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Werk #22238: Micro Core no longer stops when an alert handler is slow to accept an event

Component The Checkmk Micro Core
Title Micro Core no longer stops when an alert handler is slow to accept an event
Date Sep 3, 2026
Level Prominent Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
3.0.0b1
Not yet released
Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.5.0p14
Not yet released
Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.4.0p37
Not yet released
Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate, Checkmk Cloud, Checkmk Ultimate MT

On sites that use alert handlers, the Checkmk Micro Core could stop unexpectedly. Monitoring then paused until the core came back up, and cmc.log ended with

cannot send alert data: Connection timed out

The core stopped when it could not pass an event to an alert handler quickly enough, typically while the alert handler was restarting itself after a configuration change. Such a delay passes on its own, but the core treated it as fatal.

The core now keeps monitoring and delivers the event as soon as the alert handler accepts it.

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