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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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Additional Reserved Instance Recommendations - Azure Database for PostgreSQL

Only the compute costs are included with a reservation. A reservation doesn't cover software, networking, or storage charges associated with the PostgreSQL Database servers. Azure offer 30 different RI types across services, many of our customers ...
6 days ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization 0 Submitted

Support for MQIPT

We have confirmed via email that the IPT verification process is to check the logs for the start message. IPT is just a Java proxy, so Instana can see the channel that’s routed through IPT, if the channel is up in the customer's QM, then IPT is up...
18 days ago in Instana / MQ 0 Submitted

Collect WebSphere PMI metrics in z/OS Instana host agent

The Instana host agent in Linux can collect WebSphere PMI metrics of the JDBC connection pool (PoolSize, WaitingThreadCount, UseTime, WaitTime, etc.). This function is missing in the z/OS host agent even with Omegamon integration. Customers requir...
18 days ago in Instana / Agent / IBM Z 2 Submitted

Expansion of Portfolio to Korea Hosting(MS Azure-Seoul)

As per the link on the page below, KT has signed a strategic partnership with MS. https://news.microsoft.com/2024/09/28/kt-corporation-and-microsoft-take-giant-step-to-accelerate-ai-innovation-in-korea/ KT Cloud, a subsidiary of KT, has a plan to ...
10 days ago in Cloudability / Cloudability MSP 0 Submitted

Vertical Node Scaling for Kubernetes Nodes on VM.

VM scaling is available for ESX infrastructure VMs, and disabled for any Kubernetes Node running on a VM. Would like to see vertical Node Scaling capability in situations that warrant it like masters and internal infrastructure Nodes that remain m...

Need ability to refresh token within REST 2.0 API call

Need the REST Service 2.0 Beta to request and refresh the authentication 'bearer token' for an API call so that I don't have to manually request the token using a service like Postman.
6 days ago in Apptio / Data Connectivity (Datalink) 0 Submitted

Need tracing support for WSO2 Enterprise Integrator

Dear colleagues, we have a large customer who uses WSO2 Enterprise Integrator (java app): https://github.com/wso2/product-ei/blob/release-6.6.0 when they instrument it they miss half of calls. They see much more calls in Dynatrace, it affects Inst...
6 days ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Submitted

To show Savings under Azure Savings Compute plan in commitment portfolio

Customer would like to see the Savings they are making on their account under Commitment Portfolio. As of now, they do see details related to Utilization, Hourly commit and Remaining cost, however having the option to see the savings happening wou...
6 days ago in Cloudability / Rate Optimization 0 Submitted

Siebel Tracing and Monitoring with IBM Instana

We want to monitor Oracle Siebel application and have installed Instana agent on Oracle Siebel servers. We can see siebel in the list of discovered applications however, we are unable to view its API calls. only /siebel api can be seen and we are ...
6 days ago in Instana / Tracing 0 Submitted

Support for Documentum DFC version 22

We are currently not able to detect potential issue with our Documentum application. At the moment we have visibility only at the application itself but cannot see where the calls are going due to the missing support on the DFC library. Because of...
12 days ago in Instana / Java 1 Submitted