You can install vRealize Automation as a minimal deployment for proof of concept or development work, or in a distributed configuration suitable for medium to large production workloads. Minimal vRealize Automation DeploymentsMinimal deployments include one vRealize Automation appliance and one Windows server that hosts the IaaS components. In a minimal deployment, the vRealize Automation SQL Server database can be on the same IaaS Windows server with the IaaS components, or on a separate Windows server. Distributed vRealize Automation DeploymentsDistributed, enterprise deployments can be of varying size. A basic distributed deployment might improve vRealize Automation simply by hosting IaaS components on separate Windows servers as shown in the following figure. Parent topic: vRealize Automation Installation Overview Related concepts vRealize Automation Installation Components