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    Option to Ingest Only Host Metrics on Instana Agents (Disable All Sensors)

    Summary Provide a configuration option to allow Instana Agents to collect only host-level metrics (CPU, memory, disk, network, etc.) while disabling all automatic sensors and application monitoring. This mode should be configurable either: via E...
    1 day 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.
    11 days ago in Instana / Agent 0

    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...
    18 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

    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...
    6 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

    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...
    18 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Future consideration

    Single place to manage agent configuration

    Now to configure the agent you must modify the configuration.yaml on the server. The idea is to have a place inside instana front to configure the configuration.yaml of each agent.
    4 months ago in Instana / Agent 3 Future consideration

    Non-root installation of Instana agent

    By installing the agent as a non-root user, the Instana administrator has the ability to stop, start, or reconfigure the agent without having to manage or request access as the root user. This process can sometimes take up to 24 hours to grant acc...
    10 months ago in Instana / Agent 2 Not under consideration

    Regarding Monitoring of Multiple PostgreSQL Instances on a Single Server

    In terms of PostgreSQL monitoring, if a single instance contains multiple databases, it is possible to monitor all databases. However, my understanding is that it is not possible to monitor multiple instances when there are several instances on a ...
    about 1 month ago in Instana / Agent / Sensor 0 Under review

    nstana Agent Operator: Missing Required Images, Incorrect Tag Usage, and No Offline Image Selection in Red Hat Certified Operator Catalog for Air‑Gapped OpenShift Environments

    BWI reported that the Instana Agent Operator from the Red Hat Certified Operator Catalog cannot be deployed successfully in air‑gapped OpenShift environments due to several concrete technical issues. Two required container images are missing from ...
    about 1 month ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

    support Scala 3.x and ZIO

    this feature request based on debug case number TS018964881. right now instana agent does not support Scala 3.x and ZIO. can you support in next release.
    10 months ago in Instana / Agent 7 Future consideration

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