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PINNED Instana Backend on ARM
Some customer have the request to install Instana backend on their Server which is using the ARM architecture CPU.
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...

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Ability to rename the Apache HTTPd process name

We have multiple http servers from different environments/nodes sending data to Instana. All the Apache Httpd entities are shown with identical process name - 2.4.12(with additional fixes) @<process-id>*:port. There is no easy way to figure ...
4 months ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Under review

Synthetics tests versioning

It would be great to automatically version Synthetic tests, so that users can scroll, see changes, and if necessary revert to older versions of tests and their configuration
4 months ago in Instana / Synthetic 1 Not under consideration

Can SevOne Ingest JSON records as flow records?

We are using the Cisco Nexus Dashboard Insights and have found a way to write the telemetry data out to a NFS mount point. It some out in a stream of multiple changing files. Below is a example of the output of the file. It looks to give us much m...
4 months ago in SevOne / Dedicated NetFlow Collector (DNC) 1 Future consideration

Monitoring NGINX on Windows host

I've noticed that the monitoring of NGINX on Windows hosts is currently unavailable. Therefore, for clients using NGINX on Windows, this becomes a vital factor to take into account.
4 months ago in Instana / Tracing 2 Planned for future release

Automated fallback from IBM-hosted monitoring locations

When IBM offers hosted/maintained synthetic monitoring locations. it might be helpful to provide automated fallback or automated verification of failed tests. For example, if a test fails from a monitor in a Virginia datacenter, retest from New Yo...
4 months ago in Instana / Synthetic 2 Not under consideration

Optionally test links as well as page components

Testing a page and the CSS, JS and images that make it up ensures the page is "complete" and works well for transactional websites. For content heavy websites, it's often helpful to also test the pages linked to from the test page. That is especia...
4 months ago in Instana / Synthetic 2 Future consideration

Key rotation values in mdm-certificate.yaml needs to updated using the main values.yaml

The key rotation is set in helm_charts/ibm-workload-automation-prod/charts/wa-server-prod/templates/mdm-certificate.yaml. Customers who deploy using the https://github.com/WorkloadAutomation/ibm-workload-automation-chart/blob/master/stable/workloa...
4 months ago in Workload Automation 0 Planned for future release

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.
4 months ago in Cloud Pak for Network Automation / Performance 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...
4 months ago in Instana / Tracing 1 Planned for future release

Add a custom model for linking with job process information

Provides insight to understand the business process environment. In the insurance industry, completing night placement jobs is very important. If it is not completed on time, it may lead to a biz accident.(Missing insurance claims, duplicate payme...
5 months ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review