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PINNED Configure maintenance flyouts
User interface settings include the option “Show maintenance notes”. How can I as onprem-backend administrator configure and switch on such flyouts to inform my users about upcoming maintenance?

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Improve API v2 robustness and error checking

V2 APIs are “blind” and do not consider the health state of the cluster during execution. For example, when creating a device, a success message is returned but when using subsequent API to apply device metadata, device does not exist error is ret...
5 months ago in SevOne / Network Management System (NMS) 1 Is a defect

Add a duration metrics for activities inside business processes

When looking at activities of a bussines process I see a column with a "Duration" metrics. This metrics is not available to be selected like the "Latency" metrics in any charts. I would like to be able to select the "Duration" as a metrics under B...
5 months ago in Instana / Metric Store 2 Future consideration

OTEL integration on Instana running Docker Container.

Want to enable the Open Telemetry (OTEL) acceptor (otlp-acceptor) so we can start testing OTEL as more standard way to send telemetry data to Instana. Instana backend is running on Docker Container
10 months ago in Instana / Backend Enablement 0 Not under consideration

Data Insight Maps : Support for multiple data sources in the same Map.

Larger customers have their network performance data collected and stored using multiple NMS Clusters. It would be deeply beneficial to support adding nodes/paths to a DI Map that represent devices/objects managed across multiple NMS Clusters. Thi...
10 months ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Future consideration

Request for more options in Rate of Resize

We are trying to get automated resizing implemented at Bank of New York Mellon and we are currently in the testing phase and all is going well other than the Rate of Resize. As you know you can scale by 1, a few, or straight to best recommendation...
over 2 years ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM 2 Future consideration

Need instana support for kubernetes traefik

Many customers using kubernetes tracfik as their web server in China mainland. We need instana support for Kubernete tracfik to development business.
10 months ago in Instana / Real User Monitoring 1 Future consideration

MFT: Current Transfers should show source and destination file

We would like to have both the source file AND destination file on the 'IBM MQ MFT Coordination Queue Manager' dashboard in the 'Current Transfers' section. Currently the 'Current Transfers' table in the 'IBM MQ MFT Coordination Queue Manager' das...
about 1 year ago in Instana / MQ / Sensor 0 Planned for future release

Filter/sort user-created groups by creator and create date

Groups can get unmanageable very quickly. Allowing users to be able to see the following fields would be incredibly helpful for maintenance and operations: Creator Created date Last modified Last modified by Please also allow sorting and filtratio...
about 1 year ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / UI & User Experience 1 Planned for future release

RunBook Automation - Scheduling Utility

Why is it useful? - This will be useful as it will allow for runbooks to be executed on a timed basis from within the tool Who would benefit from it? - All customers of IBM Runbook Automation would benefit from this as it will increase the inbuilt...
over 1 year ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Future consideration

Re-Implement the Gauge Chart

Currently, Gauge Chart is not supported in R12. It would be great to Re-Implement the Gauge Chart which gives a way to quickly see how well a actual is performing against a target.
over 1 year ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Under review