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Werk #19837: New built-in dashboard: Network devices

Component User interface
Title New built-in dashboard: Network devices
Date Oct 20, 2026
Level Prominent Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released 		Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Monitor > Overview now has a Network devices dashboard, right below Linux hosts and Windows hosts. It shows the health of your switches, Fibre Channel switches, routers, firewalls, wireless controllers and appliances.

What it shows

  • Device states and service statistics
  • Counts of CRIT data sources, interfaces, power supplies and fans, and temperatures
  • Top 10 lists for interface bandwidth and errors, temperature, lowest uptime and slowest SNMP polling
  • A device table with inventory data

Which hosts are included

Hosts whose label cmk/device_type is switch, router, firewall, wlc, fcswitch or appliance. Checkmk sets this label from the SNMP system description. To include other devices, clone the dashboard and adjust its filters.

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