Installing and configuring self-hosted Instana backend
Install and configure a self-hosted Instana backend instead of using the Instana software as a service (SaaS) solution.
If you want to use the Instana SaaS solution, you don't need to install the self-hosted Instana backend. For an Instana SaaS solution, you need only Instana agents to monitor your systems. For more information, see Installing Instana agents.
About self-hosted Instana backend
The following information provides an overview of a self-hosted Instana backend:
- You can install self-hosted Instana backend in Kubernetes, Red Hat® OpenShift® Container Platform, and Docker environments.
- An Instana backend includes an Instana server and data stores.
- You can install a self-hosted Instana backend in an environment that is connected to the internet or is offline (air-gapped).
- After you install the self-hosted Instana backend, you need to install the Instana agents for collecting data from systems that you want to monitor.
Self-Hosted editions
For more information about the Self-Hosted editions, see Installation options.
You can use the same license for any Self-Hosted Edition. For example, from release 271 onwards, if you have a license for the Self-Hosted Classic Edition (Docker), you can use the same license to migrate to the Self-Hosted Standard Edition.
Supported optional features
Some features are not enabled in a self-hosted backend by default. You can enable such features by using more configuration options.
The following table outlines the feature flags for optional features and their supported editions:
Feature name | Feature flag | Standard Edition | Custom Edition | Classic Edition |
---|---|---|---|---|
Action & Automation | feature.automation.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
Analyze infrastructure (BeeInstana) | feature.beeinstana.infra.metrics.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Business monitoring | feature.business.observability.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
Log Analytics | feature.logging.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
IBM Power HMC | feature.phmc.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
IBM Power VC | feature.powervc.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
IBM Z HMC | feature.zhmc.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
OpenStack | feature.openstack.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
VMware Tanzu | feature.pcf.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
SAP | feature.sap.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Synthetic monitoring | feature.synthetics.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
VMware vSphere | feature.vsphere.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Smart Alerts for Infrastructure (public preview) | feature.infra.smart.alerts.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
Get answers button | feature.assistme.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
For more information about enabling the optional features, see the following topics:
- Enabling optional features for Standard Edition
- Enabling optional features for Custom Edition
- Enabling optional features for Classic Edition
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