IBM Power HMC sensor releases
Instana monitors IBM Power hardware management console (HMC) applications by using the Instana IBM Power HMC sensor. The sensor provides insights into the health and performance of IBM Power hardware management console (HMC) applications.
For more information, see Monitoring IBM Power HMC.
Release 1.0.22
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.22 is released on 25 March 2026.
Improvements
You can now see the Power HMC service pack level as part of the version information in the UI.
Release 1.0.20
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.20 is released on 9 March 2026.
Features
This release adds support for expiration date of Update Access Key for HMC.
Release 1.0.19
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.19 is released on 6 November 2025.
Fixes
This release fixes the console events on the Event dashboard.
Release 1.0.18
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.18 is released on 23 September 2025.
Improvements
This release introduces capacity weight metrics for processors. These metrics are specific to the Logical partitions (LPARs) of the pHMC system.
Release 1.0.17
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.17 is released on 28 July 2025.
Improvements
This release provides the following enhancements:
- The sensor is updated to use metric average values.
- Issues that are related to null JSON handling during VIOS (Virtual I/O Server) and shared processor pool updates are resolved.
- The code quality and performance of the sensor is improved with defensive programming and method restructuring.
Release 1.0.16
IBM Power HMC sensor 1.0.16 is released on 19 November 2024.
Improvements
In 1.0.16, the backend connector for sending events is removed. Now, events are sent with the sensor payload to the backend and then to the agent.