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Werk #4007: Windows Agent: Reduced number of needless WMI Queries when Skype performance counters are missing

Component Checks & agents
Title Windows Agent: Reduced number of needless WMI Queries when Skype performance counters are missing
Date Dec 21, 2016
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.4.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The windows agent now skips the processing of the skype section earlier, if the performancecounters are not available. This presumably fixes an error where the windows agents hangs in a followup WMI query.

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