshooting,backup,andrecoveryfeatures.