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Status Submitted
Workspace Instana
Categories IBM i
Created by Guest
Created on Nov 4, 2025

RELATED IDEAS

Request to Enable Retrieval and Display of Metrics Equivalent to Navigator for i

For users who integrate IBM i with other systems, relying solely on Navigator for i for IBM i operations is inefficient.
Meanwhile, the metrics that can be retrieved via Instana for IBM i are fewer than those available through Navigator for i, which hinders operational improvements.
If Instana could retrieve metrics equivalent to those provided by Navigator for i, it would enable business expansion targeting IBM i users.

Examples of Specific Metrics:
■ CPU-related
CPU Dispatch Time: Time during which the CPU was actively processing
CPU Queuing Time: Time spent waiting for CPU availability
Virtual Processor Delay Time: Time spent waiting for CPU allocation in a virtualized environment
CPU Usage by Thread/Task: CPU usage at a finer granularity than job-level

■ Wait Time Analysis
Lock Contention Time: Delays due to waiting for resource locks
Disk Wait Time: Processing delays due to I/O wait
Communication Wait Time: Delays due to network processing wait

■ Disk-related
Physical Disk Usage Rate
Synchronous Disk Wait Time
Disk Busy Rate
Storage Allocation Status

Idea priority High

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