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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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Monitor for port status 'Listening'/'Non-Listening'

We want to monitor for ports on IBMi. Currently the port monitoring is not available for if a port is listening or not. Current monitor only monitor for 'Connection Established status' on the monitored port. But if port is not listening at all we ...
8 days ago in Instana / IBM i 0 Submitted

Enabling capturing synthetic calls

We noticed (with the support of a support ticket) that the option in "Configure Synthetic Endpoints" > "Auto-Detected Health/Ping Checks" needs to be enabled in order that calls from synthetic monitors are marked as synthetic. It would be usefu...
15 days ago in Instana / Synthetic 0 Submitted

Distinguish synthetic calls

In the Analytics > Calls screen it's not possible to make a distinction between synthetic calls ("GET /actuator/health" for example) and synthetic calls that are coming from the Instana synthetic monitors. It would be great to have a filter pos...
15 days ago in Instana / Synthetic 0 Submitted

Enable the System Uptime metric in the events for all hosts

Enable the metric to create events when a server has been rebooted recently, e.g., when its uptime is less than 5 minutes.
about 2 months ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

Instana Dashboard Dark Mode

Our client has requested the addition of a dark mode feature to the Instana dashboard to improve usability and align with their needs. This feature would enhance accessibility for users with light sensitivity. It also reflects industry standards, ...
23 days ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Want to be able to execute Automations from a specific Agent

Within the Action Catalog for executing automations, the target server can be selected if the Automation is run manually by a person. The person sees a list of available Agents and selects one. But, when executing the Actions in an automated way v...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Automation 0 Under review

A possibility to have fixed Time Range in a specific Custom Dashboard

For example: in the whole Instana UI by default the Time Range is set to ‘Last Hour’ but for the specific dashboard created by myself I want to have it set for ‘Last Month’ and when I will open it, I won’t need to change anything - the ‘default’ C...
14 days ago in Instana / User Interface 0 Submitted

Enable Internet Service Monitoring protocols in Instana

We must be able to monitor more protocols with less effort like an ISM Agent: DNS resolution, DHCP, FTP, LDAP, NTP, TCP PORT, SNMP simple, Synthetic Check sensor supports HTTP and ICMP ping. We can ensure a seamless migration of customers from ITM...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Synthetic 0 Under review

Extend Instana Terraform Provider to Support RBAC with Teams & Roles

Instana is introducing Teams and Roles for RBAC, but the Terraform provider does not yet support managing these entities. For large organizations, managing RBAC as code is crucial for maintaining consistency, security, and quality control. Extendi...
6 days ago in Instana / Access Control 1 Future consideration

Add support for Oracle Enterprise Service Bus

Support for extracting metrics, logs, and traces from an Oracle Enterprise Service Bus.
about 2 months ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Under review

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