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The primary configuration file specifying Instana server connection parameters for the host agent is com.instana.agent.main.sender.Server.cfg. The IBM documentation affirms: "The Server.cfg file inside the agent’s configuration directory defines backend connection endpoints, ports, and security tokens to communicate with the Instana backend or cluster installation." This file is referenced on agent startup and dictates host-server routing, clustering, authentication, and TLS endpoints. Other config files control agent properties or log shipping, not backend connectivity. Editing Server.cfg is the recommended method for specifying on-premises, private cloud, or SaaS endpoints for all monitored agents.

IBM Instana documents the merge logic of custom payloads for alerts and global configurations very clearly. The rule states: "If the same key is defined in both a global custom payload and an alert-specific payload, the value from the alert-specific payload will override the global value for that key." This ensures alert context management is precise, enabling targeted incident response with the most relevant and high-priority data. There is no concatenation, and no alert cancellation or error is triggered as Instana resolves key collisions silently by giving precedence to the more granular, context-specific setting (alert-level). This verified behavior guarantees custom alert events always contain relevant payloads, supporting accurate automated remediation or escalation.

Instana traces and analyzes every request. Services and endpoints are automatically discovered, and relationships between services, endpoints, and your infrastructure are autocorrelated and stored in our Dynamic Graph.

Based on the data that is collected from tracers and sensors, KPIs are calculated for calls, latency, and erroneous calls. KPIs help you discover the health of every individual service and then the health of your entire infrastructure.

Services are a part of application monitoring and provide a logical view of your system. Services are derived from infrastructure entities such as hosts, containers, and processes. Incoming calls are correlated to infrastructure entities and enriched with infrastructure data; for example, the Kubernetes pod label or SpringBoot application name. After this infrastructure-linking processing step, a service mapping step maps the enriched calls to generate a service name per call based on a set of rules. Instana comes with an extensive set of predefined rules to generate the best possible service name for you automatically. To fine-tune the service mapping, you can create your own custom rules, see customize service mapping.