SOAR Platform .run file installation prerequisites

Ensure that the operating system is Red Hat® Enterprise Linux® and the prerequisite software is installed on your system.

The minimum configuration for the SOAR Platform is:
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 or later. Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 is not supported.
  • User account on the system with sudo privileges.
  • The SOAR Platform installation creates two directories, /usr/share/co3, and /crypt. The minimum free disk space in the partition that hosts the /usr/share/co3 directory is 5 GB. The minimum free disk space in the partition that hosts the /crypt directory is 10 GB. IBM Security® recommends that you use the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) to manage your partitions.
  • Minimum 16 GB of RAM.
  • Minimum 4 CPUs.
  • The following packages must be installed. For more information, see the Deploying the SOAR Platform .run file section for information about how to install them.
    • wget package
    • Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL)
    • policycoreutils-python RPM
    • createrepo package
  • The firewall must allow access to port numbers 443, 65000, and 65001 (see the Deployment section).

If you are using App Hosts, it is recommended to use the current release as listed in the release notes.