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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?

Instana

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More details about unmonitored servers or components

Ability to automatically identify candidate servers for monitoring because they interact with the monitored applications or servers. This will uncover any relationships with critical application elements that may have been overlooked in current ob...
7 days ago in Instana / Extend Domains / Platform Coverage 0 Submitted

Need a way to detect that the input rate on a queue is exceeding the output rate

The customer has applications where the consuming application components occasionally have problems. They don't consume the messages off the queue fast enough. If this happens for a very short period of time, it is not a problem. But, when it occu...
19 days ago in Instana / MQ 0 Submitted

Increase days for retention for traces and calls

Currently Instana allows to keep the history of calls and traces for 7 days, however, due to business requirements and policies that the entity must comply with before other areas and governmental entities, Instana is requesting to extend this ret...
2 months ago in Instana / Metric Store 1 Under review

Show the SQL query on traces from CICS transactions to DB2/z

Shows a real E2E which includes the query at the end.
6 months ago in Instana / IBM Z / Tracing 0 Future consideration

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.
3 months ago in Instana / Agent 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...
3 months ago in Instana / Automation 0 Functionality already exists

POST Endpoint for Instana Event REST API

Currently there is no simple way to create Alerts or Alert Channels using the Instana API. Only the PUT method exists which can be used to Create or Update these resources. However, these endpoints require unique IDs to perform these actions, whic...
8 days ago in Instana / Alert 0 Submitted

Instana OpenTelemetry Correlation for Pure OTel Scenarios

We have a pure OpenTelemetry setup where the OtelCollector directly exports data to the Instana SaaS backend, without any Instana Agent in between. Currently, entity correlation across layers like ApplicationPerspective > Service > Endpoint ...
15 days ago in Instana / Integrations 1

Monitoring Appeon platform

Appeon PowerServer is a tool that converts client/server PowerBuilder applications into cloud installable applications, Appeon PowerBuilder is an application development tool that allows creating applications, through PowerBuilder the client is cr...
2 months ago in Instana / Extend Domains / Platform Coverage 0 Under review

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...
3 months ago in Instana / Synthetic 0 Under review