Werk #3541: esx_vsphere_hostsystem.state: no longer crashes when data is missing

Component

Checks & agents

Title

esx_vsphere_hostsystem.state: no longer crashes when data is missing

Date

Jun 7, 2016

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.4.0i1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.8p5	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Sometimes ESX systems decide not report any data at all. This check no longer crashes when this happens, it simply reports UNKNOWN.

An upcoming update will change this behaviour so that the checks will go stale in case the data is missing.