No firm dates yet regarding capabilities like the Agent Builder.
but, there are some capabilities you can use today. For example, you can bring in Prometheus data per the documentation below. Notice that you don't even need a prometheus server. You just need to make the sensor the target for the prometheus data.
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In addition, the Host Agent has a built in API that accepts Events and custom metrics:
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So, there are definitely capabilities today. But Agent Builder and having user defined custom agents is still a roadmap item.
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Ben Stern
Executive IT Specialist / Monitoring and Analytics Best Practices and Technical Evangelist
IBM
Durham NC
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Original Message:
Sent: Fri October 08, 2021 06:01 AM
From: Peter Mismas
Subject: IBM APM v8 and Instana
Hi Ben.
Thank you for your answer. Do you have any info when custom monitoring is planed - short term or long term?
Regards. Peter
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Peter Mismas
Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 04, 2021 10:17 AM
From: Ben Stern
Subject: IBM APM v8 and Instana
We're not quite ready to migrate Agent Builder solutions into Instana. Custom monitoring is on the roadmap.
The one thing that is there today, is the ability to integrate the APM v8 environment into Instana. Currently, this is limited to the OS Agents. Other Agents will be coming starting this quarter. You can find information here: https://www.instana.com/docs/ecosystem/ibm-apmproxy/. It is pretty easy to setup. You apply a patch to the APM v8 server and it starts to send metric data into Instana.
In the attached picture, the Zone labeled "APMv8" are systems coming from my APM v8 server.
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Ben Stern
Executive IT Specialist / Monitoring and Analytics Best Practices and Technical Evangelist
IBM
Durham NC
919-224-1593
Original Message:
Sent: Mon October 04, 2021 07:49 AM
From: Peter Mismas
Subject: IBM APM v8 and Instana
Hello.
We are using IBM APM v8 for several years (before that IBM ITM and ITCAM) and now we would like to go on with Instana & Turbonomic. Does anyone already did that and how did you solved the migration of Agent Builder solutions which were custom made in ITM6 and APM8 - most of them custom SNMP (UPS, HW ....) and script provider. There is integration Instana & APM for OS agents but not for AB agents?
Is there any solution for custom made checks.
Thank you.
Regards, Peter
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Peter Mismas
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