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Werk #12050: Consolidation of interface check plugins

Component Checks & agents
Title Consolidation of interface check plugins
Date Feb 24, 2021
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.1.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0b8 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

A lot of interface checks did exactly the same thing. The new check API allows us to consolidate them into one check plugin "interfaces", without affecting the user.

The following check plugins will be replaced by the new one: "statgrab_net", "emc_vplex_if", "vms_if", "if_brocade", "if_lancom", "ucs_bladecenter_if", "aix_if", "if", "if_fortigate", "hp_msa_if", "if64_tplink".

The transition to the new services is done during cmk-update-config. Existing rules will apply as before, no metrics will be lost.

It may slightly change the "Service check command" count of the "site_objects_counts" plugin, depending on its configuration.

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