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Non-root installation of Instana agent

By installing the agent as a non-root user, the Instana administrator has the ability to stop, start, or reconfigure the agent without having to manage or request access as the root user. This process can sometimes take up to 24 hours to grant acc...
7 months ago in Instana / Agent 2 Not under consideration

Version field for Instances in Cloudability

Multiple tenants requested the OS Version field of the Instances as they will use the below combination of dimensions and metrics to create custom KPI's for reporting. This was already used with our previous tool and the lack of the OS Version inf...
3 months ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 3 Future consideration

Datalink Execution Prompt

While executing datalinks, it would be beneficial to include a confirmation prompt before executing datalinks to prevent accidental triggers that could compromise destination data.
12 days ago in Apptio / Apptio Costing 0 Submitted

Alternative Identity Provider Support for IBM Concert on OpenShift (LDAP & Local Users)

Solution Value Statement Customers deploying IBM Concert on OpenShift often lack OpenID Connect with Keycloak. Providing alternative authentication options such as LDAP or local user management ensures broader adoption, simplifies onboarding, and ...
24 days ago in Concert 2 Under review

Consistent sizing: Allow consistent number of vCPUs instead of consistent CPU capacity in MHz

Customers are not using MHz or GHz when they are dealing with CPU capacity of VMs but vCPUs. Thus, for a user consistent resizing shall - at least as an option - result in the same number of vCPUs. For a user it’s really hard to understand if the ...
3 months ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / On-Premises (Hypervisor & Storage & Network) 0 Future consideration

Enable Dual-Stack Interface Monitoring for IPv4 Quick Fix and Full IPv6 Support

This enhancement would enable the customer to see the same IPv4 data from a dual stack interface. Currently, Viptela supports only IPv4 traffic, and does not process IPv6 non-flow and flow data. Due to this Internet interface utilization stops whe...
7 days ago in SevOne / Software Defined WAN (SDWAN) 0

New ITNM Collector to collect topology from OTN TX Care 4.43.1.9 [MPLS-TP]

We’re planning to deploy ITNM v4.2.0.21 which will be responsible for pulling the topology from below Network Management System (NMS). This topology data will then be collected by IBM AIOps observer.Vendor: OTN Name: TX Care 4.43.1.9 Technology: M...
8 days ago in Tivoli Network Manager 0 Submitted

New ITNM Collector to collect topology from Infinera TNMS V19 [MPLS-TP and SDH]

We’re planning to deploy ITNM v4.2.0.21 which will be responsible for pulling the topology from below Network Management System (NMS). This topology data will then be collected by IBM AIOps observer.Vendor: Infinera/Coriant Name: TNMS V19 Technolo...
8 days ago in Tivoli Network Manager 0 Submitted

Consolidate Resource Name across all CSPs into a single dimension

AWS uses the "name" tag, Azure needs a regex business mapping and GCP/SaaS platforms use Resource Name. Consolidating all vendors into the Resource Name field would make it easier to report on and use in business mappings.
13 days ago in Cloudability / Data Mapping and Organization 0 Submitted

Allow resolved Alerts to be removed from open incidents instead of remaining in CLEAR state

When integrating AIOps with existing element or event managers, changes in alert state between systems need to be reflected at all levels. Currently, if an Alert (received from an Event from an external source) within AIOps is part of an Incident ...
13 days ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Under review