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Request support for non-UTF-8 encoding configurations in the HTTPd sensor.

The HTTPd sensor is requesting support for non-UTF-8 encoding configurations. The Instana Agent is unable to handle httpd.conf files configured with non-UTF-8 encoding, so it is repeatedly adding lines to include in the httpd.conf file.
1 day ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Must-Gather scripts are required for the sensors

The Tiger Team is working with support an others on a tool called Tiger-Optics that is using AI to analyze Must-Gather data from customers to help accelerate problem diagnostics. So far we have done work to process data for the backend. This is pa...
1 day ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Must-Gather tools required for the Instana Agent

The Tiger Team is working with support an others on a tool called Tiger-Optics that is using AI to analyze Must-Gather data from customers to help accelerate problem diagnostics. So far we have done work to process data for the backend. This is pa...
1 day ago in Instana / Agent / Sensor Future consideration

Oracle DB Tablespace Usage Metrics Interval Change

There is a limitation in the ability to adjust the interval for Tablespace metrics collected by the default oracle sensor. This leads to high CPU usage and slowdown of performance which can ultimately interfere with regular operations.
27 days ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Support Microsoft Hyper-V on Windows Server 2025

I open a case with IBM about not seeing information on instana from my Hyper-V they say that Only SUpports WIndows 2019. So Please add official support for Microsoft Hyper-V running on Windows Server 2025 in the Instana Windows Hyper-V sensor.
29 days ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Citrix Virtual Desktop Monitoring Support

We are migrating from Dynatrace to Instana, we require monitoring coverage for Citrix Virtual Desktop infrastructure. Currently, Instana does not provide any monitoring capabilities for Citrix environments. The following Citrix monitoring capabili...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Sensor Under review

Enhanced Oracle Database Monitoring Metrics

Hi, As a customer migrating to Instana, we require comprehensive monitoring coverage for Oracle Database. While Instana provides some Oracle monitoring capabilities, critical metrics are missing and must be delivered to enable complete database ob...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Sensor Under review

Include Microsoft SQL Server sensor the ability to collect Job Details History

The ability for the Windows OS agent and the MS SQL Server sensor to collect job detail data from SQL.
about 2 months ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Certificate expiration monitoring

Dear colleagues, today many applications communicate in a secured channel, Instana has synthetic monitoring option that allows to monitor external websites, it covers internal communications partially, some self-signed certificates used to encrypt...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Sensor Submitted

Singularity (now Apptainer) Monitoring

While giving a Demo to St.Jude as a prospective customer they asked us about Instana and Container monitoring , specifically on a container software called Apptainer (formerly Singularity) which they are required to use. this was asked byt the HPC...
2 months ago in Instana / Sensor Future consideration