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

Shows a real E2E which includes the query at the end.
12 days ago in Instana / IBM Z / Tracing 0 Under review

Monitoring file or directory - Recursive, Counting only files

REF : https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/instana-observability/current?topic=technologies-monitoring-file Currently the probe counts the number of files in a specified folder . If there is a folder within the said folder , its being counted as a file The...
about 1 month ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Under review

Support for databricks on AWS EKS

Databricks monitoring is supported in Azure and we need support for this on AWS EKS.
about 1 month ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Under review

User-defined CCSID handling of Z APM (Instana z/OS)

For Instana z/OS, when it tries to add the RFH V2 header for CICS-MQ-CICS or Outbound tracking - it would convert some data between IBM500 and the CCSID in the MQ header(s), by using z/OS Unicode conversion services to do the conversion. If the CC...
9 days ago in Instana / IBM Z 0 Under review

Adding row count metrics to database query monitoring

By enabling database administrators to identify usage patterns and understand user interactions, it allows for optimization of inefficient queries that return a large number of records, leading to improved response times. This metric needs to be a...
3 months ago in Instana / Cross teams/areas 0 Under review

Allow the Instana agent to monitor CP4BA

Creating this idea but we also have created a case b/c we do not know if this is a defect or enhancement req. Problem Description:Currently, Instana cannot monitor CP4BA. CP4BA has made their container image filesystems readonly and the Instana ag...
5 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

Intergration oracle hypervisor (KVM)

to be able to monitor KVM workloads similar to VM ware hyper V
3 months ago in Instana / Sensor 0 Under review

Alert to monitor CPU throttling in EC2s

Alert to monitor CPU throttling in EC2s. We should ability to setup alert and dashboards.
2 months ago in Instana / Infrastructure 0 Under review

Request for Multi-Domain Compatibility for SharePoint Environments in Instana

Instana currently lacks support for monitoring SharePoint environments spread across multiple domains, which is essential for BWI’s infrastructure. BWI operates a complex, multi-domain SharePoint setup, and without this feature, they cannot captur...
21 days ago in Instana / Agent 0 Under review

Add an integration with a source code management/testing tools such as GitHub/GitLab/Jenkins to measure Four Key Metrics(DORA Metrics)

Background: In today's software development landscape, achieving high performance in delivering software is crucial for gaining a competitive edge. DORA(DevOps Reaserch and Assessment) Metric, also known as the Four Key Metrics, provide a standard...
about 2 months ago in Instana / Integrations 0 Under review