After you create your virtual
machine, you must install
the IBM®
QRadar® software
on the virtual machine.
Before you begin
Create a virtual machine. For more information, see Creating your virtual machine.
Determine if you need to do an appliance installation or a software installation. For more
information about appliance installations and software installations, see Virtual appliance installations.
For a software installation, you must install Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® (RHEL) before you install QRadar. For more information about
installing RHEL for QRadar,
see Installing RHEL on your system.
Procedure
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Log in to the virtual machine by typing root for the user
name.
The user name is case-sensitive.
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Accept the End User License Agreement.
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Select the appliance type:
- Non-Software Appliance for an appliance installation.
- Software Appliance for a software installation.
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Select the appliance assignment, and then select Next.
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If you selected an appliance for high-availability (HA), select whether the appliance is a
console.
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For the type of setup, select Normal Setup (default) or HA
Recovery Setup, and set up the time.
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If you selected HA Recovery Setup, enter the cluster virtual IP
address.
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Select the Internet Protocol version:
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If you selected ipv6, select manual or
auto for the Configuration type.
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Select the bonded interface setup, if required.
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Select the management interface.
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In the wizard, enter a fully qualified domain name in the Hostname
field.
Important:
- The hostname must not contain only numbers.
- The console and managed host (MH) cannot have the same hostname.
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In the IP address field, enter a static IP address, or use the assigned
IP address.
Important: If you are configuring this host as a primary host for a high availability
(HA) cluster, and you selected Yes for auto-configure, you must record the
automatically generated IP address. The generated IP address is entered during HA
configuration.
For more information, see the IBM Security QRadar High Availability Guide.
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If you do not have an email server, enter localhost in the
Email server name field.
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Enter root and admin passwords that meet the
following criteria:
- Contains at least 5 characters
- Contains no spaces
- Can include the following special characters: @, #, ^, and *.
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Click Finish.
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Follow the instructions in the installation wizard to complete the installation.
The installation process might take several minutes. When the installation is complete, if you
are installing a QRadar
Console, proceed
to step 18. If you are installing a managed host, proceed to Adding your virtual appliance to your deployment.
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Apply your license key.
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Log in to QRadar:
https://QRadar_IP_Address
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Click Login.
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On the
navigation menu ( ), click
Admin.
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In the navigation pane, click System Configuration.
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Click the System and License Management icon.
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From the Display list box, select
Licenses, and upload your license key.
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Select the unallocated license and click Allocate System to
License.
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From the list of systems, select a system, and click Allocate System to
License.