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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 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

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IDT should remember all characters typed at prompt to trigger

IDT is failing to buffer/remember all the characters typed at device prompt
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

ALU OLT driver enahncement for incremental backup

Incremental sync support required. Like sync only one of the following items in each UOW.Thus we neither need UOW pre-emption and we will sync the complete OLT configuration(including future items) within few hours. Current backup items:rtrv-servi...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Additional Match Criteria for Command Filter

Requesting additional Match Criteria like 'Starts with' in Command Filter
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

Agent keyword in joblogs are only present on Dynamic agents, should be on all agent types.

We are using ondemand and splunk to collect joblogs for debug and historical reasons.But since joblogs are different regarding the agent keyword in the joblog it makes it difficult to search and compare, since agent keyword is missing in many jobl...
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Fetch Info-Model-Os-Configuration from one file

RAD script should be able to parse and fetch Info, Model, Os, Configuration from one input file for file based imports. Require support of FIND-BEGIN/FIND-END logic for this parse and fetch. RFE recommended by Steven Shuman.
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Future consideration

ALU TL1 drivers.log enhancement

For Alcatel/PON/OLTS-L/*4x.* avoid character based logging in drivers.log and capture the device interactions in string format. Also it is weird that non-error commands or output captured at ERROR log level. IBM L3 Steven Shuman aware of the issue
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Future consideration

Document statistics schema between versions

Currently the historical statistical data can only be upgraded in a single pass, and there is no way to selectively transfer statistical data for specific workstations, which is required if a customer performs an upgrade in separate, multiple phas...
over 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Replacing Scheduling Objects through Workload Applications

If a scheduling object definition included in a Workload Application already exists in the target environment, even though a dialog during the import process provides an option to replace it, it is unable to replace it. This is because the existin...
almost 8 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Functionality already exists

Optimize in-line scripts in Symphony file

Hi I recently met a customer that is using in-line scripts significantly and has over 100K jobs a day. As a result of the fact that these in-line scripts are stored in the Symphony, the size of the Symphony is huge (>250 MB) which imposes some ...
almost 8 years ago in Workload Automation 3 Not under consideration

Workload Scheduler Console 9.3 - Persistent Sort

It would be nice if the sort function under 'Monitor Workload' was persistent between sessions. Or there was some way to bake the sort order into the Query line, so it could be saved for later.
almost 8 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration