Pairing the IBM Security QRadar Suite Software account with Edge Gateway

Your Edge Gateway is installed on a virtual machine in your environment. You must pair your IBM Security QRadar® Suite Software account with the Edge Gateway when creating the Edge Gateway.

Before you begin

You must have Admin permissions from User management > Access & permissions Edge Gateway Management to generate the pairing code.

About this task

The pairing enables a connection between the IBM Security QRadar Suite Software account and the Edge Gateway.

From the Edge Gateway settings, you generate information to pair the Edge Gateway with your IBM Security QRadar Suite Software account. You are prompted to paste this information when creating the Edge Gateway. Enter a unique name and description for the Edge Gateway.

Procedure

  1. Log in to the IBM Security QRadar Suite Software account that you want to pair with an Edge Gateway. The account must have Admin permissions for Data sources from General settings > Manage users in IBM Security QRadar Suite Software.
  2. From IBM Security QRadar Suite Software, select Menu > General settings > Connections > Edge gateway.
  3. Click Add Edge Gateway.
  4. Enter a name for the Edge Gateway, and optionally a description, and then click Add Edge Gateway. Pairing data is now displayed on the screen. You need this later when you are creating the Edge Gateway.
  5. Copy the pairing data and save it.

What to do next

Proceed to create the Edge Gateway and use the pairing information, as described in Creating an Edge Gateway. If you lose the pairing information, you can regenerate it. You can regenerate it by clicking the ellipsis button under the Edge Gateway, and selecting Renew. Do not regenerate the pairing information for an active Edge Gateway. If you regenerate the pairing code for an active Edge Gateway, you must recreate the Edge Gateway instance by using the manageAppHost install command, as described in Creating an Edge Gateway.