Minimum system requirements for QRadar Network Insights installations on a VMWare ESXi server

Before you install IBM® QRadar® Network Insights, ensure that your virtual appliance meets the minimum system requirements.
Table 1. Requirements for virtual appliances

Requirement

Description

VMware Server

VMware ESXi Version 6.7+

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VMware compatibility level

Hardware version 14+ (ESXi 6.7+)

VMware CPU settings

Enable hardware virtualization passthrough.

Enable I/O MMU.

Virtual disk size

480 GB

Network adapters

At least two network adapters are required.

One adapter is dedicated to network management, and at least one more adapter is required for network capture.

Virtual CPUs

28 cores

Cores per socket

28 (Sockets: 1)

If you are using a higher number of cores and monitoring a single network interface, place as many cores on a single socket as possible.

Memory

64 GB