System requirements for QRadar Risk Manager

Before you install IBM QRadar Risk Manager, ensure that your system meets the minimum hardware and software requirements.

Important: If your IBM QRadar system does not meet the minimum requirements, QRadar Risk Manager does not appear as an installation option.

Additional hardware requirements

Before you install QRadar Risk Manager systems, you need access to the following hardware components:
  • Monitor and keyboard
  • Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS)

Protect your QRadar Risk Manager installations that store data by using an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS). Using a UPS ensures that your QRadar Risk Manager data, such as the data that is stored on consoles, event processors, and QRadar Flow Collectors, is preserved during a power failure.

Additional software requirements

The following software must be installed on the desktop system that you use to access QRadar Risk Manager:
  • Java™ Runtime Environment

Memory requirements

The minimum memory requirement for QRadar Risk Manager is 24 GB. The suggested memory requirement for optimal performance is 48 GB.

For more information, see System requirements for virtual appliances.

Processor requirements

The minimum and suggested CPU requirements for QRadar Risk Manager are 8 CPU cores.

For more information, see System requirements for virtual appliances.