Installing QRadar with a USB drive

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Follow this procedure to install QRadar from a bootable USB flash drive.

Before you begin

Create the bootable USB flash drive before you can use it to install QRadar software.

About this task

This procedure provides general guidance on how to use a bootable USB flash drive to install QRadar software.

The complete installation process is documented in the product Installation Guide.

Procedure

  1. Install all necessary hardware.
  2. Choose one of the following options:
    • Connect a notebook to the serial port at the back of the appliance.
    • Connect a keyboard and monitor to their respective ports.
  3. Insert the bootable USB flash drive into the USB port of your appliance.
  4. Restart the appliance.

    Most appliances can boot from a USB flash drive by default. If you are installing QRadar software on your own hardware, you might have to set the device boot order to prioritize USB. However, if the boot order is set to USB and then hard drive, the USB drive must be removed when the first reboot starts to avoid a loop condition. Setting the boot order to hard drive then USB will avoid the loop condition.

    After the appliance starts, the USB flash drive prepares the appliance for installation. This process can take up to an hour to complete.

  5. When the Red Hat Enterprise Linux menu is displayed, select one of the following options:
    • If you connected a keyboard and monitor, select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9.
    • If you connected a notebook with a serial connection, select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 using Serial console without format prompt or Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 using Serial console with format prompt.
  6. FIPS installation only When the Red Hat Enterprise Linux menu is displayed, press Tab to add qradar.fips=1 to the appropriate vmlinuz line, press Enter to select one of the following options.
    • If you connected a keyboard and monitor, modify and select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9.
    • If you connected a notebook with a serial connection, modify and select Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 using Serial console without format prompt or Install Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.9 using Serial console with format prompt.
    The result might look similar to this example: 
    vmlinuz initrd=initrd.img inst.stage2=RHEL-7.9\x20Server.x86_64 live.check quiet qradar.fips=1
  7. Type SETUP to begin the installation.
  8. When the login prompt is displayed, type root to log in to the system as the root user.

    The user name is case-sensitive.

  9. Press Enter and follow the prompts to install QRadar.

    The complete installation process is documented in the product Installation Guide. See Installing QRadar after the RHEL installation.