HP Matrix Operating Environment 7.3 and 7.3 Update 1 Infrastructure Orchestration User Guide
1 Introduction
HP Matrix Operating Environment infrastructure orchestration extends HP Matrix Operating
Environment to provide rapid provisioning and repurposing of infrastructure services from shared
compute resource pools using a self service portal. Matrix infrastructure 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 Matrix Operating Environment
Matrix infrastructure orchestration provides lifecycle management for groups of physical and virtual
servers, including:
• Design, resource management, and self service tools supporting the key roles of IT architect,
administrator, and users of IT services
• A template design environment to define blueprints for provisioning servers in a service
• Multi-tenancy, which allows data center resources to be dynamically and securely shared
among different organizations by providing each organization with a virtual infrastructure
orchestration system
• Effective resource utilization enabled by automated resource allocation from resource pools
assigned to users
• Automated provisioning of virtual and physical servers, including VM Hosts and clusters, 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 Matrix Operating Environment for monitoring and maintenance of provisioned
and available infrastructure services
Matrix infrastructure orchestration can be used in the following 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 infrastructure
orchestration automation
• Rapid project delivery
• Improved utilization of infrastructure resources through reservations, schedules, and lease
periods on resources
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