Werk #13139: Add Alertmanager special agent and check plugins

Component Checks & agents
Title Add Alertmanager special agent and check plugins
Date Aug 20, 2021
Checkmk Edition Checkmk Raw (CRE)
Checkmk Version 2.1.0b1
Level Prominent Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Add special agent and check plugins for Alertmanager.

The special agent retrieves information from the Alertmanager rules API. It retrieves information about:

  • alert rule groups
  • alert rules
    1. name
    2. status
    3. severity
    4. message

The check plugin monitors

  • Individual alert rules
  • Alert rule groups
  • Alert rule summary

For more information look at the respective manpages

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