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Check manual page of prometheus_build

Prometheus: Build Check

Included in All Checkmk editions
Source Code License Open Source
Supported Agents Prometheus
This check lists the build information of the underlying Prometheus server. This information is shown alongside the number of Prometheus targets in the up state. Depending on the Prometheus version, additional information such as the storage retention time may be shown. The version information of the main instance is shown for Prometheus instances above 2.14. For instances below 2.14, the version of all connected instances are shown instead.

Discovery

One service is created for the host