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+# UCP Integration
+
+UCP, or Undercloud Platform, is a broad integration of several components
+enabling an automated, resilient Kubernetes-based infrastructure for hosting
+Helm-deployed containerized workloads
+
+## Components
+
+### Shipyard
+
+Platform orchestrator for initial deployment, platform updates, and server
+redeployments
+
+### Promenade
+
+The bootstrapper for the Kubernetes control plane - both on an initial genesis node
+to get a working Kubernetes cluster and for adding additional nodes to the existing
+Kubernetes cluster.
+
+### Armada
+
+Provisioner for Helm charts. Provides the capability to override chart values.yaml
+items.
+
+### Drydock
+
+The orchestrator for physical asset provisioning (e.g. server deployment).
+
+### Deckhand
+
+YAML design data manager.