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Export data from Custom Dashboards

We are using Custom Dashboards to track and improve our metrics, thanks to custom metrics. But because of 7 days retention, it is not possible to track with historical data. The only way we can manage to find is to semi automate the process with t...
over 2 years ago in Instana / Common / User Interface 2 Future consideration

Please upkeep security of the product, by making available newer priv protocol AES. DES which is the only option available now, has been deprecated by IEEE framework. Consquently removed from linux OS, net-snmp , and openssl 3.x

This is necessary for product to run with non vulnerable versions of security components. Without this AES encryption being available, we are forced to shutdown / not use the product anymore by cyber security.
6 months ago in ITM/IBM APM 1 Planned for future release

Instana UI : Display monitored Service names in host page

We need to monitor windows services but on host page can only see pid & process names. Since these services are all using same process, we cannot really know which service is what. Displaying actual service name and description on host page (e...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Common 6 Functionality already exists

Custom Dashboard Thresholds

Can you add the definition of the different levels of thresholds to the widgets. In example , three levels (green, yellow and red) which will change the color relative of the passing thresholds. Chart Time Series, Big Number.
about 2 years ago in Instana / Common / User Interface 0

Add USERID= to TEP Action on a Situation

We need TEP to issue a CEMT SET TASK taskno PURGE command to a CICS region where the task triggers a particular Situation. We can do that, however, we need a particular RACF Userid associated with it. Currently it is the ID of the Situation creato...
7 months ago in ITM/IBM APM 1 Needs more information

ITM SQL Agent should optimize the SQL Server plan cache usage.

Problem is that currently plans are created for every query ( samples in attached document ) that means overhead in creating a lot of plans only used once and a waste of plan cache memory.That could be optimized to reduce the plan cache memory.
over 3 years ago in ITM/IBM APM 1 Planned for future release

Update the email address from stan@instana to instana@instana.com

The email stan@instana.com is not service account and conflict with a user named Stan in the organization.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Common 2 Not under consideration

I want to prevent the file /tmp/.com_ibm_tools_attach/* that TEPS starting command creates.

When /opt/IBM/ITM/lx8266/iw/java/jre/bin/java is executed (when TEPS starts up), some files '/tmp/.com_ibm_tools_attach/*' will be generated. I would like to prevent these files from being generated. The related IBM support inquiry is this one: ht...
8 months ago in ITM/IBM APM 2 Future consideration

Ignore/ suppress / downtime function for events

Currently there is function called "Maintenance windows" https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=alerts-scheduling-maintenance-windows This is lacking the functionality to prevent the events from showing up in the Events lo...
about 3 years ago in Instana / Alert / Common 0 Future consideration

Add ability to send email to ALL users

I would be very helpful to have the ability to send an email to ALL users. We are an on-prem installation.
about 3 years ago in Instana / Alert / Common 1 Not under consideration