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PINNED Reduce Instana infrastructure footprint by reducing metrics resolution
First, we installed on self-hosted Instana Backend on Docker (on-premies). However, the backend didn't respond to the production load and lost monitoring data. Then, We decided to go forward with Openshift Installation. However, the recommended Op...
PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Access to Maintenance Mode via API

As of now in IBM Watson, we don't an option to access Maintenance Window via API.. its accessible only via the DASH console so we need an option to access Maintenance Mode via API to invoke it in the script.
about 4 hours ago in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Ideas 0 Submitted

Auto Profile support for AIX

Auto Profile support for AIX https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=monitoring-profiles https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=processes-configuring-profiling From the above link: At the moment Aut...
about 4 hours ago in Instana / Cross teams/areas 0 Submitted

SQL-like query to access database

Existing REST API query has its limitation in term of supported function and debugging the result is taking too much effort. Customer is very familiar with SQL that allows them to query, join, exclude, rank the data per requirement.
about 15 hours ago in Cloud Pak for Network Automation / Performance 0 Submitted

Enable support for Tetrate Istio Side-Car tracing

Hi Team, Arlo has submitted a request to implement a support feature that involves tracing the envoy-proxy container. The request is documented under the support ticket number TS013593419. The support feature is required to be based on Tetrate Ist...
about 16 hours ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Submitted

Memory Limits Allocation

Issue: Case numberTS014283635 We are receiving alerts from eks_commhub_prod_east_2 cluster stating that the below mentioned nodes are breaching the Memory Limits Allocation. ip-10-45-30-219.us-east-2.compute.internalip-10-45-31-81.us-east-2.comput...
1 day ago in Instana / Kubernetes 0 Submitted

Enhance the MFT agent dashboard

These "missing" metrics were not decided to show in the agent dashboard when the sensor was created:Total Timed Out Transfers The count of total timedout transfers through the agent.Total Retrying transfers The count of total retrying transfers th...
1 day ago in Instana / MQ 0 Submitted

"Select All" doesn't select All

While working with Wells Fargo on their new Turbo deployment, we were going through and running plans and after running through many plans, we realized that there were not near as many vm's in the plans as their should be. We went back and went th...
2 days ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / Planning 0 Submitted

Trace Analyze: Show full log message when expanding a Log entry in Logs Panel in a Trace.

Current Issue: In the current layout of Trace Analyze, the log panel of a trace displays truncated versions of log messages. Often, these excerpts are too brief to provide sufficient context or understanding of the underlying issues. To view the c...
2 days ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Submitted

Create baselines based of netflow data

The specific ask from the customer is the ability to learn normal behaviour (and alert when there is an anomaly) of the IP flows going through the network (source IP, dest IP and application). This is a specific use case, but it would be great if ...
2 days ago in SevOne / Dedicated NetFlow Collector (DNC) 0 Submitted

Alrajhi Bank team not satisfied with the existent crash reports of Intana while monitoring the mobile application

Client is comparing Instana crash reports to Firebase crash reports. To them, Firebase is much more advanced, and this is making it difficult to replace Firebase reports by Instana.
2 days ago in Instana / Real User Monitoring 0 Submitted