Automatically orchestrating deployments of software-defined storage stacks

A non-transitory processor-readable storage medium having stored therein program code of one or more software programs, wherein the program code when executed by at least one processing device causes the at least one processing device:

• to obtain a software-defined storage deployment request from at least one user;
• to determine a request type associated with the software-defined storage deployment request, from a set of request types consisting of (i) request types pertaining to deployment of a single software-defined storage stack, (ii) request types pertaining to deployment of one or more layered software-defined storage stacks, and (iii) request types pertaining to an update to at least one existing software-defined storage stack, by processing at least a portion of payload content of the software-defined storage deployment request;
• to orchestrate one or more tasks required for carrying out the requested software-defined storage deployment based at least in part on the determined request type and the processed payload content;
• and
• to perform at least one automated action based at least in part on the one or more orchestrated tasks.

An apparatus comprising:

• at least one processing device comprising a processor coupled to a memory;
• the at least one processing device being configured:
• to obtain a software-defined storage deployment request from at least one user;
• to determine a request type associated with the software-defined storage deployment request, from a set of request types consisting of (i) request types pertaining to deployment of a single software-defined storage stack, (ii) request types pertaining to deployment of one or more layered software-defined storage stacks, and (iii) request types pertaining to an update to at least one existing software-defined storage stack, by processing at least a portion of payload content of the software-defined storage deployment request;
• to orchestrate one or more tasks required for carrying out the requested software-defined storage deployment based at least in part on the determined request type and the processed payload content;
• and
• to perform at least one automated action based at least in part on the one or more orchestrated tasks.