IBM i sensor releases

Instana monitors IBM i by using the Instana IBM i sensor. The sensor provides insights into the health and performance of the IBM i operating system. For more information, see Monitoring IBM i.

1.0.67

IBM i sensor 1.0.67 is released on 3 July 2025.

Features

This release implements robust error handling to recover from Audit Journal authority failures, ensuring that the system remains stable and functional.

1.0.66

IBM i sensor 1.0.66 is released on 1 July 2025.

Features

You can now monitor the following metrics with IBM i sensor:

  • Audit Journal
  • License Program

1.0.62

IBM i sensor 1.0.62 is released on 16 June 2025.

Improvements

Based on the polling interval, a grace period is added to the current event so that it remains open until the next polling cycle.

1.0.61

IBM i sensor 1.0.61 is released on 22 May 2025.

Fixes

This release fixes an issue that prevented lists of excludedMessageIDs from being properly excluded from the messageQueueEvent.

1.0.60

IBM i sensor 1.0.60 is released on 12 May 2025.

Fixes

This release fixes an issue that prevented the sensor from gathering CPU metrics on IBM i V7R6 systems.

1.0.59

IBM i sensor 1.0.59 is released on 23 April 2025.

Features

This release adds a new event, portStatusEvent. This event lists all the local ports and addresses and their expected TCP states. An event is generated for each port that is not active or in its expected state.

1.0.57

IBM i sensor 1.0.57 is released on 25 March 2025.

Improvements

You can now sort job queues by total number of jobs and number of active jobs.

1.0.56

IBM i sensor 1.0.56 is released on 13 March 2025.

Features

The IBM i sensor 1.0.56 adds a new generic message queue event. This event is configured on a single message queue. Each event can be configured with the following 5 optional filters, which can be used in any combination:

  • Message Type
  • Severity
  • Message IDs to include
  • Message IDs to exclude
  • Text within the message

1.0.55

IBM i sensor 1.0.55 is released on 4 March 2025.

Improvements

The IBM i sensor now uses a shared JDBC connection to collect metrics for native or local monitoring.

1.0.51

IBM i sensor version 1.0.51 is released on 12 February 2025.

Features

  • The IBM i sensor version 1.0.51 release adds a new type of message queue event: MESSAGE_QUEUE_INQUIRY_EVENT. This event is thrown for any INQUIRY messages that do not have an associated REPLY message in the configured message queues.

1.0.50

IBM i sensor version 1.0.50 is released on 27 January 2025.

Features

  • The IBM i sensor version 1.0.50 release adds the following disk metrics: Reads/sec, Writes/sec, Bytes read/sec, and Bytes written/sec. This applies to HDD, SSD, and system disk overview tables.
  • The poll rate configuration options for the preceding tables (HARDWARE_DISK_DRIVES, SOLID_STATE_DISK, SYSTEM_DISK_STATUS) are consolidated into a single option: DISK_STATUS.

1.0.49

IBM i sensor version 1.0.49 is released on 13 December 2024.

Fixes

  • Previously, in some cases, the Disk Information page for SSD displayed no content. This issue is fixed.
  • Previously, in IBM i 7.2, the Disk Information page for HDD displayed no content because the fetching of information from the system failed. This issue is now fixed.

1.0.48

IBM i sensor version 1.0.48 is released on 18 November 2024.

Features

  • The host agent for IBM i is now generally available (GA).
  • Instana now supports the detection of events based on Disk Status. For more information, see Overall disk status.