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Important Note: IBM QRadar (Community Edition) is no longer officially available for free download as an ISO in the same way it was 5+ years ago. IBM shifted focus to QRadar on Cloud and licensed appliances. However, if you are looking to set up a free, on-premise ISO installation for lab/testing, the following guide applies to the legacy QRadar Community Edition (which supports up to 50 EPS).

Step C: Post-Installation Configuration

1. After rebooting, you will see a console login prompt.
2. Log in as root with the password you created.
3. QRadar services will start automatically. You can check the status by typing:

   systemctl status hostcontext
   

4. It may take 10–15 minutes for all services to initialize on the first boot.

4. Post-Installation Configuration

First-Time Wizard (Mandatory)

1. License Activation – Upload CE license (auto-detected)
2. Network Hierarchy – Define internal networks (e.g., 192.168.0.0/24)
3. System Settings – Email server, hostname, timezone
4. Auto-discovery – Scan for log sources (optional)

Required Download

• ISO File Name: QRadar_Community_Edition_<version>.iso
• Download Source: IBM Developer (free IBMid registration required)

10. Final Checklist After ISO Installation

• [ ] Web UI reachable (HTTPS)
• [ ] NTP synchronized (systemctl status ntpd)
• [ ] At least one log source sending events
• [ ] Offense generated (trigger a test rule)
• [ ] Backup of /opt/qradar/conf and PostgreSQL DB

Step 7: Installation Progress

• ISO extracts ~4 GB of RPM packages
• Time: 20–40 minutes (depends on CPU/disk)
• Final step: Auto-reboot into QRadar