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Werk #18091: Elasticsearch query: Implement lower thresholds and make TLS certificate verification optional

Component Checks & agents
Title Elasticsearch query: Implement lower thresholds and make TLS certificate verification optional
Date May 13, 2025
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
2.5.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The ruleset for configuring the Elasticsearch query active check has been updated to support additional configuration:

  • Added configuration option to disable TLS certificate verification when querying the service.
  • Added configuration option to return a WARN or CRIT status if the number of messages returned by the Elasticsearch instance falls below a defined threshold.

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