7. Orchestration and Extension
   
7. Orchestration and Extension
The vCloud environment is composed of several components that expose web services. A vCloud orchestration platform provides the ability to tie services together into a logical workflow. VMware has different management applications supporting workflow process definition and execution.
*VMware vCenter Orchestrator is a technical orchestration authoring platform part of vCenter that enables administrators to automate repetitive tasks by creating workflows that leverage extensive integrations with VMware and third-party vCloud components. See Workflow Examples for detailed examples of orchestrated workflows.
*vFabric Application Director automates the deployment of multitier applications to the vCloud. vFabric Application Director can simplify virtual machine template management by providing a catalog of services used to install, configure, and start software services on virtual machines. vFabric Application Director uses the vCloud API to issue provisioning requests to a vCloud provider and can be deployed in public, private, and hybrid vCloud environments.
*VMware Service Managerâ„¢ is a configurable ITIL platform that features service desk, automated configuration and change management, IT asset management, self-service, and request fulfillment. As part of the service request, it supports a configurable portal using high-level business workflow modeling for approvals, notifications, and tasks integration.