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Instana

Want an option for automatic one-liner and Windows install in Infrastructure mode

When performing an installation using the automatic one-liner or the Windows installer, there is no option to setup the Agent in infrastructure mode. This can cause a number of problems. There are times when applications are sensitive to the RFH2 ...
6 days ago in Instana / Agent Future consideration

Limit visibility of Filters

Using Filters in Instana to create queries is open to any user no matter what team they belong to. It would be better if controls / visibility can be put on them. We have various Teams set up in Instana and the filters are available to be viewed a...
17 days ago in Instana / User Interface Future consideration

Need the ability to generate an air-gapped package from a desktop/laptop system

Many of our customers do not have a Linux server with internet access that can be used to generate the air-gapped package that is necessary for a Standard Edition installation. They have Linux servers, but there are firewalls that prevent access. ...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Self Hosted Future consideration

Platform feature flags should be turned on by default (VMware, Power HMC, etc.)

The feature flags to enable capabilities like VMware, Power HMC, zHMC, SAP, etc. should be enabled by default. By not enabling these, we drive up our support costs and drive down customer satisfaction. Now, we do need to think about the best way t...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Backend Enablement Future consideration

Standard Edition sizing must take into account HPA

The sizing in the documentation and our sizing tools must take into account HPA auto-scaling. We've had environments with customers where the HPA created editional pods to the point where pods are getting evicted. Two things should happen: The HPA...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Self Hosted Future consideration

Requirement to collect custom WMI data

Suggestion is to create a WMI receiver for the OTEL IDOT collector. WMI is prevelent in all Microsoft environments and applications/middleware write key performance metrics into WMI classes. By providing a WMI receiver, customers could integrate a...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Extend Domains / Platform Coverage Future consideration

Improve Export Reports from Instana

Instana could be better if your reports has been simple. and let to integrate for example 1 2 or 3 ...N Lpar statitics in the same reporte CPU, ASP, Active Jobs, Subsistems, etc... because the current export reports are so simple, right now instan...
about 1 month ago in Instana / IBM i Future consideration

Expand & Clarify Documentation for Parentheses and Boolean Logic in Application Perspective Filters

Teams rely on complex AND/OR/NOT combinations and parentheses in Application Perspective filters to precisely scope services, endpoints, namespaces, and infrastructure. Today, there is no authoritative, detailed documentation on: How parentheses a...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Common Future consideration

Provide Native Governance Reporting for Application Perspectives

Admins must rely on: REST APIs External scripts Terraform exports to understand AP sprawl and compliance. Requested Enhancement Built‑in reporting: AP inventory Scope overlap Orphaned perspectives Compliance rules (naming, tags, ownership) Exporta...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Extend Capabilities Future consideration

Detect and Warn on Duplicate or Overlapping Application Perspectives

Teams can create multiple APs with identical or near‑identical filters, causing: Trace association bloat Scale issues Governance problems Requested Enhancement Warning during AP creation: “This perspective overlaps 95% with AP X” Optional similari...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Application perspectives Future consideration

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