QRadar xx29

The IBM® QRadar® xx29 (MTM 4563-Q4A) appliance supports various appliance types in your deployment. QRadar xx29 is based on the Lenovo System SR650 M6.

The QRadar xx29 supports the following appliance types:

  • QRadar Event Processor 1629
  • QRadar Flow Processor 1729
  • QRadar Event and Flow Processor 1829
  • QRadar 3129 (All-in-One)
  • QRadar 3129 (Console)
  • QRadar App Host
  • QRadar Data Node 1429

The following table describes hardware information and requirements for the QRadar xx29 appliance:

Table 1. QRadar xx29 specifications
Description Value
Maximum capacity

QRadar Event Processor 1629: 40,000 EPS

QRadar Flow Processor 1729: 2,400,000 FPM

QRadar Event and Flow Processor 1829: 15,000 EPS, 300,000 FPM

QRadar 3129 (All-in-One): 15,000 EPS, 300,000 FPM

CPU 2 x Xeon Silver 4214 12C 2.2 GHz 85W
Network management transceivers

2 x 10 GbE Short Range SFP+

The transceivers might have one of the following part numbers:
  • Avago AFBR-709SMZ-IB8
  • Finisar FTLX8571D3BCL-BN
  • BNT BN-CKM-SP-SR

Use these transceivers with the 2 x 10 GbE SFP+ ports, labeled as [4] in the appliance diagram
Ports

4 x 1 Gb Ethernet ports

2 x 10 GbE SFP+ ports

1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet systems management (IMM) port

2 x 16 Gbps Fibre Channel SFP+ ports
Memory 8 x 32 GB (256 GB)
Storage

12 x 8 TB 7.2 K 12 Gbps NL SAS 930-16i 4 GB / RAID 6

3129: 64 TB available to store event and flow data

All other xx29 appliances: 77 TB available to store event and flow data
Power supply Dual Redundant 750 W AC
Dimensions 28.3 inches deep x 17.5 inches wide x 3.4 inches high
Included components

Event Collector

Event processor for processing events and flows

Internal storage for events and flows

QRadar Data Node appliance

The following image is of the QRadar xx29 appliance.

Figure 1. Front and rear panel of the QRadar xx29 appliance
Image showing the back and front panels of the QRadar xx29 appliance.
Table 2. Legend for use with the QRadar xx29 image
Label Description
1 Event data storage
2 Management ports (1 GbE TX)
3 1 x RJ-45 10/100/1000 Mb Ethernet systems management (IMM) port
4 Management ports (10 GbE SFP+)
5 Fibre Channel ports (16 Gb SFP+)

For information about battery removal, see Removing the coin-cell battery (https://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2F7X05%2Fcmos_battery_replacement.html&cp=4_8_8_13&anchor=CMOS_battery_replacement).