QRadar Network Insights 1901 M6 appliance

The IBM QRadar Network Insights 1901 (MTM 4563-F8Y) appliance provides detailed analysis of network flows to extend the threat detection capabilities of IBM QRadar. QRadar Network Insights 1901 is based on the Lenovo System SR630 M6.

With four 1G capture ports on a Napatech card, the QRadar Network Insights 1901 appliance provides the same capabilities as the QRadar Network Insights 1920 appliance but on a lower-price hardware platform that is designed for 1 Gbps network connectivity.

The QRadar Network Insights 1901 appliance has the following hardware specifications:

Table 1. QRadar Network Insights 1901 specifications
Hardware Description
CPU 1 x Xeon Gold 6240 18C 2.6GHz 24MB Cache 150W
Network capture transceivers

4 x 1 GbE TX RJ-45 Transceiver Avago ABCU-5710RZ or ABCU-5740RZ

4 x 1 G SX MMF Transceiver (P/N: D10E5LL) Avago AFBR-5715PZ

Use these transceivers with ports, labeled as [5] in the appliance diagram
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 [3] in the appliance diagram
Ports

4 x 1 Gb Ethernet ports

2 x 10 GbE SFP+ ports

1 x 1GbE RJ-45 Ethernet systems management IPMI (IMM) port

4 x Network capture (SFP+) ports

Storage 2 x 480GB Enterprise Performance SATA 2.5” SSD / 530-8i / RAID 1
Memory 4 x 32 GB (128 GB)
Traffic 1 Gbps
Power supply Dual redundant 750 W AC
Dimensions 28.1 inches deep x 17.1 inches wide x 1.7 inches high

System performance of QRadar Network Insights appliances varies depending on the exact configuration and tuning of the system components. It is influenced not only by hardware, but also factors such as search, extraction criteria, and the amount of network data.

For more information, see Performance impacts in the IBM QRadar Network Insights Installation Guide.

The following image is of the QRadar Network Insights 1901 appliance.

Figure 1. Front and rear panel of the QRadar Network Insights 1901 appliance
Image showing the back and front panels of the QRadar Network Insights 1901 appliance.
Table 2. Legend for use with the QRadar Network Insights 1901 image
Label Description
1 QRadar Firmware Storage
2 Management ports (1 GbE TX)
3 Management ports (10 GbE SFP+)
4 1 x 1GbE RJ-45 Ethernet systems management IPMI (IMM) port
5 Network Packet Capture (SFP+)
Note: Only the Network Packet Capture card [5] can be used for capturing network packet data.

For information about battery removal, see Removing the coin-cell battery (https://thinksystem.lenovofiles.com/help/index.jsp?topic=%2F7X01%2Fcoincell_battery_replacement.html&cp=4_6_8_12).