IDOT release notes

Windows MSI installer is now available for IDOT. The MSI (Microsoft Installer) package provides a standardized, enterprise-ready installation experience for Windows environments. It supports both interactive GUI and silent command-line installations. The installer automatically configures the Instana Collector Service as a Windows service and supports automated deployments through enterprise tools like Group Policy and SCCM.

Enabled optional metrics for the kubeletstats receiver.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Fixed a parameter mismatch in the Windows configuration YAML file.

Added OTLP protocol configuration support for collector endpoints.

Improved installation scripts for simplified deployment and lifecycle management.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Fixed OtelHost name resolution on Kubernetes.

Fixed CVE issues.

Windows x64 MSI installer package is now available for IDOT, providing a standardized installation experience for Windows enterprise environments.

Customizable image repository and tag settings are now supported in the Helm chart and Operator, enabling deployment from private container registries in air-gapped environments.

Upgraded the base Helm Operator to the latest version.

Upgraded dependent container images to the latest versions.

Fixed CVE issues.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Minor bug fixes and stability improvements.

Windows x64 ZIP archive package is now available for IDOT. The portable ZIP package includes batch scripts for lifecycle management and supports one-liner installation through PowerShell without requiring an installer.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

The Shell Receiver scraper now supports tabular data parsing, which enables structured metric collection from command outputs that return data in table format.

IDOT is now available on AIX systems.

IDOT deployment through operator by using Helm Chart is now available for Kubernetes and OpenShift Clusters.

Shell Receiver is added into IDOT. The Shell Receiver executes shell commands and collects their output as metrics and logs, enabling integration of command-line tools and scripts into your observability pipeline.

This release upgrades OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Fixed incorrect hostname in IDOT configuration.

Transformed erroneous spans in IDOT configuration.

Removed entity.type from IDOT configuration.

Added support for customizing the image repository and tag in the Helm chart.

Updated the collector configuration to support HTTP in addition to gRPC for improved TLS flexibility.

Enabled OpAMP communication for SaaS while keeping Instana native for self-hosted.

Fixed OTLP HTTP endpoint format and added service version to config.env file.

Added OpAMP endpoint support and environment variable expansion to collector installer.

Traces pipeline added to Helm Chart.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Updated troubleshooting guide with details for self-hosted deployments and certificate handling.

Added Helm chart for IDOT deployment and Red Hat OpenShift support.

Enhanced logging, restart handling, and TLS configuration for supervisor.

Introduced stratified sampling with tail processor.

Added AWS CloudWatch receiver support. IDOT now includes the CloudWatch receiver, enabling the collection of logs from AWS CloudWatch. This support enables integration of AWS CloudWatch data into your Instana Observability pipeline, providing unified monitoring across your cloud infrastructure.

Upgraded OpenTelemetry and IDOT dependencies to the latest versions.

Unified terminology ("reboot" → "restart") for supervisor.

Fixed multiple CVEs (Golang, moby firewalld, mapstructure, and oauth2).

Added a troubleshooting guide and Kubernetes deployment documentation.