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Werk #15541: Replace BGP peer check plugin

Component Checks & agents
Title Replace BGP peer check plugin
Date Mar 22, 2023
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.3.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.2.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The Arista BGP check plugin is replaced by a more general BGP peer check plugin.

The following new features are added:

  • Introduction of new SNMP sections cisco_bgp_peerv2 and cisco_bgp_peerv3
  • Add description or VrfName if available which is available as check result and service label
  • Add established time which is available as check result aswell as a metric
  • Move less important check output to details
  • Add configurable state mapping for admin state and peer state

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