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PINNED Instana Backend on ARM
Some customer have the request to install Instana backend on their Server which is using the ARM architecture CPU.
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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Allow for SNMP polling of object IDs that are not listed in the precision MIB directory

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to create poll definitions against object IDs not listed in the MIBs loaded from precision MIB directory. Description: Several times we have seen the need to run tests against OIDs not listed in...
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

GUI for poll definition and policy testing example results

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: Need a feature that will allow the user to select a poll definition and policy, execute a mock poll, and display the results to determine how many devices, which devices, and the overall effect this would ...
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

GUI for loading MIB files

System: IBM Tivoli Network Manager Actor: User needs to upload MIBs and process them without CLI access. Description: Need ability to provide users with GUI to upload MIBs for use in SNMP MIB Browser and poll definition creation.
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

'Schedule Report' option on reports to email the report adhoc or on schedule

On Reports have an option to send the report (history or sql) as an email. It sends it once or schedules it as job to run as required (weekly etc). Similar to how we use the Batchcli feature, but DWC does it all for you from a few clicks.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 1 Not under consideration

Need for a loop function in device scripts

There is currently no method for performing a group of actions repeatedly in a device script ie. 01=do something02=if=this happens03=send=sometext04=goto 0105=endif06=do something else
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Netcool Configuration Manager 2 Not under consideration

sort of job into a jobstream on DWC

Hi When you define jobs into DWC they are always presented into the order you define them and when you want to reorganize them into a logical order or sort the job by name or by any field you cannot.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Multi-Tenacy and RBAC control in Topology Library

Add functionality to enhance Roles Based Access Control (RBAC) in Map Libraries. User should only see their login and not all logins.
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Network Manager 2 Not under consideration

Jobstream should go in ABEND status if one job in the stream is in error

A jobstream should go in ABEND status if one job in the stream is in error even if other jobs in the stream are in EXEC status.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC

Add the ability to view z/OS Current Plan numbers in the DWC.
almost 7 years ago in Workload Automation 2 Not under consideration

Support multiple PIDs on IP:Port

TADDM needs to be create unique dependencies between App Servers, even when they share the same IPAddress:PortNumber. Many AppServer types, especially DBs and Application Servers will share IPAddress:PortNumbers on a Computer System. This will cau...
almost 7 years ago in Tivoli Application Dependency Discovery Manager 1 Not under consideration