Creating your virtual machine

To install a IBM QRadar virtual appliance, you must first create a virtual machine.

1. Create a virtual machine by using one of the following hypervisors:
   • VMWare ESXi with hardware version 19
   • Any current KVM version
   • Nutanix AHV with Acropolis Operating System (AOS)
   • The Hyper-V plugin on Windows Server 2022 with all Windows updates applied
   Important: Only x86 hardware and emulation are supported.
   Notes:

   • If you are installing a QRadar appliance in Hyper-V, you must do a software installation, not an appliance installation. If you are using a version of Hyper-V that includes a secure boot option, secure boot must be disabled.
   • If you are installing QRadar on a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) system, secure boot must be disabled.
   • The listed hypervisor versions are tested by IBM, but other untested versions might also work. If you install QRadar on an unsupported version and encounter an issue that can be produced on the listed version of that hypervisor, IBM supports that issue.

   For more information about VMWare ESXi and hardware versions, see ESXi/ESX hosts and compatible virtual machine hardware versions list (https://kb.vmware.com/s/article/2007240).

2. Configure your virtual machine to meet the requirements for CPUs, RAM, and storage parameters. See System requirements for virtual appliances.
3. Configure at least one network interface for your virtual machine.