Automated vRealize Automation Deployments : Solution Design : 2.1.1 vRealize Automation : 2.1.1 vRealize Automation : 2.1.1.1 vRealize Automation Appliance
   
2.1.1.1 vRealize Automation Appliance
The vRealize Automation appliance is the front-end portal for self-service provisioning and management of vRealize Automation workloads. This appliance also hosts:
Single sign-on capabilities that are used for authenticating user access to the vRealize Automation portal.
Postgres Database for vRealize Automation.
VMware vRealize Orchestrator™ for workflow-driven automation of workloads and extensibility to third-party services and XaaS capabilities. See section 2.1.1.6 for more information on Orchestrator.