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Micrometer Metric Collection - Fine granular metric polling config

Currently, it is possible to configure the JVM Sensor's polling interval with the following in the configuration.yaml: com.instana.plugin.java: poll_rate: 60 It is also possible to separately configure the Prometheus Metric Collection's polling in...
6 days ago in Instana / Agent / Sensor 0 Submitted

Rightsizing for Redshift Serverless

Hi, Currently, it seems Redshift rightsizing recommendation doesn't applicable on Redshift Serverless instances, as I don't see any listed within in our env. Is there any plan to enhance/expand the rightsizing recommendation to Redshift Serverless?
10 days ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Enable Linking to Other Ticket IDs in Rightsizing ROI Screen Comments Description

Customer wants the ability to link to other ticket IDs within the comment section of the Rightsizing ROI screen. Background: When documenting the status of a detected resource, we often refer to similar cases that have already been addressed. In s...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Customer would like to request the ability to display the region of each resource in the Rightsizing ROI screen, even if it's shown in a detail section.

Customer would like the ability to display the region of each resource in the Rightsizing ROI screen, even if it's shown in a detail section. Background: When reviewing recommendations, customer sometimes needs to locate the corresponding resource...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Enable Image Attachment in Comments on Rightsizing ROI Screen

Customer wants the ability to attach images (e.g., screenshots) in the comment section of the Rightsizing ROI screen. Background: When sharing the status or context of a detected resource, it would be helpful to include screenshots for clarity. Th...
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Feature Request – Enable Copy Functionality in Rightsizing ROI Screen

We would like to request the ability to copy the contents of individual cells in the Rightsizing ROI screen
about 1 month ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

Provide the way to identify the detailed component list of Instana in the console

Now in Instana agent page of the Instana Console, agent bootstrap version ( ex. 1.2.39 ) and agent version ( ex. 2025.10.09.1647 ) is listed for each Instana agent. This combination seems necessary and sufficient, but not. Agent bootstrap version ...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

Automatic agent startup on AIX after server restart

When a server restarts, the agent does not start automatically up and observability could be lost. Although this can be done manually, there would be a margin for error.
2 months ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

The instana agent should support running on jdk version 11+

From Instana's doc, jdk 11 is required to run the instana agent. Instana agent should be able to run on jdk 11+, e.g. the latest jdk version, as cusotmers will have policy to update all of their jdk versions in their IT environment.
2 months ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

For container rightsizing, add data on whether horizontal pod autoscaling (HPA) is on to the available data

Having information on HPA status is helpful in determining how to respond to rightsizing recommendations. It would be useful for customers to have this in Cldy vs. needing to look to other tools to find this information.
2 months ago in Cloudability / Workload Optimization (Rightsizing) 0 Submitted

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