Werk #17371: Use ifconfig to get down interfaces on AIX

Component

Checks & agents

Title

Use ifconfig to get down interfaces on AIX

Date

Mar 10, 2025

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.5.0b1 Not yet released	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.4.0b1	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
2.3.0p29	Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk Cloud (CCE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

Previously, the AIX agent was using entstat to indentify interfaces which are down.

This was not working reliable on AIX systems which run on a virtual machine. ifconfig can deliver that information reliable, so we're now doing the switch.

To take benefit of the described change, the user is required to update the AIX agent on the monitored hosts.

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