What is Microsoft System Center Orchestrator 2012 R2?

Microsoft System Center Orchestrator (SCORCH or Orchestrator, from now on) is a workflow automation software that allows IT administrators to automate monitoring and deployment tasks. Orchestrator's tasks are actually Runbooks that are designed through a drag-and-drop user interface and then translates them into .NET, PowerShell, or SSH commands to automate the tasks defined. It is possible to manage various System Center components, as well as AD and other technologies through the use of Integration Packs and can also be used to automate tasks in other operating systems.

This product comes with the Microsoft System Center Suite product family, following a name change from Opalis, which was acquired by Microsoft in December 2009.

We can integrate Orchestrator with other technologies through the use of Integration Packs or by using the Integration Toolkit. We can also develop our own Integration Pack and allow another technology to be managed by our Orchestrator environment, as well as interact with Orchestrator through a web service.