Werk #2052: winperf_if: Now able to automatically group teamed interfaces and more

Component Checks & agents
Title winperf_if: Now able to automatically group teamed interfaces and more
Date Mar 3, 2015
Level Prominent Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Incompatible - Manual interaction might be required
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.7i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
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Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1
Not yet released
Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)
1.2.7i1 Checkmk Raw (CRE), Checkmk Enterprise (CEE), Checkmk MSP (CME)

The winperf_if check is now able to detect teamed interfaces. This information is provided by the updated wmic_if.ps1 plugin.

Right now, the teamed interfaces are no longer listed separately. There will be a configuration option soon which allows you to configure this behaviour.

Incompatible change

The service descriptions for this check did never show the human readable/editable interface name - the NetConnectionID. This has been fixed. This information is now provided in the alias information of each interface.
If you have used the configuration option if_inventory_uses_alias, the interface will now have a different name. Therefore the service description changes and the performance data will get lost.
A workaround for this problem is to use if_inventory_uses_description instead.
For windows hosts the setting if_inventory_uses_alias and if_inventory_uses_description meant the same in previous versions. With this update only the meaning of if_inventory_uses_alias has changed.

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