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IBM MQ MFT: include host names in alert payloads (remote monitoring use case)

When monitoring IBM MQ MFT remotely, alert payloads do not include the hostname where the issue occurred. This request is to include the hostname where issues occur into the alert payload.
about 1 year ago in Instana / Alert / MQ / Sensor 1 Planned for future release

IBM MQ MFT alert payload: on an IBM MQ file transfer failed event, include which file transfer failed in the alert payload "text" field

Currently, when an event of "IBM MQ file transfer failed" happens, the user needs to login into the UI to examine the event to determine which file transfer has failed. When sending an alert, there is no information in the alert payload that denot...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Alert / MQ / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

Need to be able to execute custom SQL queries via the DB2 sensor

While the DB2 sensor is good and has many metrics available, it never has exactly the metrics the customer is looking for. A customer has asked that the DB2 sensor be enhanced to allow them to execute a custom SQL statement and capture the results...
about 1 year ago in Instana / DB2 / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

Allow custom events be created for entity type: IBM MQ MFT Monitor

Currently, IBM MQ MFT Monitor is not available as an entity type to select when creating a custom event. The use case would be to create a custom event on IBM MQ MFT Monitor when they are in a status other than STARTED.
about 1 year ago in Instana / MQ / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

Need a "Hostname" field when using a Remote monitoring sensor

With many of the Instana sensors that do Remote Monitoring (MQ, MQ FTE, DB2, Oracle, etc.), there isn't a field that allows a customer to identify the hostname of the remotely monitored system. I'm working with a customer that it integrating Insta...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Sensor 1 Planned for future release

Retention of JVM data after change in PID/ID

When an Application release, update/change, or outage occurs, all JVM data for the process ID running prior is lost in Instana. This has been confirmed as correct functionality within Instana through ticket "TS013919515" "It is expected behaviour ...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Java 2 Planned for future release

Support is needed for auto-profiling for Java on Power Linux

Many customers use Power Linux as their production platform. In this case, the platform is OpenShift on Power Linux. The customer is running WebSphere (java) on the platform and needs the ability to get deeper into the code to understand where tim...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Java 1 Planned for future release

Java method tracing pre-defined options

Instana is unable to determine the time/performance at the Java “method” level. Instana requires either of the two of traces to be enabled to capture the method level performance, 1. Configuration based SDK trace: No changes on the application cod...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Java 1 Planned for future release

Instana - Adjust Prebuilt time series graphs for optional way to view the trends.

On many time series graphs, it is hard to see if there are any adjustments in the trends with big numbers probably because the y axis starts at a 0 value. We should allow customers to choose within settings if they want to override this default be...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Common 0 Planned for future release

Instana - Update Tuxedo prebuilt dashboard regarding default sort

Under Oracle Tuxedo sensor > Tuxedo Machine > Queues grid view, the default sort order is by queue ID. The default should be by # messages (second column) in desc order. Of course the workaround is every time going to the page to change the ...
about 1 year ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Planned for future release