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Werk #8034: Automatically packages RPM and DEB agents for Linux

Component Agent bakery
Title Automatically packages RPM and DEB agents for Linux
Date Apr 22, 2014
Level Major Change
Class New Feature
Compatibility Compatible - no manual interaction needed
Checkmk versions & editions
1.2.5i3 Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

Check_MK now creates RPM and DEB packages for your Linux agents via WATO. Via rules in the new section Monitoring Agents you can configure settings and plugins for the agent. The new WATO module Monitoring Agents allows you to download the RPM or DEB packages of the various configurations.

Note: This feature is not finished yet and still experimental. Most of the according WATO rules are still missing. There is no documentation yet. Use at your own risk!.

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