QRadar Log Manager FE: Product Overview

Free, Downloadable, Enterprise-Class Log Management Solution

Solutions from Q1 Labs are quickly becoming the standard for centralized management of enterprise network and security information.

Recognizing that enterprises of all sizes are required to collect and manage event logs – and in response to the challenging economic and business conditions facing organizations everywhere – Q1 Labs is providing a free, feature-rich log management solution called QRadar Log Manager Free Edition (FE).

A downloadable "virtual" appliance, QRadar Log Manager FE (formerly branded as QRadar SLIM FE) lets IT professionals:

  • Collect, analyze, report, and store network, host, server, application, and event logs, via syslog, from a wide variety of network systems (e.g., routers, switches, security devices, etc.)
  • Obtain advanced analytics to quickly turn confusing events into useful results
  • Search and report on event logs to meet specific regulatory requirements


QRadar Log Manager FE offers many of the same capabilities found in Q1 Labs' appliance-based, QRadar Log Manager solution. QRadar Log Manager FE is targeted at businesses, departments, or networks with less than 50 events per second (EPS) coming from their log sources.

There are multiple scenarios where organizations can benefit from deploying QRadar Log Manager FE, including:

  • Small businesses (typically less than 100 systems) looking to gain the value of a log management solution
  • Organizations looking to easily and quickly evaluate the features of the QRadar Log Manager offering
  • Existing customers who wish to have a separate QRadar Log Manager environment for testing and development use


QRadar Log Manager FE has the following restrictions and limitations:

  • The software is provided as is, without any warranties or commitment of support
  • The software is limited to collecting 50 EPS
  • The software is limited to collecting syslog-generated events only
  • The software cannot be used to provide any revenue-generating services (e.g., Managed Security Services)
  • The software cannot be used in conjunction with any other log management or SIEM product
  • The software license provided is for use only with the downloadable "virtual" appliance
  • The software must be installed on a system with sufficient performance as outlined in the Technical Overview section


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