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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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Add a metric to monitor the percentage of system spool consumption (based on PRTPRFINT command)

The IBM i can accumulate spooled files over time and consume significant space, potentially affecting system performance. Currently, this consumption is only reviewed manually using the PRTPRFINT command, which leads to a reactive monitoring appro...
15 days ago in Instana / IBM i 0 Submitted

Extend LDAP sensor capability to support IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.3

Extend LDAP sensor capability to support IBM Security Verify Directory 10.0.3
about 2 months ago in Instana / Extend Capabilities 2 Under review

Extend LDAP sensor capability to monitor IBM Security Directory Server 6.4

Extend LDAP sensor capability to support IBM Security Directory Server 6.4
about 2 months ago in Instana / Extend Capabilities 4 Under review

Widget conditional display options

Provide the ability to only show a widget if a condition is met. Similar to report linking provide rules for the widget in order for it to be shown such as Device or Object metadata, or even the presence of data. It is common to have multiple tabs...
4 days ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Future consideration

Force delete option for linked reports

You can't delete a report / template if linked somewhere and time consuming to try locate where it is linked. Would be nice to have a "force delete option". Sometimes linked report can occur in multiple places and we just want to remove the linked...
4 days ago in SevOne / Data Insight (DI) 0 Future consideration

I would like to request a policy change so that a new version number is assigned to the Instana agent with each BootStrap release.

There are cases where the version number of the Instana agent does not change even though the BootStrap included in the Instana agent has been updated. Because of this, when a bug is detected in BootStrap, it becomes impossible to identify which v...
13 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Submitted

VMem Request recommendation mode - resize ABOVE max

Select the bottom to enable/disable recommendation's generation below and ABOVE the VMem Request value. Adding a screenshot of the tool with the below option already available. Would be possible to add the resize ABOVE, too?
about 2 months ago in IBM Turbonomic ARM / Container Platforms (K8s & OpenShift) 1 Functionality already exists

When build finishes it can say finished successfully or with error

Sometimes a build takes a long time, around an hour, and finishes but we do not know if it was successfully. We need to check the table to know if the build failed with error or completed successfully. When the build finishes it should give status...
15 days ago in Apptio / TBM Studio - Data/Model Studio 0 Submitted

Request for Enhancement in Apptio BI Reporting Based on CFP Plan

We would like the ability in Apptio BI to create a calculated metric—similar to what is available in the CFP plan—that combines Year-to-Date (YTD) actuals with forecast data. For example, if we are in June, the YTD cost calculation should include ...
29 days ago in Cloudability / Apptio BI 0 Under review

Allow Multiple Metadata Fields in Device/Object Group Membership Rule

As we are using Metadata fields to store device or object extra static data, we are facing challenge of only one metadata field can be used in Device/Object Group Membership Rule. Sometimes we can get by creating multiple rules to mimic 'OR' multi...
about 1 month ago in SevOne / Network Management System (NMS) 0 Future consideration