Release of the QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 ISO (7.3.2.20190201201121)

Release Notes

Abstract

A list of the installation instructions, new features, and resolved issues for the release of QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 (7.3.2.20190201201121) ISO. These instructions are intended for administrators who want to install QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 by using an ISO file.

Content

Known Issue

**Known issue in QRadar 7.3.2**
Product	Component	Number	Description
QRADAR	KERNEL	IJ14841	HOSTS CAN REBOOT SPONTANEOUSLY AND FILL /VAR/CRASH/ PARTITION DUE TO RED HAT ENTERPRISE LINUX KERNEL PANICS ISSUE

Security Bulletin

A Security Bulletin has been published for QRadar 7.3.2. Review the recommended mitigation provided by IBM PSIRT here: https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10879913

What's new

For information on what's new in QRadar products for version 7.3.2, see the following information: https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SS42VS_7.3.2/com.ibm.qradar.doc/c_qradar_ov_whats_new_732.html

About this installation

These instructions are intended to assist you when you install QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 by using an ISO file. This ISO can install QRadar, QRadar Risk Manager, QRadar Vulnerability Manager products at version 7.3.2.

Part 1. Installing the QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 ISO

These instructions guide you through the process of installing QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2. The update on the Console must be completed first, before you attempt to update QRadar Network Insights.

Procedure

Download the QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 ISO (5+ GB) from the IBM Fix Central website: https://www-945.ibm.com/support/fixcentral/swg/selectFixes?product=ibm%2FOther+software%2FIBM+Security+QRadar+Incident+Forensics&fixids=7.3.2-QRADAR-QIFFULL-20190201201121&function=fixId&parent=IBM%20Security NOTE: QRadar Incident Forensics and QRadar Network Insights use the same ISO for both products to install 7.3.2.
Use SSH to log in to the Console as the root user.
Use SSH to log in to the QRadar Network Insights appliance.
To run the ISO installer on the Console, type the following command: /media/cdrom/setup
Important: Installing QRadar Network Insights 7.3.2 can take approximately 1 to 2 hours.
Wait for the installation to complete.

Results

A summary of the ISO installation advises you of any issues. If there are no issues, you can now SSH to managed hosts and start the installer on each host to run the setup in parallel.

Part 2. Installation wrap-up

After all hosts are updated, send an email to your team to inform them that they will need to clear their browser cache before they log in to the QRadar Network Insights SIEM interface.
To unmount the /media/cdrom directory on all hosts, type: umount /media/cdrom"
Delete the ISO from all appliances.
Review any static routes or customized routing. As mentioned in the administrator notes, all routes were removed and will need to be reconfigured after the upgrade completes.
Review any iptable rules that are configured should be reviewed as the interface names have changed in QRadar Incident Forensics 7.3.2 due to the Red Hat Enterprise 7 operating system updates. Update any iptables rules that use Red Hat 6 interface naming conventions.

Resolved issues

For a list of APAR links of resolved issues in QRadar 7.3.2, see Authorized Program Analysis Reports.

Some APAR links might take 24 hours to display properly after a software release is posted to IBM Fix Central.

Where do I find more information?

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