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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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Support for monitoring IBM Informix

Instana do not have support IBM Informix database monitoring. I suggest to add support.
over 2 years ago in Instana / Sensor 3 Delivered

Pre-requisites for OMEGAMON Instana Integration Proxy

Now OMEGAMON Instana Integration Proxy requires Kubernetes, but it is too tough to use it in our customer's environment because the workload for deployment and management is too heavy. Also about micro-k8S, it is not acceptable for our customer be...
about 1 year ago in Instana 1 Delivered

To be able to monitor AlmaLinux

Currently AlmaLinux was not supported by Instana. Currently, the number of customers using AlmaLinux is increasing as it is the successor to centOS. So, it will be greate if Instana could monitor AlmaLinux.
over 2 years ago in Instana / Agent 2 Delivered

MQ Monitoring: Monitor the same Qmgr name on different hosts in one agent configuration.yaml

Monitor the same name Qmgr on different hosts in one agent configuration.yaml is not supported for MQ sensor. MQ sensor can monitor the same name Qmgr on different hosts, but need to be monitored from different agent host. MQ sensor support RDQ...
over 2 years ago in Instana / MQ / Sensor 4 Delivered

ITNCM Driver for Cisco Router VG20XXM, VG3X0, VG224 with OS 15*

We need ITNCM driver for these devices: VG224 Cisco router with OS 15*VG20XXM Cisco router with any OSVG3X0 Cisco router with any OS I opened TS001707779, TS001732074 and TS001732098 and the support told me to open an RFE. In attachment the "show ...
about 6 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 1 Delivered

Include multiple prometheus metrics(same type but from different envs) in one event.

There are about 50 kinds of prometheus metrics that we need to monitor for each env. When we use instana to create events for these metrics, we found that including multiple metrics in one event is not supported by either UI or API. That means eve...
over 2 years ago in Instana / Alert / Infrastructure / SRE 2 Delivered

Solve cookie caching problem that impacts application monitoring

Since the inception of the BOD we have consistently seen problems with some of the embedded UIs, especially ICAM, because their cookie lifecycles are not aligned with the parent MCM UI. This means users will sometimes get prompted for a login when...
almost 5 years ago in Cloud Pak for Multicloud Management Ideas 0 Delivered

Logging details are missing about who modified what and when in Netcool Impact log?

The Netcool Impact Administrator are allowed to login via the GUI to perform Admin Tasks such as updating policies and maintenance of services etc. The logfile includes limited information. The Who, Where and When information is very important to ...
over 2 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 1 Delivered

Add TADDM Ability to try both RSA and DSA keys for SSH logins when both private keys are available on the Discovery Server

The current TADDM behavior during discovery of servers through SSH keys is to attempt to login only with one key (RSA or DSA). If both key exists, only RSA key is used. The enhancement request is to have TADDM try both the RSA and DSA keys during ...
over 7 years ago in Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager 2 Delivered

KAFKA DSA for Impact

Description: We require a KAFKA Data Source Adapter to interface with external and internal systems. NFV vendors are providing KAFKA Message Bus as the interface of choice for new elements and / or applications Use case: Publish and subscribe to t...
over 3 years ago in IBM Cloud Pak for AIOps 0 Delivered