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Werk #283: Interface Checks: ignore invalid error counts while interface is down

Component Checks & agents
Title Interface Checks: ignore invalid error counts while interface is down
Date Nov 21, 2013
Level Trivial Change
Class Bug Fix
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.3i7 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Some network devices report packet errors even when the interface is in down state. This caused unintended monitoring alerts.

For that reason we now simply ignore all performance counters of an interface that is in the state down.

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