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PINNED Self hosted backed on Docker, Support for RHEL 9.x
According to support matrix RHEL 9.x is not supported for self hosted backed installations. However vast majority of customers are using RHEL 9.x RHEL 9.x OS support required for Instana self hosted backend
PINNED Instana on OpenShift Route Flexibility
Hi, My customer has a question about Instana route definitions on OCP. Basically, they have an OCP console address like console-openshift-console.apps.ocpcluster.ibm.com. According to the document; - basedn URL should be like instana.apps.ocpclust...

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Event Rules Email Variables

Relating to event rules emails...We need variables to insert the JCL/Command of the job...and...one to insert the job log.
over 10 years ago in Workload Automation 4 Not under consideration

Improved monitoring of TNPM

Improved monitoring of TNPM data processing. Monitoring via ITM of all data processing should be available (including summaries and BHs), partition maintenance etc.
almost 11 years ago in Cloud Pak for Network Automation / Performance 3 Not under consideration

zLinux support of Predictive Insights (Metric Manager)

Customers are considering moving the system to zLinux.Since PI does not support zLinux, customers are considering purchasing products from other companies.Please support zLinux.
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 3 Not under consideration

Meaning of Unknown for Shadow-Resources should be available

Currentlywhen all its members had been failed or unknown shadow equivalencies are considered as offline.It should be considered online to prevent complete service down-times.
about 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Make possible to remove metric names in Predictive Insights

Implement the possibility to remove the metric names in Predictive Insights 1.3.6. Once they are created, they will be forever in DASH selects, which is not only an ugly behaviour for the users, but a lack of functionality. Thanks!
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 2 Not under consideration

improve performance of TSAAM OC

The OC of TSAAM performes in general too slow. Every action you made causes the OC to make a screen refresh. The automatic refresh interval deselects your previeous selected resource or Topologie where you want to act on.
over 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 3 Not under consideration

New feature that will indicate the "baseline" type

Operations Analytics Predictive Insights version 1.3.6 is introducing the “naive” type of baseline, beside the classical “Robust Bounds” baseline (inherited from previous system versions). OA-PI 1.3.6 is creating this baseline type in case when va...
over 5 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 3 Not under consideration

availibility of commands in operator console

It's i. e. impossible to request an offline operator vote on an offline resource. Because of different priorities sometimes it might be necessary to force a task down to prevent it will be started by any other automation. Furthermore it's impossib...
over 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

All commands with parameters have to be available in Operator Console

All shell commands have to be available in opcons with all parameters.
over 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration

Security Issue -> java process opens TCP ports with root privileges

TSA MP opens ports, default 2001; 57053; 5539 with root privileges. The ports 2001 and 5539 are even java processes.
over 11 years ago in Tivoli System Automation 2 Not under consideration