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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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Request to upgrade agent code and corresponding sensors to detect all hazelcast applications in the packaged folder.

When two or more Springboot with hazelcast applications are packaged and run into a single tomcat server’s webapps folder, only one of them is detected. Upgrade agent code and corresponding sensors to detect all hazelcast applications in the above...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

Support for VMware vCenter V8 discovery

Support for the discovery of the VMware vCenter V8 is needed.
about 1 month ago in Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager 1 Under review

Support for IBM DataStage

Hi team, While searching Instana documentation I couldn't find IBM DataStage, this means is not supported and we need to be able to monitor this technology: https://www.ibm.com/products/datastage Can we add support for it like other IBM products? ...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Enterprise Applications 0 Under review

Include feature "zone" or "label" on Serverless entity like AWS S3, fargate, etc

Customer will be able to group entities based on their own zone category. Everyone who monitor AWS resources (except host-based like EC2) will need this. Put "zone" in the configurable params ie for s3 (https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observab...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Common / Sensor 0 Under review

Support for Db2 Connect

Transaction flow where we are accessing Db2 for z/OS data with Db2 Connect support is needed.
about 2 months ago in Instana / IBM Z 0 Under review

Custom Agent installation path

This request is related to a missing option that allows to define a custom path for agent installation on both Windows and Linux. The need is to install the agent in a folder other than the default folder, for security compliance reasons.
about 2 months ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

Required DSA/API for RESTConf Integration with Netcool IMPACT

Most of the RESTAPi platform in market are providing services using RESTConf and given the market progression, soon existing RESTApi will be migrated to RESTConf. (Eg: NSP a Nokia product, holds RESTAPI interface for OSS platform, but all RESTAPI ...
about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 2 Under review

HA proxy routes with SPK ingress needs to be configured - Need enhancement from product

Platform configures OpenShift Routes which is prohibited in Customer environment (RedHat recommendation). HA proxy routes with SPK ingress needs to be configured - Need enhancement from product
about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review

Dual stack support should be available for AIOPS 4.4.1

Dual stack support should be supported for AIOPS 4.4.1
about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review

AIOps 4.4.1 should support Operator and Operand to be in different namespaces

Single Namespace install –The AIOPS 4.4.1 platform does not allow the Operator and Operand to exist in separate namespaces. inturn causing limitation of having Only one instance of AIOps instance in the cluster.
about 2 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review