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Werk #17661: Replace OTEL data point namespace separator '.' with '__' when creating Checkmk metrics

Component Checks & agents
Title Replace OTEL data point namespace separator '.' with '__' when creating Checkmk metrics
Date Apr 8, 2025
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.5.0b1 Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0b5 Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

OpenTelemetry data point names may contain dots as a namespace separator. These names are used for Checkmk metrics for which only letter, digits or underscores are allowed. Thus we have to transform the data point names into Checkmk metric names.

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