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Werk #19740: Ship process discovery rule for the OTel Collector

Component Setup
Title Ship process discovery rule for the OTel Collector
Date Apr 9, 2026
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released 		Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0 Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Checkmk now ships a default process discovery rule for the OpenTelemetry Collector process (otelcol). This means the OTel Collector is automatically monitored on Checkmk servers, just like other site processes such as RabbitMQ or the automation helpers.

Existing sites will receive this rule automatically during the next update.

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