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
You can enable or disable optional features on Instana self-hosted. Some optional features are disabled by default.
The following table outlines the feature flags for optional features and their supported editions:
| Feature name | Default state | Feature flag | Standard Edition | Custom Edition | Classic Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Action & Automation | Disabled | feature.automation.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| Analyze infrastructure (BeeInstana) | Disabled | feature.beeinstana.infra.metrics.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Business monitoring | Disabled | feature.business.observability.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| Get answers button | Disabled | feature.assistme.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Power HMC | Disabled | feature.phmc.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| IBM Power VC | Disabled | feature.powervc.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| IBM Z HMC | Disabled | feature.zhmc.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kubecost (public preview) | Enabled | feature.kubecost | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Kubernetes Horizontal Pod Autoscaler | Enabled | feature.kubernetes.horizontal.pod.autoscaler.enable | Yes | Yes | No |
| Logging | Disabled | feature.logging.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| OpenStack | Disabled | feature.openstack.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| SAP | Disabled | feature.sap.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Smart Alerts for Infrastructure (public preview) | Disabled | feature.infra.smart.alerts.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| Synthetic monitoring | Disabled | feature.synthetics.enabled | Yes | Yes | No |
| VMware Tanzu | Disabled | feature.pcf.enabled | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| VMware vSphere | Disabled | feature.vsphere.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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