Service Provider Foundation

Updated: May 13, 2016

Applies To: System Center 2012 SP1 - Orchestrator, System Center 2012 R2 Orchestrator

Service Provider Foundation is provided with System Center 2012 - Orchestrator, a component of System Center 2012 R2 (and System Center 2012 SP1). Service Provider Foundation exposes an extensible OData web service that interacts with Virtual Machine Manager (VMM). This enables service providers and hosters to design and implement multi-tenant self-service portals that integrate IaaS capabilities available on System Center 2012 R2.

The topics in this section pertain to both System Center 2012 R2 and System Center 2012 SP1 unless otherwise indicated.

For information about how to program client applications for Service Provider Foundation, see the Service Provider Foundation Developer's Guide.

• Architecture Overview of Service Provider Foundation

  Provides a high-level overview of Service Provider Foundation.

• What's New in Service Provider Foundation

  Summarizes key new features and improvements in the current versions.

• Deploying Service Provider Foundation

  Provides system requirements, installation, and other deployment guidance topics.

• Administering Service Provider Foundation

  Describes how to use the capabilities and features of Service Provider Foundation.

• Cmdlets in System Center 2012 - Service Provider Foundation

  Provides a reference for Service Provider Foundation Windows PowerShell cmdlets.