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    IBM OpenStack Sensor: Add configurable Keystone API path, HTTP/HTTPS protocol, certificate verification, domain support, and Canonical OpenStack compatibility

    The current IBM OpenStack sensor (com.instana.plugin.ibmopenstack) has several hardcoded defaults that prevent it from working with non-standard or self-hosted OpenStack deployments. The sensor appears to have been built primarily for Red Hat Open...
    4 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

    z/OS USS Started Task Procedure for Host Agent

    Provide a method to allow for automation of Instana host agent under z/OS USS that allows for starting the agent outside of an SSH session.
    10 days ago in Instana / Agent 0

    Need flexibility in RPM install to install the agent into a different directory

    Currently, the RPM based installs of Instana are hard coded to /opt/instana/agent on Linux. The custom has a rule that software MUST be installed into a different filesystem "/apps". They are not allowed to install anything into the /opt filesyste...
    16 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Future consideration

    Want RPM based Agent installs to setup a service account and configure Instana to run with the service account

    The customer has a need to run the Agent as a non-root user. In this case, the user can have elevated privileges, but can't be root. The customer would like the RPM install process to have an option to create the user account and then configure th...
    16 days ago in Instana / Agent 2 Planned for future release

    Install Windows Agent without administration privileges

    Hi team, we would like to have the option to install the Windows Agent without needing to have administration privilege. Could you consider this, understanding this might limit some of the functionality that the agent provides? Thanks in advance, ...
    16 days ago in Instana / Agent 2 Needs more information

    Ability to turn off Instana Agents via an emergency shutdown switch (API‑Triggered)

    Hi, In certain high‑risk or sensitive operational scenarios, our organisation needs the ability to immediately and remotely turn off all or selected Instana agents. Currently, there is no API-based mechanism to trigger an emergency stop of the age...
    17 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

    Capability to change the GitOps branch for the agent offline

    Hi, While we are preparing a deployment mechanism for the Instana agent in an air-gapped environment we noticed that it is not possible to change the branch name with offline capabilites. Once it is initially set via the INSTANA_GIT_REMOTE_BRANCH ...
    17 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

    Extend Instana Selective Monitoring by technology and process properties

    In its current form, Selective Monitoring requires changes to all applications / processes which should be monitored in an opt-in scenario. Making changes only only in the agent to select applications / processes would keep Instana specific config...
    17 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Future consideration

    Attach ACE with relocated attach dir

    If IBM ACE is configured to use a relocated attach dir for its internal J9 Java runtime, Instana Agent is unable to attach automatically. Provide a way to configure the relocated attach directori(es) to the agent for consideration during JVM disco...
    17 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Planned for future release

    Agent startup should always use a local jvm if one is available within the agent durectory structure

    Currently, when rolling out instana agents via automation, we have to explicitly unset JAVA_HOME to force the Instana agent to use the locally available jvm for the agent. We believe this should be the default that if an agent is available within ...
    18 days ago in Instana / Agent 1 Future consideration

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