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    Create an event for the SUSPECT STATE database metric in MS SQL

    We need to create an event when the database is in SUSPECT STATE equal to YES and notify this state. https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/1.0.305?topic=technologies-monitoring-microsoft-sql-server In the Instana's event page, we canno...
    4 months ago in Instana / Alert 0 Planned for future release

    Trigger alert from offline event only if there was no restart after a configurable amount of time

    Currently, if I create an alert based on an offline event, the alert will immediately be triggered when the entity goes offline. Often an entity is only restarted, so if an alert is generated that would be a false alert. Instead it should be possi...
    over 3 years ago in Instana / Alert / Infrastructure 1 Planned for future release

    Enable Events, Alerts, and Dashboards for OracleDB Custom Polling Metrics

    Currently, Instana does not support creating Events, Alerts, or Custom Dashboards based on the OracleDB custom polling metrics documented here: Monitoring OracleDB. Several of our clients who use OracleDB have requested the ability to leverage the...
    4 months ago in Instana / Alert / Sensor 1 Planned for future release

    Request for Numeric Event IDs in Instana

    Title: Support for Numeric Event IDs in Instana Description: Currently, Instana generates event IDs as alphanumeric strings (UUID-like). While this ensures global uniqueness, it makes integration with external systems (e.g., SIEM, ServiceNow, Splu...
    5 months ago in Instana / Alert 1 Planned for future release

    Color-coded highlighting based on ticket status

    Description: Currently, Instana alert emails display ticket/event details in plain formatting. For better readability, we request support for color-coded highlighting based on ticket status. Request: Open Tickets → Title should be displayed in Red...
    6 months ago in Instana / Alert 2 Planned for future release

    After maintenace window no alerts created if host is still unavailable

    After monthly patching we have noticed if a maintenance window was put in and the host was patched and rebooted and if Instana sees it as unavailable after the maintenance window has finished we do not get an alert.
    almost 2 years ago in Instana / Alert 0 Planned for future release

    IBM MQ MFT: include host names in alert payloads (remote monitoring use case)

    When monitoring IBM MQ MFT remotely, alert payloads do not include the hostname where the issue occurred. This request is to include the hostname where issues occur into the alert payload.
    over 2 years ago in Instana / Alert / MQ / Sensor 1 Planned for future release

    Need to be able to threshold using COUNT even if the object is NOT an entity

    Currently, Instana allows you to use a COUNT evaluation within the system rules. This allows customers to COUNT entities that meet a certain criteria. For example, count the number of processes that are running. But, there are number of customer u...
    almost 2 years ago in Instana / Alert 2 Planned for future release

    IBM MQ MFT alert payload: on an IBM MQ file transfer failed event, include which file transfer failed in the alert payload "text" field

    Currently, when an event of "IBM MQ file transfer failed" happens, the user needs to login into the UI to examine the event to determine which file transfer has failed. When sending an alert, there is no information in the alert payload that denot...
    over 2 years ago in Instana / Alert / MQ / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

    MySQL storage used

    Would like to get alerts for mysql storage capacity limit. Similar to built in event for cosmosdb "Azure CosmosDb storage capacity is getting closer to max capacity limit"
    over 3 years ago in Instana / Alert / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

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