Installations of QRadar Network Packet Capture on IBM appliances

The IBM® QRadar® Network Packet Capture installation options impact the configuration and capture data differently, depending on whether you choose to install, reinstall, or upgrade the software.

Table 1. Installation actions on IBM appliances
Action Description
Upgrade Both the QRadar Network Packet Capture software and Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® operating system are upgraded.

The configuration files and packet capture files remain unchanged.

Re-install Both the QRadar Network Packet Capture software and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system are upgraded.

The configuration files are reset, and the packet capture files are unchanged.

Install Both the QRadar Network Packet Capture software and Red Hat Enterprise Linux operating system are upgraded.

The configuration files are reset, and the packet capture files are deleted.