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Werk #7703: mk_oracle: New default hostname in GI/Restart configurations

Component Checks & agents
Title mk_oracle: New default hostname in GI/Restart configurations
Date Jun 4, 2019
Level Trivial Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.6.0b1 Checkmk Community, Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The old design used localhost as default connection host when DBHOST is empty in mk_oracle.cfg. This has been changed from localhost to $(hostname) for configurations with Grid-Infrastructure or Oracle Restart

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