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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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HMC Sensor - Add the HMC "release version" version to the product metrics

NOC agents must generate platform reports with the version to determine if there are changes. Currently, they cannot view through Instana UI and must contact the administrator of each HMC to obtain the version.
3 months ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Under review

Instana supporting instrumentation of lambda functions using Terraform

As of now, Instana is not supporting AWS lambda functions using Terraform. Few teams in our agency using AWS lambda functions using Terraform and we need Instana instrumentation on these nodes.
5 months ago in Instana / Extend Capabilities 2 Under review

ASM Fabric and Tenant Jobs/Listeners to connect to all HA ACI controllers

Hello, This RFE is for ASM capability of a single Fabric and Tenant Job/Listener to connect to all ACI HA controllers. We have three APIC controllers in high availability mode. Currently, ASM ACI observer jobs/listeners only support on APIC contro...
8 months ago in AIOps Integrations 0 Under review

Product inconsistent behavior with undeclared variables

The RNA product behaves inconsistently when undeclared variables are used. While it might not be supported undeclared variabled (not in start block) can be leveraged with workflows except when you debug and step through a block that uses that vari...
3 months ago in Rapid Network Automation 0 Under review

Support monitoring "IBM Cloud Databases for MySQL"

[Background] The customer is developing the system on IBM Cloud, and uses a lot of "IBM Cloud Databases for MySQL" instances.The customer wants to monitor all IBM Cloud services on Instana, but Instana doesn't support monitoring "IBM Cloud Databas...
3 months ago in Instana / IBM Cloud 0 Under review

Debug Output of Tokens in Probes should be in lexiacal order

"Older" Probes like mttrapd show the received Tokens in the Log File in a meaningful sorting. Younger Probes like MessageBus or ews list the tokens in a apparently random order. Customer uses the debug logs for documentation of different event typ...
8 months ago in AIOps Integrations 0 Under review

Pre-flight data volume measurements for all AIOps connectors

We need the ability to connect to data sources and run a pre-flight check on how much data will be generated by the connection. It is difficult to guess how much data will be generated up front without actually connecting to the data source and se...
5 months ago in AIOps Integrations 0 Under review

Allow faceted search for items within workflows

One enhancement I would have loved to have is a faceted search for object, arrays, block names, etc... for within a single workflow (being edited) and accross workflows.
3 months ago in Rapid Network Automation 1 Under review

Log window output enhancements

Would find it very convenient to be able to close all non-executing (stopped) log tabs with one button. Right now I have to click many times to close all the older tabs. e.g., "close all"
3 months ago in Rapid Network Automation 0 Under review

Add conditional breakpoints (eval functions)

Would be good to add possibility for conditional breakpoints, where you say "stop here if x == false". Perhaps a breakpoint block with an eval function that is only enabled when debug. Perhaps looking like an "if block". The "breakpoint" block wou...
3 months ago in Rapid Network Automation 1 Under review