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QRadar: How to determine the physical dimensions and specifications of a QRadar appliance

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Question

How can you determine the physical specifications of an appliance?

Answer

QRadar uses Lenovo System x and ThinkSystem servers as well as Dell PowerEdge servers. IBM Documentation in the QRadar Hardware Guide includes most of the physical specifications for QRadar appliances. For more information about topics such as the weight or the depth of an appliance, refer to the information in the Specification Lookup section.

To look up hardware specifications for your specific appliance, you must first identify the underlying hardware platform by connecting to the relevant appliance with SSH.  Once connected through SSH, run the DMI Decode command, dmidecode -t1 | grep 'Product\|Family' to look for the Family and Product Name.
[root@qradar-host ~]# dmidecode -t1 | grep 'Product\|Family'
For QRadar M4 and M5 hardware appliances built on Lenovo System x hardware, reference the first four digits in the brackets in the Product Name to identify the Lenovo Machine Type. In the example output, this M5 Machine Type is shown as 8871.

M5 Example Output:
Product Name: System x3650 M5: -[8871AC1]-
Family: System X
For QRadar M6 hardware appliances built on Lenovo ThinkSystem hardware, reference the first four digits in the brackets in the Product Name to identify the Lenovo Machine Type. In the example output, this M6 Machine Type is shown as 7X02.
M6 Example Output:
Product Name: -[7X02CTO1WW]-
Family: ThinkSystem
For QRadar M4, M5, and M6 hardware appliances built on Dell PowerEdge hardware, the model is listed in the Product Name field after the PowerEdge family name. In the example output, the model is R740xd.
Dell PowerEdge Example Output:
Product Name: PowerEdge R740xd
Family: PowerEdge
Specification Lookup
Lenovo System x (M4/M5) Specification Lookup
Go the Lenovo Information Center for System x. Under Rack Servers, locate the Product Name or Machine Type found in the dmidecode -t1 output. Under your machine type, go to Product Overview, then Server features and specifications.
  • Example of how to locate your machine information in Lenovo Information Center

    Administrators can locate their machine type information from Lenovo. The following screen capture provides information on where to locate the information for your appliance.

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Lenovo ThinkSystem (M6) Specification Lookup
Go the Lenovo Information Center for ThinkSystem. Under ThinkSystem Rack Servers, locate the Machine Type found in the dmidecode -t1 output. Under your Machine Type, go to Specifications.
  • Example of how to locate your machine information in Lenovo Information Center

    Administrators can locate their machine type information from Lenovo. The following screen capture provides information on where to locate the information for your appliance.

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Dell PowerEdge Specification Lookup
  1. Dell specification lookup can be performed by going to the Dell Support Site, https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us
  2. Enter the Product Name in the Identify your product field to locate the Dell product page for your hardware.
  3. After you locate the product page, click Documentation and search for the Installation and Service Manual.
  • Example of how to locate your machine information in the Dell Support Website

    Administrators can locate their machine type information from Dell. The following screen captures provide information showing a quick method to locate the information for your appliance.

    Step 1: From an Internet Browser, go to https://www.dell.com/support/home/en-us.

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    Step 2: Enter the Product Name to locate the Dell product page for your hardware.

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    Step 3: Select the Documentation tab and search for "Installation and Service Manual" to quickly locate the Service Manual.

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15 December 2022

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