QRadar Risk Manager installation prerequisites

You must complete the installation process for an IBM QRadar SIEM Console before you install IBM QRadar Risk Manager. It is a good practice to install QRadar SIEM and QRadar Risk Manager on the same network switch.

For more information about installing QRadar SIEM, including hardware and software requirements, see the IBM® Security QRadar® SIEM Administration Guide.

Since QRadar Risk Manager is a 64-bit appliance, make sure that you download the correct installation software for your operating system.

Network settings

Gather the following information for your network settings:
  • Hostname
  • IP address
  • Network mask address
  • Subnet mask
  • Default gateway address
  • Primary Domain Name System (DNS) server address
  • Secondary DNS server (optional) address
  • Public IP address for networks that use Network Address Translation (NAT) email server name
  • Email server name
  • Network Time Protocol (NTP) server (Console only) or time server name

Port requirements

Ensure that any firewall located between the QRadar SIEM Console and QRadar Risk Manager allows traffic on the following ports:
  • Port 443 (HTTPS)
  • Port 22 (SSH)
  • Port 37 UDP (Time)

Unsupported features

The following features are not supported in QRadar Risk Manager:
  • High availability (HA)
  • Dynamic Routing for Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
  • Non-contiguous network masks
  • Load-balanced routes