Werk #1008: Overall check timeout for Check_MK checks now defaults to CRIT state

Component Core & setup
Title Overall check timeout for Check_MK checks now defaults to CRIT state
Date Aug 15, 2014
Level Prominent Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.5i6 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

When using the Check_MK Micro Core as the core then the service status for Check_MK services that ran into an overal timeout (default is 60 seconds) was UNKNOWN. This has changed to CRIT. Furthermore this is configurable via a new Timeout option in the ruleset Status of the Check_MK service.

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